Published date: 20 June 2024

Last edited date: 24 July 2024

This notice was replaced on 7 August 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Opportunity (published 7 August 2024)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Guidance and counselling services - 85312300

  • Guidance services - 85312310

    • Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions - 85312400

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£167,700 to £450,300

Procurement reference

SWINDON001-DN728826-86606404

Published date

20 June 2024

Closing date

9 August 2024

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 January 2025

Contract end date

31 December 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of services to support adults and young carers in Swindon.

Swindon Borough Council is putting in place two separate contracts to provide a Carers Support Service. Providers have the opportunity to bid for both contracts. It may be that one provider is successful in winning both contracts. Bids for each Lot should be submitted separately. There will be a separate evaluation panel for each Lot.

Lot 1 - Support service for Adult Carers

The estimated contract spend for this Lot is £1,350,000 for the initial term.


Lot 2 - Support service for Young Carers

The estimated contract spend for this Lot is £503,100 for the initial term.

The initial contract term will run for 3 years, with option to extend 2 years + 2 years, with a contract start date of 1st January 2025. The contract term is for a potential total contract term of 7 years as stated in the Invitation to Tender documents.

The estimated contract spend for Lot 1 is £3,152,100 including all potential extensions.

The estimated contract spend for Lot 2 is £1,173,900 including all potential extensions.

Full details relating to the services are provided in the tender documents.

To participate, suppliers will need to 'Register as a Supplier' with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then register an interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com

Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 31st July 2024, 1200 hrs UK Local time. The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically on the ProContract tender portal.

Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 9th August 2024, 1400 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

Please note that this project has been advertised on Contracts Finder/ other web portals.

However, "Supplying the South West Portal", https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN728826

You can paste this into your web browser - http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full, including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Support for Adults and Young Carers

  • Opportunity
  • Published 20 June 2024

About the buyer

Contact name

Tara Mackey

Address

Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
England

Email

TMackey@swindon.gov.uk

Website

http://www.swindon.gov.uk/