Published date: 31 May 2019

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.


Closing: 3 June 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work services with accommodation - 85311000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£13,153,654

Procurement reference

RBG001-DN412330-87889413

Published date

31 May 2019

Closing date

3 June 2019

Contract start date

20 August 2019

Contract end date

30 November 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The service will comprise the provision of accommodation-based care and support for people with learning
disabilities. This contract is divided into 3 lots:
Lot 1 - 30a Charlton Road, a 4-bed care home.
Lot 2 - 10-14 Wilmount Street, an 8-bed supported living service
Lot 3 - 133 Langton Way. This service is in development but, is intended to be a sheltered service for older
people with learning disabilities with an anticipated capacity of 20.
The Royal Borough of Greenwich is looking to award a contract to a provider or providers to deliver one or more
lots or one provider for a single lot. The Contract Period is initially for a period of three years although Royal
Greenwich reserves the right to extend the Contract on the same terms for a further period or periods of up to
forty-eight months making a total possible Contract Period of seven years.
Tenderers are to note that Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) will apply to Lots 1 & 2.

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Lot 1 is a four-bed care home for people with a primary need of a learning disability. Some of the current residents also have physical disabilities. It provides 24 hour care and support, 365 days a year (Value excluding VAT: 3,028,572.00 GBP)
Lot 2 is an 8-bed supported living service consisting of two 4-bed dwellings that share a garden. The client group is people with learning disabilities. Tenants needs vary. The service is staffed 24 hours a day (Value excluding VAT: 2,686,040.00 GBP)
Lot 3 is currently a general needs, sheltered service which will be refurbished to provide age appropriate accommodation for people with a learning disability. The final design and capacity of the service has not yet been determined but it is anticipated that it will accommodate 20 people in self-contained accommodation. It is expected that 24 hour support will be required and that service users will require support with meal preparation or will require meals provided (Value excluding VAT: 7,439,041.00 GBP)
Note: The estimated contract value includes the 4 years extension period which is subject to change based on funding being available
Price is not the only award criterion and all award criteria are stated only in the procurement documents. This procurement will be managed electronically via the RBG Proactis e-tendering Suite. To participate in this
procurement, participants shall first be registered on the e-tendering Suite. If Bidders have not yet registered on the e-tendering Suite, this can be done online at https://royalgreenwich.proactishosting.com/ and click on the tap'supplier registration'.Note: registration may take some time therefore, please ensure that you allow a sufficient amount of time to
register. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at
https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/ Once you have registered on the e-Tendering Suite, a registered user
can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by looking at the opportunities sections.
The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. As a user of the
e-Tendering Suite, you will have access to proactis e-portal email messaging service which facilitates all
messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFx event. Please note it is your responsibility
to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to
this opportunity.For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite, please contact Proactis Helpdesk
Freephone: 0345 0103503.
Please note that TUPE applies on Lots 1 & 2 in this procurement. Also tenderers are to note that the deadline
for question and answers is the 21 June 2019.
Lastly, the Royal Borough of Greenwich in pursuit of its duty under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012,which is, to seek improvement in the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of its Residents, would like successful contractor to contribute to its Social Value Fund or deliver social value in Kind. As such, questions relating to social value will be included in the method statement.

About the buyer

Contact name

The Procurement Team

Address

3rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre
35 Wellington Street, Woolwich
London
SE18 6HQ
England

Telephone

+44 2089215606

Email

Procurement@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Website

http://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/