Published date: 20 June 2024
This notice was replaced on 20 June 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)
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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
2 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 24th 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 2nd 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.
About the buyer
Contact name
Tara Mackey
Address
Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
England
Website
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