CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Domiciliary Care Services in Powys

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Powys County Council is offering an exciting opportunity for suitably qualified and experienced providers to join its established Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Provision of Domiciliary Care Services in Powys.

This opportunity was originally advertised via OJEU under reference number 2020/S 011-022527 on the 15/01/2020

(https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/authority/authority_noticestatus.aspx?ID=98870).

The DPS is now live and the Council continue to seek further expressions of interest. Providers may apply at any time during the life of the DPS up until 30th September 2030.

The purpose of the DPS is to assemble and maintain an approved list of providers for the provision of Domiciliary Care.

Providers are required to be registered with the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW). The DPS will remain open so new providers can complete the PQQ. Following the successful pilot in South West Powys Community Area, the DPS is being rolled out to other areas in Powys. The DPS and Lots within it:

DPS for North and South Powys

Lot 1: Domiciliary Care, including people with dementia (Town)

Lot 2: Domiciliary Care, including people with dementia (Rural)

Lot 3: Domiciliary Care, including people with dementia (Remote Rural)

Providers who meet the selection criteria will be admitted to the DPS, and when a contract opportunity arises the Council will move straight to the mini-competition phase for individual or grouped domiciliary care packages.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=106285

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Estimated Lifetime Value of Contract £86M

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Providers are required to be registered with the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW).

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

PQQ_32917

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Instructions for Suppliers – Registration on eTenderwales

Powys County Council will be conducting this procurement exercise through the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. This can be found at

www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk, all information may be downloaded and returned through this channel.

Internet address : http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender

1. Register your company on the eTenderwales portal (this is only required once)

- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

- Click the “Click here to register” link

- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”

- Enter your correct business and user details

- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete

- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the tender

- Login to the portal with the username/password

- Click the “Open Access PQQs” link.

- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content (PQQ_32708).

- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.

- This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)

- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box

3. Responding to the tender

- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)

- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification

- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ

- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon – Fri (8am – 6pm) on:

- eMail: help@bravosolution.co.uk

- Phone: 0800 368 4850 / Fax: 020 7080 0480

(WA Ref:106285)

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice