Contract notice
Section I: Contracting 
        authority        
      
I.1) Name and addresses
  Moray Council
  High Street
  Elgin
  IV30 1BX
  UK
  
            Telephone: +44 1343563137
  
            E-mail: procurement@moray.gov.uk
  
            NUTS: UKM62
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: http://www.moray.gov.uk
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00160
 
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
  II.1.1) Title
Parkholme Care Home Service in Moray
            Reference number: 18/1009
  II.1.2) Main CPV code
  85144100
 
  II.1.3) Type of contract
  Services
  II.1.4) Short description
  Parkholme requires to provide a 24 hour service for a small number of adults with complex physical and learning disabilities. This includes accommodation, care and support and clinical oversight on an individual basis, in accordance with the outcomes and assessed needs detailed in the support plan, and agreed with the individual and their Guardian. This Care Home setting must be managed in accordance with the National Care Standards http://www.nationalcarestandards.org/ and national quality outcomes including but not limited to the National Health and Wellbeing Outcomes. Individuals that live in Parkholme require to be supported to achieve outcomes out with the care home setting and there is an expectation that they will receive a variety of 1:1, group and background support including overnight whereby two staff members will be required to respond when needed. Parkholme is a well established Care Home in Moray and the building is owned by a Housing Association.
  II.1.5) Estimated total value
  Value excluding VAT: 
			4 224 870.00 
			  GBP
  II.1.6) Information about lots
  
            This contract is divided into lots:
            
        No
      
 
II.2) Description
  
    II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
    85144100
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UKM62
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    As detailed in the procurement documents.
    II.2.5) Award criteria
    Criteria below:
    
                    Quality criterion: Person Centered and Engaging Day Service
                    / Weighting: 20
    
                    Quality criterion: Rota Management
                    / Weighting: 15
    
                    Quality criterion: Care Home Legislation
                    / Weighting: 15
    
                    Quality criterion: Added Value
                    / Weighting: 10
    
                    Quality criterion: Carbon Footprint
                    / Weighting: 5
    
                    Quality criterion: Presentation
                    / Weighting: 35
    
                    Price
                    
                      / Weighting: 
                      30
    II.2.6) Estimated value
    Value excluding VAT: 
			4 224 870.00 
			  GBP
    II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
    
                Duration in months: 36
    
                  This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
                
    Description of renewals:
    2 x 1 year extension
    II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
    II.2.10) Information about variants
    
            Variants will be accepted:
            
              No
            
    II.2.11) Information about options
    
            Options:
            
              No
            
    II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
    
            The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
            
              No
            
    II.2.14) Additional information
    The value of this contract is calculated a budget of 844972.00 GBP over a period of 5 years.
   
 
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
  III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
  List and brief description of conditions:
  All workers should hold their SSSC registration and all organisations should be registered with the care inspectorate.
  III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
  List and brief description of selection criteria:
  The bidder is required to confirm that (to the best of their knowledge) there are no material post balance sheet events or other business issues arising since the date of the last audited financial statements that materially impact the economic and financial standing of the economic operator.
  Where the operator is not able to make such a conformation, full details of the relevant events shall be provided along with an explanation of the expected impact on the bidders economic and financial standing.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
  The bidder is required to provide a copy of the last 2 or 3 audited financial statements as evidence of their compliance to meet their statutory obligations.
  Employer's (Compulsory) Liability: 10,000,000 GBP (TEN MILLION POUNDS STERLING)
  Public Liability: 10,000,000 GBP (TEN MILLION POUNDS STERLING)
  III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
  List and brief description of selection criteria:
  Bidders will be required to provide examples of works carried out in the past three years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the work as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
  Bidders will be required to provide evidence and examples of at least 3 examples of works of a similar size and nature within the past 3 years
 
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
  IV.1.1) Type of procedure
  
                        Open procedure
                        
  IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
  
                The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
                
        Yes
      
 
IV.2) Administrative information
  IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
  
              Date:
              23/08/2024
  
                Local time: 12:00
  IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
  EN
  IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
  
                Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
              
  IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
  
              Date:
              23/08/2024
  
              Local time: 12:00
 
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
          This is a recurrent procurement:
          
        No
      
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The Moray Council are a full member in the Supplier Development Programme http://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/home.aspx which provides a range of specialist business support activities including the provision of advice, information and training support including webinars with the aim of assisting businesses to become more capable of accessing and competing for public sector contracts.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 55393. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:
Not applicable, no sub-contracting.
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Moray Council have included a technical question regarding community benefits.
(SC Ref:770044)
VI.4) Procedures for review
  VI.4.1) Review body
  
    Elgin Sheriff Court
    Sheriff Courthouse, High Street
    Elgin
    IV30 1BU
    UK
    
            Telephone: +44 343542505
    
            E-mail: elgin@scotcourts.gov.uk
   
 
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/06/2024