Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Worcestershire County Council
Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP
UK
Telephone: +44 1905845845
E-mail: amiron@worcestershire.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1905845845
NUTS: UKG12
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://worcestershire.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ASC23042 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments (DoLS): Project to Complete Backlog of Cases 2023-24
Reference number: WCC 00003514
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Worcestershire County Council ("the Council") is looking to appoint a provider to manage a backlog of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) cases. The Council will appoint either a single organisation applying itself to provide the Service, a consortium with legal status or an organisation applying as the lead organisation for two or more organisations who wish to provide the service as a consortium without legal status.Approximately 635 DoLS cases would have to be completed and submitted to the DoLS team within 46 to 52 weeks of the project commencing. In addition to this, there may be a requirement for the completion of up to an additional 40 cases per month throughout the time of the project until such time that the DoLS team has obtained staffing to complete these on an ongoing basis.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
854 825.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85140000
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG12
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Worcestershire County Council ("the Council") is looking to appoint a provider to manage a backlog of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) cases. The Council will appoint either a single organisation applying itself to provide the Service, a consortium with legal status or an organisation applying as the lead organisation for two or more organisations who wish to provide the service as a consortium without legal status.Approximately 635 DoLS cases would have to be completed and submitted to the DoLS team within 46 to 52 weeks of the project commencing. In addition to this, there may be a requirement for the completion of up to an additional 40 cases per month throughout the time of the project until such time that the DoLS team has obtained staffing to complete these on an ongoing basis.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
854 825.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Possibility to extend up to 3 months.
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
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:
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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:
07/11/2023
Local time: 16:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
07/11/2023
Local time: 16:00
Place:
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Head of Commercial, Worcestershire County Council
Worcester
WR5 2NP
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/10/2023