Contract Timeline

Publication Date

17th October 2024 17:32:45 PM

Tender Deadline

18th November 2024 12:00:00 PM   Expired

Contract Summary

The London Borough of Enfield (the 'contracting authority') is seeking to appoint up to five (5) suitably qualified providers to deliver its Prevention and Early Intervention Services. The aim of the Prevention and Early Intervention Services is to support Enfield residents to access the right information and support, at the right time. This means that people are enabled to live independently for longer, with good outcomes and without the need for more intensive support from health or social care. The Service is divided into five Lots with each Lot envisaged to have a separate contract. The 5 individual Lots are as follows: Lot 1: Supporting Unpaid Carers Lot 2: Supporting Independence through Information & Advice Digital Inclusion & Assistive Technology Lot 3: Supporting Independence through Advocacy & Inclusion Lot 4: Supporting Independence & Inclusion Through Early Intervention Lot 5: Home from Hospital, Supporting Recovery & Maintaining Independence A bidder may apply for more than one Lot. However, one bidder can only be awarded up to two (2) Lots. Where a bidder applies for all Lots and score top for all of the Lots, they will win only two Lots that they score high in the Partnership element of the quality question criteria. The proposed contracts are for an initial term of 3 years. The contracting authority, at its absolute sole discretion, may exercise an option to extend the contracts at the end of the initial term for two further period or periods of up to 3 years each, up to 9 years in total subject to contract and satisfactory performance. The estimated total contract value for the five (5) Lots is approximately 13,605,228.00 GBP over the 9 years period (including optional extension(s)). The estimated total values for each Lot are: Lot 1 = 3,322,242 GBP, Lot 2 = 4,125,492 GBP, Lot 3 = 1,953,504 GBP, Lot 4 = 2,898,990 GBP, and Lot 5 = 1,305,000 GBP. The Services advertised in this notice fall under the services listed in chapter 3 and Schedule 3 (Social and other specific services) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement process that will apply to the services is specified in the procurement documents accordingly. The procurement is being run as a two-stage process with a pre-selection stage using the core elements of the Standard Selection Questionnaire, and then a second stage, where shortlisted candidates will be invited to tender. Therefore, candidates ranked within the top 5 (for the Lot they are applying for) for total scores in Technical and Professional Ability and Service Specific Questions of the SSQ will be shortlisted for the second stage of the process, i.e., Invitation to Tender. If two candidates achieve the same score in the scored questions of the SSQ, a candidate that scores high in Technical and Professional Ability question will be chosen over the other. If they still score the same in the Technical and Professional Ability question, then a candidate that scores high in both Technical and P Additional information: This procurement process is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system 'London Tenders Portal' (url: https://www.londontenders.org/). Candidates who pass the prescribed minimum requirements (i.e. Pass/Fail questions) of the Standard Selection Questionnaire and ranked within the top 5 (five) for scored elements for the Lot(s) they have applied for (at the selection stage) will be shortlisted for the second stage of the process, Invitation to Tender. Regarding II.2.9 of this notice, information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited to tender, candidates should refer to the contracting authority's Selection Questionnaire and its evaluation method for further information. Suppliers will need to register an interest on the London Tenders Portal and submit a completed Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) and required supplementary documents no later than 12:00 noon on 18/11/2024 in order to participate. Registration is free. The contracting authority reserves the right at any time to vary the timescales in this notice, cease the procurement process and not award the contract or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the contracting authority takes up any of these rights, then it will not be responsible for or pay the cost, expenses or losses which may be incurred by any candidate or tenderer as a result. Candidates and tenderers are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of their submissions and at all stages throughout the procurement. Under no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for costs or expense borne by candidates or tenderers. Bidders' attention is drawn to the potential implications of TUPE. The information to enable the Bidder to formulate its bid on the basis that TUPE applies will be released to the Bidder upon receipt of the completed Schedule 12 (TUPE Information Declaration of Confidentiality) via message through the London Tenders Portal. The TUPE information to be provided has been obtained from the contractors presently undertaking this task. Whilst the Authority has obtained this information in good faith the Authority gives no guarantee or assurance as to the accuracy of this information and cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions in it. It remains the Bidder's responsibility to ensure that their Tender takes full account of all the relevant circumstances

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-b5fd17-cef9b80c-b57f-43e2-9b1a-5a61459129f7

Publication Source

Contracts Finder

Procurement Stage

Tender

Procurement Method

Selective

Procurement Method Details

Restricted Procedure (above Threshold)

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

SME VCSE

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

85000000

CPV Division(s)

85 - Health and social work services

Awarding Authority

LONDON BOROUGH OF ENFIELD

Buyer Name

Mekonnen Gutta

Buyer Email

mekonnen.gutta@enfield.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

+44 2081321294

Buyer Address

B-Block South, Civic Centre, Silver Street

Enfield

EN1 3XL

England

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

5th September 2024 09:01:38 AM

Planning Deadline

11th September 2024 22:59:59 PM   Expired

Contract Summary

Following the Pre-Procurement Market Engagement events in November 2023 and the follow-up feedback in June-July 2024 in relation to Enfield Council's Prevention and Early Intervention Services, the Council is organising a pre-tender market support workshop for interested organisations. The Workshop aims to help organisations achieve the following, among other things: • understand the skills and offers of other providers • facilitate a conversation between providers • help understand the bid writing process • enable organisations (particularly small ones) to reach out to one another • help increase confidence of organisations to understand their USPs and market themselves successfully • encourage networking There is no expectation within specifications that partnership arrangements will be required between organisations. The Worksop will be facilitated by the Institute of Public Care (IPC). The workshop will take place on Monday, 16th September between 9.30am and 12pm at 65c Park Avenue Community Centre, Park Avenue EN 2HL, 0208 360 1195. Nearest Train Station Bush Hill Park Interested organisations must book their place by responding via the London Tenders Portal (www.londontenders.org) messaging page and providing names of their delegates and their e-mail addresses. Responses MUST reach the Council the latest by 11 September 2024,12:00 noon. Delegates to the Workshop MUST be limited to two (2) individuals per organisation. The purpose of this Workshop is to support the market in their journey to participate in the forthcoming procurement. For this reason, it should be noted that the exercise is not a call to competition, is not a pre-qualification process and is not the start of a formal procurement exercise. Participation or non-participation in this Workshop shall not prevent any potential provider participating in, nor shall it place any potential provider at an advantage in any future procurement opportunity. Any future procurement opportunity could be published before the end of the year (2024). However, this timeframe is indicative only and the Council reserves the right to reschedule any forthcoming publication at any time. Participants must also know that they should cover their own cost of participating in this Workshop and the Council is not liable for any cost incurred due to organisation's participation in the exercise. Neither the Council nor the facilitator accept liability for any loss incurred by participants because of attending in this Workshop.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-b5fd17-cef9b80c-b57f-43e2-9b1a-5a61459129f7

Publication Source

Contracts Finder

Procurement Stage

Planning

Procurement Method

N/A

Procurement Method Details

N/A

Procurement Category

N/A

Tender Suitability

SME VCSE

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

85000000

CPV Division(s)

85 - Health and social work services

Awarding Authority

LONDON BOROUGH OF ENFIELD

Buyer Name

Mekonnen Gutta

Buyer Email

mekonnen.gutta@enfield.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

+44 2081321294

Buyer Address

B-Block South, Civic Centre, Silver Street

Enfield

EN1 3XL

United Kingdom