Strategic Partners for the Development, Delivery and Operation of Extra-care housing in Cornwall
A Contract Award Notice
by THE CORNWALL COUNCIL
- Source
- OJEU
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- 30 year (est.)
- Value
- £1-£197M
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 26 Jan 2021
- Delivery
- To 26 Jan 2051 (est.)
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
Truro
2 buyers
- Cornwall Council Truro
3 suppliers
- Mears Gloucester
- Mears Extra Care Gloucester
- Cera Care Operations London
Description
The long term strategic objective of the contracting authority is to offer a more diverse range of social care options to older people in Cornwall that enables and supports them to live independently in their own homes for longer. The contracting authority therefore wishes to procure a strategic partner and award a contract for the design, funding, construction and operation of a minimum of 250 extra care units in each of West Cornwall, Mid Cornwall and East Cornwall totalling a minimum of 750 extra care units across Cornwall. The strategic partner will be responsible for providing care services in the extra care units and this will be delivered under a separate care contract. The strategic partner(s) will also be appointed to a framework agreement to provide one or more service (construction, care and housing support services) to the contracting authority, other contracting authorities or private sector organisations across Cornwall in relation to extra-care housing schemes.
Lot Division
| 1 | Strategic Partner for the Development, Delivery and Operation of Extra-care Housing in West Cornwall The contracting authority wishes to procure a strategic partner and award to them a public service contract for the design, funding, construction and operation of a minimum of 250 extra care units in West Cornwall. The strategic partner will be responsible for providing care services in the extra care units and this will be delivered under a separate care contract. The procurement is being undertaken in separate lots — 1 for each of West Cornwall, Mid Cornwall and East Cornwall. A supplier may apply for all three lots but can only use the same care provider in 2 of the 3 lots. The strategic partnership contract will last up to 30 years. The care contract will last for up to 14 years with a possible extension up to 3 years. The procurement of a care provider to provide care services once the original care contract has expired will be led by the contracting authority in collaboration with the strategic partner. The strategic partner is responsible for raising finance to include securing third party funding, such as private investment or Homes England funding (if applicable). Alongside procuring a strategic partner for the delivery of the services set out above, the contracting authority wishes to also procure a framework agreement for it and other public and private bodies that wish to design, fund, construct and operate (include providing care services) extra care facilities in Cornwall can call-off from. The contracting authority intends to appoint each strategic partner which is awarded the strategic partnership contract in each lot a place on the framework. The framework providers will be able to provide services across Cornwall and not just in the region(s) for which they are the strategic partner. |
| 2 | Strategic Partner for the Development, Delivery and Operation of Extra-care Housing in Mid Cornwall The contracting authority wishes to procure a strategic partner and award to them a public service contract for the design, funding, construction and operation of a minimum of 250 extra care units in Mid Cornwall. The strategic partner will be responsible for providing care services in the extra care units and this will be delivered under a separate care contract. The procurement is being undertaken in separate lots — 1 for each of West Cornwall, Mid Cornwall and East Cornwall. A supplier may apply for all three lots but can only use the same care provider in 2 of the 3 lots. The strategic partnership contract will last up to 30 years. The care contract will last for up to 14 years with a possible extension up to 3 years. The procurement of a care provider to provide care services once the original care contract has expired will be led by the contracting authority in collaboration with the strategic partner. The strategic partner is responsible for raising finance to include securing third party funding, such as private investment or Homes England funding (if applicable). Alongside procuring a strategic partner for the delivery of the services set out above, the contracting authority wishes to also procure a framework agreement for it and other public and private bodies that wish to design, fund, construct and operate (include providing care services) extra care facilities in Cornwall can call-off from. The contracting authority intends to appoint each strategic partner which is awarded the strategic partnership contract in each lot a place on the framework. The framework providers will be able to provide services across Cornwall and not just in the region(s) for which they are the strategic partner. |
| 3 | Strategic Partner for the Development, Delivery and Operation of Extra-care Housing in East Cornwall The contracting authority wishes to procure a strategic partner and award to them a public service contract for the design, funding, construction and operation of a minimum of 250 extra care units in East Cornwall. The strategic partner will be responsible for providing care services in the extra care units and this will be delivered under a separate care contract. The procurement is being undertaken in separate lots — 1 for each of West Cornwall, Mid Cornwall and East Cornwall. A supplier may apply for all three lots but can only use the same care provider in 2 of the 3 lots. The strategic partnership contract will last up to 30 years. The care contract will last for up to 14 years with a possible extension up to 3 years. The procurement of a care provider to provide care services once the original care contract has expired will be led by the contracting authority in collaboration with the strategic partner. The strategic partner is responsible for raising finance to include securing third party funding, such as private investment or Homes England funding (if applicable). Alongside procuring a strategic partner for the delivery of the services set out above, the contracting authority wishes to also procure a framework agreement for it and other public and private bodies that wish to design, fund, construct and operate (include providing care services) extra care facilities in Cornwall can call-off from. The contracting authority intends to appoint each strategic partner which is awarded the strategic partnership contract in each lot a place on the framework. The framework providers will be able to provide services across Cornwall and not just in the region(s) for which they are the strategic partner. |
Award Detail
| 1 | Mears (Gloucester)
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| 2 | Mears (Gloucester)
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| 3 | Mears (Gloucester)
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| 4 | Mears Extra Care (Gloucester)
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| 5 | Mears Extra Care (Gloucester)
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| 6 | Mears Extra Care (Gloucester)
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| 7 | Cera Care Operations (London)
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| 8 | Cera Care Operations (London)
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| 9 | Cera Care Operations (London)
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Award Criteria
| Quality | 70.0 |
| PRICE | 30.0 |
CPV Codes
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 45000000 - Construction work
- 50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations
- 70000000 - Real estate services
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 85144000 - Residential health facilities services
- 85312500 - Rehabilitation services
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
Indicators
- Award on basis of price and quality.
Other Information
The contracting authorities contract notice (OJ S: 2019/S 023-050662) and procurement documents set out that: • the strategic partner will be responsible for providing care services in the extra care units which will be delivered under a separate care contract with the contracting authority; and • where one tenderer bids for two or three lots the tenderer’s strategic partnership proposal must include at least two different care providers across the lots. Section V: Award of contract in this contract award notice confirms that the contracting authority received one tender in each of the three lots from the same supplier (Mears Ltd). As the same supplier bid for all three lots, their strategic partnership proposal for each lot included two different care providers (a main and reserve care provider) in the one tender. The two care providers (Mears Extra Care Ltd and Care Operations Ltd) would be under a separate contract as a main and reserve care provider with the combined value of two care contracts in each lot (V2.4) of this contract award notice) being in a range up to GBP 117 000 000.
Reference
- OJEU 040338-2021