HCC 11/21 - The Provision of Intensive Enablement Service

Concepts

• provision of intensive enablement service
• health and social work
• radlett
• service delivery
• intensive enablement services
• successful care service provider
• intensive enablement beds
• intensive enablement service
• hertfordshire county council
• social work

Location

Hertfordshire:

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Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Trust the Trust

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Description

Hertfordshire County Council on behalf of Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is currently out to procurement for the Provision of Intensive Enablement Service.

Total Quantity or Scope

The purpose of this tender is to identify a provider who will manage the Intensive Enablement services at Midpoint, and Intensive Enablement services at The Stewarts. As outlined below, Intensive Enablement services refers to Intensive Enablement beds, Discharge to Assess beds, and Crisis beds. The Trust is seeking one provider to deliver services from both sites.Midpoint has an Intensive Enablement and Discharge to Assess Service currently being run in a building located in Stevenage with 14 beds. For the purposes of evaluation for the Stewarts, prices should be submitted based on 14 beds. We expect there to be 14 beds at The Stewarts, however the exact number of beds to be provided will be confirmed once the refurbishment is complete. Should the number of actual beds required be more or less than 14, costs for the service will be based on a cost per place as defined within the pricing schedule. Both buildings are/will be owned by Hertfordshire County Council.It is expected that the successful care service provider will commence support at Midpoint initially from an expected date of 1st July 2022, and then at The Stewarts once ready to launch. We currently envisage the Stewarts being available for service delivery from an estimated period of 6 months after the contract start date. It is HPFT’s intention to set up the Intensive Enablement Service at The Stewarts within the contract duration for Midpoint, however this is not guaranteed. Timescales for the development of The Stewarts will be confirmed to the successful tenderer as soon as they are known.The estimated total value of the Contract is stated in II.1.5) of this notice and is for the initial term and also includes the approximate value for extensions. For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated annual value of the Contract will be approximately £646,000 for both properties. The maximum value over the maximum 6 year period is £3,876,000.The Contract Period for this Contract is an initial period of three (3) years with the option to extend up to a further three (3) years on three (3) separate occasions, up to a maximum of six (6) years (3+1+1+1). Therefore, the maximum duration of this Contract could be six (6) years.The maximum contract value of £3,876,000 is for the maximum six year duration for both properties.Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.Organisations should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Organisations should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their bid, where appropriate.Please Note the TUPE Employee Liability Information for this procurement has been provided along with other documentation for this procurement. TUPE related information is personal data and must be protected in accordance with the requirements of Data Protection legislation and must also be kept confidential. Therefore, by accessing this Tender via Supply Hertfordshire and then the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree to undertake to treat the information as confidential and commercially sensitive at all times and take all reasonable steps to prevent any inadvertent disclosure to any third party.TUPE will apply to the services operating from Midpoint. The Stewarts is a new service, and therefore TUPE will not be applicable to that service.

Renewal Options

The Trust will review its options towards the end of the Contract period.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
• 85323000 - Community health services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

Further information with regards to this opportunity can be found in II.2.4). Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to "express interest" which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. Please see VI.3) Additional information for further information. To be considered as a bidder, you must complete and submit a bid by the deadline of 12 noon on 17/01/22.Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the e-Tendering system, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Hertfordshire County Council are publishing this Contract Notice on Behalf of Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.Hertfordshire County Council has worked closely with its districts and partners to create a joint procurement portal called supply Hertfordshire. This portal provides an e-Tendering system which is run by In-Tend.To access this procurement opportunity please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk and follow the on-screen guidance. In accordance with Regulation 53 of The Public Contract Regulations 2015, the procurement documents are available within the e-Tendering system.This is a one stage procurement process. Therefore, if you wish to be considered as a tenderer you must complete and submit a tender by the specified closing date and time. Tender submissions cannot be uploaded after this return deadline.If you are experiencing problems In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK support desk which can be contacted via email: support@in-tend.co.uk or Telephone: +44 1144070065 for any website/technical questions, Monday to Friday, 8:30-17:00.The Trust reserves the right at any time to cease the procurement process and not award a Contract or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the Trust takes up this right, then they will not be responsible for or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any organisation or tenderer as a result.The Trust undertakes to hold confidential any information provided in the proposal submitted, subject to the Trust's obligations under the law including the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If the organisation considers that any of the information submitted in the proposal should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity then this should be stated with the reason for considering it sensitive. The Trust will then endeavour to consult with the applicant about such sensitive information when considering any request received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 before replying to such a request.The Trust reserves the right to carry out additional financial checks on all organisations bidding for this opportunity at any time during the procurement process. This is to ensure that they continue to meet the Trust's requirements and remain financially viable to fulfil the requirements under the Contract.The services advertised in this notice fall under the services listed in Annex XIV to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Trust and the contracting authority is not obliged to follow The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in full. The procurement process that will apply to the services is specified in the procurement documents accordingly.