HCC02/23- Supported Living At Forest Lane

Concepts

• hertford
• community health
• radlett
• provision of a supported living service
• 23- supported living
• supported living service
• independent living
• delivery of support
• forest lane
• outcome-based support- enabling

Location

Forest Lane,Hertfordshire

Description

Hertfordshire County Council (the ‘Council’) wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for Supported Living at Forest Lane, Radlett .

Total Quantity or Scope

Hertfordshire County Council (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Council’) wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of a Supported Living Service at Forest Lane, Radlett on behalf of itself as well as the following participating Bodies: London Borough of Barnet, North Central London Integrated Care Board and North- West London Integrated Care Board.This will be for the delivery of support and care for residents situated at the Forest Lane sight as it transforms from a hospital service (SRS) to supported living. The Framework Agreement will be awarded to a Single Provider and may be accessed by the participating bodies to this procurement.The Council is therefore inviting suitably qualified Service Providers to tender for the provision of this Service under any Agreement resulting from this tendering exercise.The service is being developed and will be providing services for up to 16 people over up to 4 neighbouring bungalows. During an initial transition period the number of people being supported may vary between 12 and 18 and a future Service Provider will need to offer flexibility around these numbers. The future Service Provider is required to hold a C Q C registration for providing personal care and maintain that registration throughout the Contract Period. Further, the Service Provider must meet the ‘Fundamental Standards’ as set out in Part 3 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 (as amended) (the ‘Fundamental Standards’) and Part 4 of the Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009 (as amended). Further a provider must evidence significant experience in the following areas:- Support and care for people with severe learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism, complex needs, behavioural needs, mental health needs, additional health needs, for example epilepsy- Track record of service transformation and supporting people and their families through significant change, including support culture change and redesign and refurbishment of premises- Offering personalised, outcome-based support- Enabling independent living and connecting people to their communities- Strong record of partnership work with placing authorities, families, health services, community groups, housing provider- Offering P B S support- Strong track record of successful recruitment, training, and retaining staffThe full requirements for this Service can be found in The Specification of the framework agreement ( Schedule 1).A significant part of the evaluation may involve Service Providers to attend a presentation (details of which may be found in the documentation that accompanies this procurement.The estimated total value of the Framework Agreement ( including extensions) is between GBP13,500,000.00 to GBP30,000,000.00The Framework Agreement will be awarded for an initial period of Five (5) years with the option to extend for a further Two (2) years plus Two (2) years. Therefore, the maximum duration of this Framework Agreement could be Nine (9) years. Unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Framework Agreement.Please note that the requirements of the Framework Agreement will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands. In addition, there will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the Council will be entitled to enter into other Contracts and arrangements with other Suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.provision

Renewal Options

The Framework Agreement will be awarded for an initial period of Five (5) yearswith the option to extend for a further Two (2) years plus Two (2) years. Therefore, the maximum duration of this Framework Agreement could be Nine (9) years.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85323000 - Community health services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Legal Justification

Light Touch provision of an adult care service

Other Information

Further information in regard to this opportunity can be found in II.2.4) Description of the procurement field 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. 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. ** Please note 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 Contracts Regulations 2015, the Council's 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 Council reserves the right at any time to cease the procurement process and not award a Framework Agreement or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the Council 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 Council undertakes to hold confidential any information provided in the proposal submitted, subject to the Council'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 Council 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 Council 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 Council's requirements and remain financially viable to fulfil the requirements under the Framework Agreement.