Independent Living Services - Pumpherston

Concepts

• independent living services
• health and social work
• livingston
• support service provision
• support service
• independent living services - pumpherston
• supported living environment
• independent tenancies
• independent living service
• bryson court

Location

Description

24/7 Care and support service provision for 16 Individuals with varying range of learning disabilities and in some cases, physical disabilities and may have complex personal care and support needs to 16 independent tenancies (each with their own Scottish Secure Tenancy) within a supported living environment at Cawburn Road, Bryson Court Nos 1 -17 cons.PUMPHERSTON EH53 0WF.

Total Quantity or Scope

To provide high quality, flexible care and support service that enables, empowers and encourages people with Autism Spectrum Disorder/Learning Disabilities and associated complexities that have been assessed using ‘ All About Me Assessment’ as requiring support, to live as independently as possible within their own tenancies in the Community. The service will be available for 24 (twenty-four) hours per day, 7 (seven) days per week 52 weeks per year and Individuals will have a varying range of learning disabilities and in some cases, physical disabilities and may have complex personal care and support needs. The Council may have Welfare Guardianship for some individuals. It is generally expected that individuals will require 2:1 or 1:1 intensive input and support in order to ensure that they can be supported to live as independent as possible with appropriate care and support based on their assessed needs. The service to be commissioned will be initially for 12 adults and 4 young people within individual 16 tenancies located within the same perimeter with an on site staff base. West Lothian Council will be the landlord of the 16 properties which form the Independent Living Service Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Police Scotland will be consulted with regards to Serious and Organised Crime checks. Any links to this type of activity may cause your tender to be rejected.

Renewal Options

Subject to the sole discretion of the Council, the contract may be extended for a period of up to 48 months.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85300000 - Social work and related services
• 85310000 - Social work services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** CONFIDENTIALITY - All information supplied by the Authority must be treated in confidence and not disclosed to third parties except insofar as this is necessary to obtain sureties or quotations for the purpose of submitting the tender. All information supplied by you to the Authority will similarly be treated in confidence except: (i) for any information required to be disclosed or otherwise provided by the Authority to any person in order to comply with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and any codes of practice applicable from time to time relating to access to public authorities’ information. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The Tenderer shall co-operate, facilitate, support and assist the Authority in the provision of this information. In the event the Authority is required to provide information to any person as a result of a request made to it under such Act and/or codes, the Authority shall adhere to the requirements of such Act and/or codes in disclosing information relating to this Agreement, the Project documents and the Contractor. (ii) that references may be sought from banks, existing or past clients, or other referees submitted by the tenderers; (iii) for the disclosure of such information with regard to the outcome of the procurement process as may be required to be published in the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with EU directives or elsewhere in accordance with the requirements of UK government policy on the disclosure of information relating to government contracts. The service to be commissioned is for the delivery of care and support for those with complex and challenging needs on a 1:1, 2:1 basis. Given the nature of the service it is critical that the Service use the scope of the evaluation to secure the correct provider based on the quality questions. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 21882. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Evaluated Community Benefits will be incorporated within the Fair Work First questions and will include : Number of Jobs Filled by Priority Groups and Number of Qualifications Achieved Through Training by Priority Groups. Additionally, bidders will have the opportunity to submit any other Community Benefits. Whilst these other Community Benefits will not form part of the Evaluation process, please note that any other Community Benefits stipulated will also form part of the award should you be successful. (SC Ref:704617)