Adult Carers and Young Carers Support Services

Notice summary

Exclusion Criteria 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 SPD Questions 3A–3C have been identified as mandatory exclusion grounds and SPD Questions 3D have been identified as discretionary exclusion grounds All exclusion grounds will be assessed on a PASS/FAIL basis For the mandatory exclusion grounds a bid will be excluded where the bidder fails to provide either a positive response or to provide details to the satisfaction of the Council of the self cleansing measures undertaken For the discretionary exclusion grounds a bid may be excluded where the bidder fails to provide either a positive response or if the Council is not satisfied as to the self cleansing measures undertaken SPD Questions 3A.1 to 3A.8 Serious and Organised Crime Information Sharing Protocol It is a requirement of this tender that the bidder recommended for award completes and submits, when requested to by the Council, the Serious and Organised Crime Information Sharing Protocol form for evaluation prior to any award being made Declarations and Certificates In an open tendering procedure prior to any award being made the successful bidder will provide the undernoted certificates, declarations and/or completed questionnaires to evidence their compliance with the relevant questions within the Qualification Envelope. All certificates, declarations and questionnaires can be found within the Attachment area of PCS-T SPD 2D.1 Prompt Payment Certificate SPD 3D.3 Human Rights Act Declaration SPD 3D.11 Non-Collusion Certificate SPD 4B.5.1 Insurance Certificates SPD 3A.1 to 3A.8 Serious and Organised Crime Declarations SPD 4C.6 Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Declaration SPD 4D.1 Health and Safety Questionnaire Declaration SPD 3A.6 Modern Slavery Act 2015 Declaration All certificates, declarations and questionnaires can be found within the Attachment area of PCS-T In the case of an open tender, the other Declarations listed above will not be required to be uploaded and submitted with the bid, but will instead be requested by the Council following the conclusion of the evaluation of the Qualification, Technical and Commercial Envelopes and prior to the award of the tender Failure to provide this information or in the event that the information provided does not support or evidence the statements made within the SPD will invalidate the bid. In this scenario the Council will seek to obtain the relevant information and evidence from the second highest scoring bidder and so on until a fully compliant bidder is identified The Form of Offer to Tender must be completed and uploaded within the relevant question in the Commercial Envelope The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 31944. 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-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Under this contract bidders will be required to actively participate in the achievement of Community Benefits (CB's). A summary of the expected CB'S has been provided within Attachment 1 and within the technical envelope. Bidders will be asked to provide details of the CB's they can offer as part of their bid. Using the Council’s Community Benefits matrix (Attachment 14) the Council has calculated that the minimum total of Community Benefits points which must be delivered under this contract in relation to each Lot Lot 1 requires a minimum of 500 Community Benefit Points Lot 2 requires a minimum of 150 Community Benefit Points (SC Ref:833811)

Opportunity overview

Provision of Adult Carers and Young Carers Support Services. The Council are looking to procure Services that will continue to support and work with Adult Carers and Young Carers residing in South Lanarkshire to offer holistic, personalised support through an outcomes approach by offering a range of direct and indirect support. The Service will deliver a full spectrum of preventative approaches and supports to enable Adult Carers and Young Carers to achieve their outcomes and ensure their rights are met. This is an Open Tender including 2 Lots, with one supplier being awarded per Lot. There is a maximum budget for Lot 2 (for both Lots), further details can be found within the Service Specification (Appendix 4) and Pricing Schedule (Appendix 5). For clarity, the definition of Adult Carers and Young Carers is as per the Carers Act Scotland 2016. “adult carer” means a carer who is at least 18 years old but is not a young carer. “young carer” means a carer who; (a) under 18 years old, or (b) has attained the age of 18 years while a pupil at school, and has since attaining that age remained a pupil at that or another school.

Contract and delivery

The Council are looking to purchase a Service that will continue to support and work with Adult Carers residing in South Lanarkshire to offer holistic, personalised support through an outcomes approach by offering a range of direct and indirect support. The Service will deliver engagement and empowerment activities, information and representation services. It will offer training, short breaks information and advice and Adult Carer Support Plans. The Service will deliver a full spectrum of preventative approaches and supports to enable Adult Carers to achieve their outcomes, have a life alongside caring, ensure their rights are met and maintain their own health and wellbeing.

The Council are looking to purchase a Service that will continue to support and work with Young Carers residing in South Lanarkshire to offer holistic, personalised support based on assessed need, risk and personal outcomes, to promote choice, control and independence for Young Carers by offering a range of direct and indirect support. The Service will deliver engagement and empowerment activities, information and representation services and connect Young Carers to their communities. It will offer a range of support including one to one, group work, and short breaks and in school support. It will offer training, information and advice, and Young Carer Statements. The Service will deliver a full spectrum of preventative approaches and supports to enable Young Carers to achieve their outcomes, have a life similar to that of other young people, ensure their rights are met and to stay healthy, safe, nurtured, included, active, achieving and responsible.

Contracting authority

South Lanarkshire Council Council Headquarters, Almada Street, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA, UKM95, United Kingdom Contact: Gayle Chilton Email: gayle.chilton1@southlanarkshire.gov.uk Website: http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk

Procedure

Procedure: Open procedure Method: open Legal basis: 32014L0024

How to respond

Submissions and documents are handled via: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

Curated summary

Provision of Adult Carers and Young Carers Support Services. The Council are looking to procure Services that will continue to support and work with Adult Carers and Young Carers residing in South Lanarkshire to offer holistic, personalised support through an outcomes approach by offering a range of direct and indirect support. The Service will deliver a full spectrum of preventative approaches and supports to enable Adult Carers and Young Carers to achieve their outcomes and ensure their rights are met. This is an Open Tender including 2 Lots, with one supplier being awarded per Lot. There is a maximum budget for Lot 2 (for both Lots), further details can be found within the Service Specification (Appendix 4) and Pricing Schedule (Appendix 5). For clarity, the definition of Adult Carers and Young Carers is as per the Carers Act Scotland 2016. “adult carer” means a carer who is at least 18 years old but is not a young carer. “young carer” means a carer who; (a) under 18 years old, or (b) has attained the age of 18 years while a pupil at school, and has since attaining that age remained a pupil at that or another school.

CPV Classification

85310000 — Social work services

Submission portal

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

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