Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-07-31
Buyer: Hampshire County Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 32500000 | 51300000 | 72000000 | 72100000 | 72300000
Estimated value: 67410000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-08-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
The Council is looking to work with an organisation or consortium of organisations who are prepared to share in the risk and reward of helping the Council transform the way it works and the services it delivers by delivering core Technology enabled care (TEC) services and providing significant strategic input and insight. The Council’s ambition is not only to maintain its leading role in the development and delivery of TEC services but to further develop this by making technology a central element of adult and child social care services and our broader service offer to Hampshire citizens. The Council also wishes to explore the potential for marketing these functions to a wider audience of other authorities and organisations. To support these ambitions we envisage our external partner will provide us with private sector insight and work jointly to develop our innovative approach to service delivery for eligible social care clients and to become more commercially minded and focused.
The service will initially be delivered within Hampshire. However, geographic scope may expand during the life of the contract depending on growth of the sold services element.
The Competitive procedure with negotiation will apply to this procurement. The Council is operating a multi stage procurement process for the award of the new TEC partnership contract consisting of selection questionnaire, invitation to tender (ITT) and optional negotiation and final tender stages. The Council reserves the right not to undertake the negotiation and final tender stages but to proceed directly to contract award following ITT evaluation where it is clear that one provider’s proposal is fully capable of fulfilling the Council’s requirements without the need for further development of that proposal.
The Council's current Technology Enabled Care service delivers to approximately 9 700 service users per annum, including new referrals and long term users across all care groups. This volume is expected to increase during the lifetime of the contract in line with population forecasts for the county. In particular Hampshire has an increasing older population. A small volume of current delivery is also to service users from Children's services and this in particular is expected to increase during the lifetime of the contract. Prospective providers should consider current usage as a baseline
The Council's requirement goes beyond a simple TEC service and will include the provision of key strategic insight and input into the transformation of social care in Hampshire, the provision of commercial expertise to other Council departments and working with the Council to develop sold services opportunities. Full details of the Council's requirement are provided in the specification.
It is envisaged that the sold services element of the contract could be used by HCC's current partners as well as other public bodies, including but not limited to:
These arrangements will be developed and defined in accordance with the mechanisms set out in the contract during the life of the contract.
It is presently envisaged that the Council will seek to procure a replacement TEC Partnership service following the expiry of this contract. Where this is the case the Council will commence a new procurement process.
The Council does not propose to reduce the number of candidates invited to tender following the selection stage. All tenderers who receive a "Pass" result on their selection questionnaires will be invited to submit tenders in response to the ITT. However, the Council will only invite the top three scoring tenderers following ITT evaluation to participate in the negotiation and final tender stages. The Council may invite fewer tenderers to participate where fewer than three compliant bids are received.
The contract shall include a break option which will allow the Council and the provider to agree, following a review of the service, to terminate the contract at the end of year 5. Where this option is not exercised the contract will continue in force until its expiry unless otherwise terminated.
The stated value of 67 410 000 GBP for the life of the contract includes services provided directly to Hampshire County Council and the provision of services traded to HCC's present and future partner organisations. Through the sold services element of this contract, relationships with other public bodies will be developed and defined during the life of the contract.
Providers must meet the minimum standards set out in the Selection questionnaire relating to the following areas:
— Mandatory and discretionary exclusion criteria in accordance with Regulations 57 and 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015,
Providers are not required to hold any specific registrations or be members of any specific trade bodies.

Eligibility requirements: Providers must meet the minimum standards set out in the Selection questionnaire relating to the following areas: — Mandatory and discretionary exclusion criteria in accordance with Regulations 57 and 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, — Economical and financial standing, — Technical and professional ability, — Insurance, — Business practices (Equalities and Sustainability). Providers are not required to hold any specific registrations or be members of any specific trade bodies.

Award value: 67410000