Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-03-27
Buyer: South Ayrshire Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services | 85323000
Estimated value: 1742000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-05-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The South Ayrshire Council Health and Social Care Partnership require to establish a 4 year Framework Agreement, with multiple, suitably experienced and competent Service Providers, for the provision of Supported Living and Personal Care in the Community services for Adults with Mental Health.
It is a requirement of this Framework Agreement that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded Framework Agreement, indicated below:
Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 000 000 GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide their current Employers Liability Insurance certificate which should include name of the insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits for any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.
Public Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Public Liability Insurance certificate.
Motor Vehicle Insurance = Minimum Third Party Motor Vehicle Liability in respect of any motor vehicle or plated plant used.
Professional Indemnity Insurance = 1 000 000 GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Professional Indemnity Insurance certificate.
Documentation requested for the above insurances should include name of insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits of any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.
The Council will access a CreditSafe report for a Tenderers organisation and use the information contained within to assist with the assessment of the Bidder’s economic and financial standing.
In the event that this analysis is unavailable or unsatisfactory the Council will request the following information below:
A copy of the organisation’s audited accounts or equivalent for the most recent 2 years, along with details of any significant changes since the last year end.
A statement of the organisation's turnover; profit and cash flow for the most recent full year of trading or where a full year trading has not been completed the same information for the period applicable. NOTE if this information is not available in an audited format Tenderers may be required to provide an end of period balance sheet or make the response specified below.
If Tenderers are unable to provide the information requested above, they may be required to provide additional information and documentation that will give the Authority the assurance that they are capable of carrying out any subsequent awarded contract. For example, a statement of their organisation's cash flow forecast for the current year and a letter from the organisation's bank outlining the current cash and credit position or other alternative means of demonstrating financial standing.
Once the Council has received and considered such financial information as is made available in line with the requirements above, the Council shall have discretion to ask Tenderers to provide either a parent company guarantee and/or a guarantee from an agreed financial institution as it considers appropriate (acting reasonably).

Eligibility requirements: It is a requirement of this Framework Agreement that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded Framework Agreement, indicated below: Tenderers must be registered with The Care Inspectorate; and Tenderers must be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

Award value: 1742000