Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-10-06
Buyer: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Department for Work and Pensions
Country: UK
Region: EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 75000000 | 75100000 | 75110000 | 75131000 | 75300000
Estimated value: 1770000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-11-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Department for Work and Pensions (the Authority) wishes to establish a framework-type umbrella agreement for the provision of employment and health related services with the objective of providing employment and health related support services helping people who are unemployed, disabled, have a health condition or barrier to work to select, train for, obtain and retain employment (Services). The types of support services required may vary over time and with the needs of the people being supported. This procurement relates to the health, social and related services which are listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) as a social service. This procurement is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) so is subject to limited regulation and will be conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 PCR.
Suppliers will be assessed against the selection and exclusion criteria as detailed within the tender documents.
Following the closing date for tenders to enter into the UAEHRS (each a Tender), all Tenders will be opened electronically and checked for compliance with all compulsory requirements and then evaluated. The focus of the evaluation will be an objective assessment of a potential supplier's ability to deliver employment and health related services in each Lot for which they tender. Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of the published evaluation criteria which will be provided within the Invitation to Tender to enter the UAEHRS (the ITT) which will cover the following areas:1) minimum economic and financial capacity requirement 2) previous contract performance 3) supply chain management — how a potential supplier will identify and build a supply chain of specialist suppliers in the Lot that potential supplier is bidding for that can fulfil the requirements of the customer groups mentioned in the ITT and provide best value for those customers and the contracting authority 4) integration and rationale: integration and coordination of services with existing provision of similar relevant services, including specialist service provision, across the entire Lot for which that potential supplier is tendering 5) implementation strategy 6) delivery challenges: how the potential supplier will address and overcome the key delivery challenges within each Lot for which that potential supplier is bidding, and 7) stakeholder engagement: successful engagement with stakeholders also involved in the provision of employment and health related support services to similar customers in the Lot area to those listed in Section II.1.4). In the event of two or more potential suppliers scoring the same and this affects the identification of the top 5 Tenders, the Authority will operate a tie break process by looking at which potential supplier has the highest score from the Delivery Challenges criterion. If potential suppliers score the same on the Delivery Challenges criterion the criteria will be considered in the following order i) Integration and Rationale, ii) Stakeholder Engagement, iii) Supply Chain Management and iv) Implementation until a higher score for a potential supplier is identified (the aggregate product is the score (Score)). All organisations that are selected (UAEHRS Providers) for two or more of Lots 1-6 (inclusive) will be automatically selected for Lot 7 National (England and Wales). If the Authority or any other contracting authority decides to source Services through the UAEHRS, then it may satisfy its requirements either by direct award or by running a mini-competition. The Authority or any other contracting authority sourcing Services through the UAEHRS by mini-competition will determine the subject matter of the Services, the contract package areas (CPAs) within the relevant Lot, adapt the call off terms and conditions as required and will issue invitations to all UAEHRS Providers in the relevant Lot enclosing all necessary information about how the mini-competition will run, including timescales and evaluation criteria. The Authority reserves the right to combine several or all call off contracts awarded to a single UAEHRS Provider within or across any of Lots 1-6 (inclusive). The Authority may impose a limit on the number of CPAs or call off contracts awarded to any UAERHS Provider under the UAERHS. As the Authority may award a range of contracts under the UAEHRS, the maximum number of CPAs or call off contracts per UAERHS Provider that is appropriate may vary. The Authority will confirm in the invitation to participate in a mini-competition in respect of a contract (i) the maximum number of CPAs or call off contracts per UAEHRS Provider and (ii) the criteria that the Authority will apply to determine which CPAs or call off contracts will be awarded to a UAEHRS Provider where the application of the award criteria would result in that UAEHRS Provider being awarded more than the maximum number of CPAs or call off contracts.
Electronic auctions may be used to award individual contracts under this agreement. Technical requirements and further information will be provided as necessary for individual contracts.
The competition for appointment to the UAEHRS will identify organisations that have the capacity and expertise to deliver employment and health related services, in the Lot for which they apply, to the Authority, other Government Departments and their Agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies and Local Government throughout England and Wales. A list of all bodies can be found within the fileshare area of Bravo entitled: Umbrella Agreement for the provision of Employment and Health Related Services. This is also applicable for any of those listed successor bodies. The UAEHRS will be divided into 7 geographical Lots: Lot 1 Central England Lot 2 Home Counties Lot 3 North West England Lot 4 North East England Lot 5 Southern England Lot 6 Wales and Lot 7 National (England and Wales). The Authority will select the potential UAEHRS Providers who receive the five highest Scores and all potential UAEHRS Providers who receive the same Score as the fifth highest scoring Tender as UAEHRS Providers for each of the Lots 1-6 (inclusive). Potential suppliers cannot apply for Lot 7 National (England and Wales) but any UAEHRS Provider that is appointed to two or more of the Lots 1-6 (inclusive) of UAEHRS will automatically be appointed to Lot 7 National (England and Wales). Organisations who want to join the UAEHRS may bid to be included in one, all or any combination of Lots. The Authority reserves the right to combine several or all call off contracts awarded to a single UAEHRS Provider within or across any of Lots 1-6 (inclusive). The Authority has implemented a Supplier Accreditation and Passporting (SAaP) process. If an organisation has completed the SAaP process, the Authority will use the information in the SAaP as part of the assessment of the UAEHRS application. All organisations wishing to participate in the UAEHRS competition are required to submit their information about Bidding Model; Contact Details; Licensing and Registration; Grounds for Mandatory Exclusion; Non-payment of Taxes; Grounds for Discretionary Exclusion — Part 1; Conflicts of Interest; Self-Cleaning; Economic and Financial Standing; Insurance; Compliance with Equality Legislation; Environmental Management; Health and Safety; Additional Policies; Commercially Sensitive Information; Contractual Documents (the Fundamental Information). If you have completed SAaP registration then the Authority will already hold the Fundamental Information and the ITT will ask organisations to confirm that the Fundamental Information is up to date and the Authority should use the Fundamental Information as part of the tender from that organisation. If an organisation has not completed the SAaP process, it will need to submit the Fundamental Information as part of its tender. More information will be provided within the ITT. The Authority cannot guarantee to UAEHRS Providers any business through the UAEHRS. The Authority expressly reserves the right: i) not to award any UAEHRS as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the potential UAEHRS Provider. If the Authority decides to enter into a UAEHRS with successful UAEHRS Provider(s), this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded or that there is an exclusivity in any way in respect of the UAEHRS Services. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential UAEHRS Providers. Any orders placed under the UAEHRS will form a separate contract under the scope of the UAEHRS between the UAEHRS Provider and the relevant contracting authority. The Authority utilising the UAEHRS reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the UAEHRS.

Eligibility requirements: Suppliers will be assessed against the selection and exclusion criteria as detailed within the tender documents.

Award value: 1770000000