Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-01-24
Buyer: Essex County Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services | 85144100 | 85300000
Estimated value: 1000000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-01-31

Technical requirements: This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with directive 2014/24/EU Article 74 Health, Social and related services.
ECC are tendering an overarching framework agreement with 2 call-off contracts, 1 using ECC terms and conditions and the other using NHS Terms and conditions. This framework is broken down into 3 lots:
— lot 1 — residential care for older people (65 +) commissioned by ECC using ECC terms and conditions, this will be operated using a preferred supplier ranked list,
— lot 2 — nursing care for older people (65 +) commissioned by ECC using ECC terms and conditions, this will be operated using a preferred supplier ranked list,
— lot 3 — nursing care for all aged adults (18 +) commissioned by CCGs using NHS terms and conditions, this will be operated using a preferred supplier ranked list.
ECC will be awarding at over-arching framework agreement to successful bidders, named parties within this notice will be able to directly award a call-off contract to suppliers for the relevant lots. Suppliers are able to bid for inclusion on 1 or multiple lots as detailed in II.1.4). All figures quoted in this notice include adult's contribution, if relevant, but exclude market spend by other Health, other Local Authorities and people who pay for their own care.
Essex County Council currently funds the provision of care for approximately 4 000 adults in a residential setting. The current gross cost of care to the council for supporting older people in a residential setting (which includes care homes and long stay hospital) is approximately 140 000 000 GBP (both lots 1 and 2).
ECC will be awarding at over-arching framework agreement to successful bidders, named parties within this notice will be able to directly award a call-off contract to suppliers for the relevant lots. Suppliers are able to bid for inclusion on 1 or multiple lots as detailed in II.1.4). All figures quoted in this notice include adult's contribution, if relevant, but exclude market spend by other Health, other Local Authorities and people who pay for their own care.
Essex County Council currently funds the provision of care for approximately 4 000 adults in a residential setting. The current gross cost of care to the council for supporting older people in a residential setting (which includes care homes and long stay hospital) is approximately 140 000 000 GBP (both lots 1 and 2).
ECC will be awarding at over-arching framework agreement to successful bidders, named parties within this notice will be able to directly award a call-off contract to suppliers for the relevant lots. Suppliers are able to bid for inclusion on 1 or multiple lots as detailed in II.1.4). All figures quoted in this notice include adult's contribution, if relevant, but exclude market spend by other Health, other Local Authorities and people who pay for their own care.
Clinical Commissioning Groups support all aged adults (18 +) in a residential care with nursing setting. The current gross cost of care to the Clinical Commissioning Group for supporting adults in a residential setting with nursing (which includes care homes and long stay hospital) is approximately 35 000 000 GBP per annum (lot 3 only).
Details outlining the evaluation criteria and timetable for this procurement can be found on the Delta eSourcing system within the Instructions and Guidance for bidders document. The Delta eSourcing system will be used throughout the procurement process for all communications.
Expressions of interest must be by way of completion and return of the folly completed ITT documentation by the date and time specified in section IV.2.2).
Providers will be required to be registered with CQC (Care Quality Commission) for the services for which they wish to provide.
A 6 year framework agreement is permitted pursuant to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as the service is subject to the Light Touch Regime, therefore the length of the framework can be as determined with relevance to the type of service by the contracting authority and is not limited to 4 years. ECC will opening the framework will open the framework for new bidders annually.


Award value: 1000000000