Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-10-21
Buyer: City of York Council
Country: UK
Region: York
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45215213 | 45215214 | 71200000 | 71500000 | 71540000: Construction management services
Submission deadline: 2016-11-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The City of York Council are looking for partner(s) who will fund, develop and operate a dual-registered CareHome on a long lease granted by the council for the site at Burnholme, York. The new Care Home will have the capacity to provide residential and nursing care and care for those with dementia.
The Council intends to block book and contract for up to 25 care beds within this care home that are at the negotiated rate of Target Price for Care under a Service Contract for a 10 year initial term with an option to extend for up to a further 5 years. The range of Care Home beds that the Council may require include offering residential care for residents with dementia; and nursing care for residents with dementia.
The council owned site at the former Burnholme Community College with part of the site allocated for the care home, Bad Bargain Lane, York, YO31 0GW.
The estimated contract value below is of the Service Contract on the basis of up to 25 blocked booked care beds over the maximum 15 year term. However, the number of care beds purchased under the Service Contract may vary over the duration of the arrangement and the Council may increase or decrease its requirements.
The appointed provider will be required to take the identified site on a long term lease granted by the council It will need to finance the cost of acquiring the long lease from the Council as well a the construction, fit-out and operation of the new Care Home.
The Service Contract for care beds between the Council and appointed provider will be for an initial term of 10 years with an option to extend exercisable during the initial term for up to a further5 years.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: In accordance with Article 58to 63 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation 58 to 63 of the Pubic Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and as set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire which is available from the portal address in section I.1.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).
In accordance with Article 58 to 63 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation 58 to 63 of the Pubic Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and as set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire which is available from the portal address in section I.1.
Interested parties can download the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and Invitation to Tender documentation directly from www.yortender.co.uk by using the Yortender reference: DN214823.
Requests for procurement documentation should not by made be telephone or email. The procurement documentation should be completed and returned by no later than the deadline specified in IV.3.4. Late submissions will not be accepted. The limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to the tender stage will be a maximum of 4.
Applicants should note that the procurement documents (including ITT, service contracts and property documents) made available at this stage, providing indicative information of the Council's intended approach to the scheme and is for general information only. The Council reserves the right to vary, amend and update any aspects of the procurement documents and final details and versions of the ITT and supporting documents will be confirmed to candidates successful in being selected to participate in the tender stages of the competition.
The Council reserves the right not to award the opportunity or to award only part or a different arrangement of the opportunity described in this contract notice.
The Council considers that the opportunity falls within the classification of the Light Touch regime services contract (in accordance with Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended)) and therefore the Council reserves the flexibility to deviate from the formalities of the Restricted Procedure described in Regulation 28.
The appointed provider may be required to actively participate in the achievement of social and/or environmental policy objectives relating to the construction of the Care Home, its operation and the recruitment and training of staff during the operation of services. Accordingly some contract performance conditions may relate to social and environmental considerations.