Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-09-22
Buyer: Rutland County Council
Country: UK
Region: Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 51220000 | 79711000: Alarm monitoring services | 85000000
Estimated value: 390000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-10-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: To further develop an Assistive Technology Service for vulnerable residents across Rutland. The aim is to provide technological responses to vulnerable people, supporting independence and wellbeing in their own homes, reducing the need for residential care.
This will be a fully managed service covering all aspects of the Assistive Technology provision in Rutland, from initial assessment of the needs of the individual, provision and installation of necessary equipment, a comprehensive telecare monitoring service, maintenance of equipment, through to removal/disposal of equipment.
Typical equipment may include: personal alarms, pressure mats, falls detectors, movement sensors, gas/smoke/temperature detectors, medication prompters, pagers, etc.
The three year contract may be extended by up to three periods, each of one year, giving a maximum contract period of six years.
To further develop an Assistive Technology Service for vulnerable residents across Rutland. The aim is to provide technological responses to vulnerable people, supporting independence and wellbeing in their own homes, reducing the need for admissions to hospital and residential care, and reducing the level of domiciliary support required.
This will be a fully managed service covering all aspects of the Assistive Technology provision in Rutland, from initial assessment of the needs of the individual, provision and installation of necessary equipment, a comprehensive telecare monitoring service, maintenance of equipment, through to removal/disposal of equipment. This is not simply a supply and fit contract.
Typical clients will be people at risk of falls and those with long term conditions including dementia. It will also cover people with a physical disability, learning disability, mental health issues, autism, children with disabilities and carers. Typical equipment may include: personal alarms, pressure mats, falls detectors, movement sensors, gas/smoke/temperature detectors, medication prompters, pagers, etc.
The three year contract may be extended by up to three periods, each of one year, giving a maximum contract period of six years. The volume of activity is forecast to grow over the term of the contract.
The initial contract is for three years commencing 1.4.2017. At the Council's sole discretion it may exercise any or all of 3 extensions, each of one year's duration or part thereof, giving a maximum possible term of 6 years.
This service is intended to be a complete and self-contained service for the residents of this small authority, and for that reason a single contractor is required and the tender is not divided into lots.
Tenderers may be excluded if a director / partner / proprietor is in the state of bankruptcy, has been convicted of a criminal offence related to business or professional conduct, has committed grave misconduct in the course of a business, has not fulfilled conditions related to the payment of taxes, or is guilty of misrepresentation in supplying information.
Bidders will need to satisfy the Council that they have the necessary financial resilience and capability to undertake the services.
Company turnover should as a minimum exceed twice the annual value of the services for which a bid is made. Other relevant evidence will include data on pre-tax profit, the organisation's net worth, present cash and credit position, meeting banking arrangements, meeting obligations to pay creditors and / or staff. Tenderer's information and reputable credit checking agencies may be used in the evaluation.
Minimum standards of technical and professional ability, together with appropriate licences and qualifications, need to be demonstrated, sufficient to undertake the services. Successful bidders will be asked to substantiate their submissions.
Rutland County Council will incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period at the point of notification of the decision to award the contract. The decision notice will incorporate the award criteria, the reasons for the decision, the reasons (if any) why a tenderer did not meet any specification, the identity of the successful tenderer and a precise statement of when the standstill period is expected to end. Any challenge or appeal against the award decision must be communicated to the address in (I.1) above within the standstill period. If an appeal or challenge to award the contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as Amended) provide for aggrieved parties to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months, although the period may be reduced to 30 days in certain circumstances). Where a legal challenge is launched, the Contracting Authority would be obliged to suspend the making of the contract. Where a legal challenge is made after the contract has been entered into then that contract could be declared ineffective and / or shortened and / or a fine imposed by the Court.

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers may be excluded if a director / partner / proprietor is in the state of bankruptcy, has been convicted of a criminal offence related to business or professional conduct, has committed grave misconduct in the course of a business, has not fulfilled conditions related to the payment of taxes, or is guilty of misrepresentation in supplying information.

Award value: 390000