Health and social work services

Description

The Council invites suppliers to join a Light Touch Regime Dynamic Purchasing System (LTR DPS) for community-based day opportunities. The Council invites suppliers to join a Light Touch Regime Dynamic Purchasing System (LTR DPS) for the provision of Community-Based Day Opportunities for individuals with a learning disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions, mental ill health, acquired brain injuries, physical disabilities, sensory impairments and/or behaviours that challenge (aged 16+). This LTR DPS is a 2-stage process and is run as an electronic process using the Council’s eSourcing solution Proactis. This process follows the ‘Light Touch Regime’ in accordance with Regulation 74 and the principles of the DPS procedures as set out in Regulation 34 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Council will utilise this LTR DPS for new Community-Based Day Opportunities arrangements and may using it’s absolute discretion also undertake a competitive process to formally call-off current spot purchased arrangements via the DPS. The initial closing date to join the DPS is 12.00 noon on 6.2.2020 with the intention that calls for competition will commence from 9.3.2020. The LTR DPS will re-open for the duration of the term for new requests to join at 12.00 noon on 6.2.2020. Interested suppliers should register on the Proactis eTendering system:https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login and then register an interest in this opportunity (CPV code is 85000000 (Health and social work services).) The Council would like to invite interested suppliers to a bidders event on 23.1.2020 10.00 to 12.00 in the Boscobel Room, 1 Staffordshire Place, Stafford, ST16 2DH. If you would like to attend the event, please provide name and contact details by email to commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk to confirm a place. Places at the event are limited to 1 per organisation, so please ensure the most appropriate person from your organisation attends.