Health and social work services

Tender description

The Council has an innovative model of care in Camden for the health and care services that people receive in their home. A range of commissioned services is included within the scope of the model, which includes floating support for adults with a learning disability. In line with the Council’s commissioning strategy for the integrated service delivery model to support people in their home, the intention is to commission a new service model of floating support for adults with learning disabilities that delivers high quality support that focuses on strengths and assets, so people can live well in their own homes and their communities. The services aim to deliver support on a localised basis across the same 2 localities used for the delivery of reablement in Camden. The services will provide a more diverse offer of support, such as mechanisms for flexible use of personal budgets, shared hours and peer support. The Council has awarded a contract for the provision of learning disabilities floating and community support in Camden North (Lot 1). The initial term will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of one-year each. The service come under Chapter 3, Section 7 (Social and Other Specific Services) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Under Regulation 76, the Council may determine the procedure to be applied in connection with the award of the contracts. The process was a 2-stage process similar to the restricted procedure. Stage 1 was comprised of selection criteria consisting of questions assessed both on a pass/fail and scored basis. Organisations were required to meet the minimum standards specified within the selection criteria. The organisations ranked 5 or higher (based on the assessed scores at selection stage) were then invited to Stage 2 of the process. Shortlisted organisations were then required to submit their responses to the award criteria. Full details were in the tender documentation. the procurement process described above was for both Lot 1 and Lot 2. Please note that the Instructions to Tender (ITT) stated that a tendering organisation could only win 1 lot. The Council was unable to award the contract for Lot 2 (Camden South) as no compliant tenderers were submitted, therefore Lot 2 (Camden South) will be re-tendered. The Council has not been able to award this lot. The service came under Chapter 3, Section 7 (Social and Other Specific Services) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Under Regulation 76, the Council may determine the procedure to be applied in connection with the award of the contracts. The process was a 2-stage process similar to the restricted procedure. Stage 1 was comprised of selection criteria consisting of questions assessed both on a pass/fail and scored basis. Organisations were required to meet the minimum standards specified within the selection criteria. The organisations ranked 5 or higher (based on the assessed scores at selection stage) were then invited to Stage 2 of the process. Shortlisted organisations were then required to submit their responses to the award criteria. Full details were in the tender documentation. the procurement process described above was for both Lot 1 and Lot 2. Please note that the Instructions to Tender (ITT) stated that a tendering organisation could only win 1 lot. The Council was unable to award the contract for Lot 2 (Camden South) as no compliant tenderers were submitted, therefore Lot 2 (Camden South) will be re-tendered.