Hysbysiad contract
Adran I:
Endid
contractio
I.1) Enw a chyfeiriad
Staffordshire County Council
1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street,
Stafford
ST162DH
UK
Person cyswllt: Clare Kinvig-Jenkinson
E-bost: clare.kinvig-jenkinson@staffordshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG2
Cyfeiriad(au) rhyngrwyd
Prif gyfeiriad: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk
Cyfeiriad proffil y prynwr: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/business/selling-council/procurement
I.3) Cyfathrebu
Mae'r dogfennau caffael ar gael ar gyfer mynediad uniongyrchol anghyfyngedig a llawn, yn rhad ac am ddim ar:
https://www.proactisplaza.com
Gellir cael gwybodaeth ychwanegol o'r cyfeiriad uchod
Rhaid anfon tendrau neu geisiadau i gymryd rhan yn electronig at:
https://www.proactisplaza.com
Rhaid anfon tendrau neu geisiadau i gymryd rhan i'r cyfeiriad uchod:
I.4) Y math o awdurdod contractio
Awdurdod rhanbarthol neu leol
I.5) Prif weithgaredd
Iechyd
Adran II: Gwrthrych
II.1) Cwmpas y caffaeliad
II.1.1) Teitl
IA3617 Communicator Guide
Cyfeirnod: IA3617
II.1.2) Prif god CPV
85000000
II.1.3) Y math o gontract
Gwasanaethau
II.1.4) Disgrifiad byr
Communicator Guides offer support to Eligible Persons who have developed sight and hearing impairments, often as they get older. These difficulties can cause people to become increasingly withdrawn, depressed and isolated. With the right help, deafblind people can live fulfilling lives at home and in the community.
The Communicator Guide Service supports sensory impaired Eligible Persons within Staffordshire by providing suitably trained and qualified 'Communicator Guides.' The Service supports Eligible Persons either in their home or in the community in accordance with their Care Support Plan to achieve their agreed assessed outcomes.
The Communicator Guide Service support for each Eligible Persons will depend on their individual needs as stated in their Care and Support Needs Assessment and their Care Support Plan. The Service will to be delivered to meet the support needs of the Eligible Persons. The Service will be delivered within the Contract Area as defined in the Framework Agreement but ultimately will be Staffordshire wide.
The service is a 7 day a week service.
Communicator Guide Support will be provided to the Eligible Persons through the most suitable format of Communication.
The Service's primary objective is to enable Eligible Persons to remain living independently and maintain a good quality of life, and to help them achieve their assessed outcomes, and to limit the extent to which a person's sensory loss detrimentally impacts on their life, and the lives of their family.
The delivery and intensity of the Service will be flexible to reflect the support that the Eligible Persons requires, and to enable them to meet their individual outcomes as set out in their Care and Support Needs Assessment.
The Open tender procedure is to appoint Suppliers to a Framework.
The Light Touch Framework Agreement will have the option to re-open on an ad-hoc basis subject to capacity and demand on the Service if required to allow new entrants and resubmissions from previously unsuccessful tenderers to apply, after the Commissioner has reviewed the effectiveness of the Framework and determined that there is a need.
The decision to re-open though will be made in line with the availability of resources from Procurement and Commissioning. The Council will also reserve the right to not open the Framework.
II.1.5) Cyfanswm gwerth amcangyfrifedig
Gwerth heb gynnwys TAW: 2 753 405.00 GBP
II.1.6) Gwybodaeth am lotiau
Mae’r contract hwn wedi’i rannu’n lotiau:
Na
II.2) Disgrifiad
II.2.2) Cod(au) CPV ychwanegol
85000000
II.2.3) Man cyflawni
Cod NUTS:
UKG2
Prif safle neu fan cyflawni:
Staffordshire
II.2.4) Disgrifiad o’r caffaeliad
This Procurement is for a Framework Agreement between the successful supplier(s) and the Authority, to supply Services, as and when required under a Call-Off Contract. The Authority makes no guarantee as to the volume of business on offer and any figures / quantities / volumes given are indicative and are guidance only.
Number of Suppliers to be awarded is unlimited onto the Framework Agreement.
II.2.5) Meini prawf dyfarnu
Maen prawf isod:
Maes prawf ansawdd: Service Delivery Model
/ Pwysoliad: 20
Maes prawf ansawdd: Aims and Objectives of the Service
/ Pwysoliad: 20
Maes prawf ansawdd: Workforce
/ Pwysoliad: 20
Maes prawf ansawdd: Quality Assurance
/ Pwysoliad: 10
Maes prawf ansawdd: Eligible Person Views
/ Pwysoliad: 10
Maes prawf ansawdd: Case Study
/ Pwysoliad: 20
Maen prawf cost: FIXED PRICE
/ Pwysoliad: 0
II.2.6) Gwerth amcangyfrifedig
Gwerth heb gynnwys TAW: 2 753 405.00 GBP
II.2.7) Hyd y contract, y cytundeb fframwaith neu’r system brynu ddynamig
Dechrau:
01/09/2026
Diwedd:
31/08/2031
Gall y contract hwn gael ei adnewyddu: Ydy
Disgrifiad o’r adnewyddiadau:
Statutory duty Service, subject to budget and internal approvals.
II.2.9) Gwybodaeth am y cyfyngiadau ar nifer yr ymgeiswyr a gaiff eu gwahodd
II.2.10) Gwybodaeth am amrywiadau
Derbynnir amrywiadau:
Na
II.2.11) Gwybodaeth am opsiynau
Opsiynau:
Ydy
Disgrifiad o’r opsiynau:
Term - the Framework Agreement will commence on 1st September 2026 and, subject to earlier termination in accordance with its terms, will continue until midnight on 31st August 2029. At the Authority's entire discretion, the term may be extended by Two (2) One (1) year extensions on the same terms for such period(s) in accordance with the contract.
II.2.13) Gwybodaeth am Gronfeydd yr Undeb Ewropeaidd
Mae'r broses gaffael yn gysylltiedig â phrosiect a/neu raglen a ariennir gan gronfeydd yr Undeb Ewropeaidd:
Na
Section IV: Gweithdrefn
IV.1) Disgrifiad
IV.1.1) Y math o weithdrefn
Gweithdrefn agored
IV.1.3) Gwybodaeth am gytundeb fframwaith neu system brynu ddynamig
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
IV.1.8) Gwybodaeth am Gytundeb Caffael y Llywodraeth (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Ydy
IV.2) Gwybodaeth weinyddol
IV.2.2) Terfyn amser i dendrau neu geisiadau i gymryd rhan ddod i law
Dyddiad:
22/05/2026
Amser lleol: 12:00
IV.2.4) Ym mha iaith/ieithoedd y gellir cyflwyno tendrau neu geisiadau i gymryd rhan
EN
IV.2.7) Amodau ar gyfer agor tendrau
Dyddiad:
22/05/2026
Amser lleol: 13:00
Gwybodaeth am bersonau awdurdodedig a'r weithdrefn agor:
IV.2. Administrative information
For information - there is a linked UK2 notice, but the form/template would not accept this number - 2025/S 000-077446 Published on FAT.
Section VI: Gwybodaeth ategol
VI.1) Gwybodaeth am ailddigwydd
Caffaeliad cylchol yw hwn:
Ydy
VI.4) Gweithdrefnau adolygu
VI.4.1) Corff adolygu
Staffordshire County Council
Stafford
UK
VI.5) Dyddiad anfon yr hysbysiad hwn
22/04/2026