Hysbysiad contract
Adran I:
Endid
contractio
I.1) Enw a chyfeiriad
North Ayrshire Council
Cunninghame House, Friars Croft
Irvine
KA12 8EE
UK
E-bost: murraythompson@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM93
Cyfeiriad(au) rhyngrwyd
Prif gyfeiriad: http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk
Cyfeiriad proffil y prynwr: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00337
I.1) Enw a chyfeiriad
South Ayrshire Council
County Buildings, Wellington Square
Ayr
KA7 1DR
UK
Ffôn: +44 3001230900
E-bost: procurement@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM94
Cyfeiriad(au) rhyngrwyd
Prif gyfeiriad: http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
Cyfeiriad proffil y prynwr: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00405
I.1) Enw a chyfeiriad
East Ayrshire Council
Corporate Procurement Team, London Road HQ
Kilmarnock
KA3 7BU
UK
Ffôn: +44 1563576000
E-bost: procurement@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM93
Cyfeiriad(au) rhyngrwyd
Prif gyfeiriad: http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk
Cyfeiriad proffil y prynwr: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00223
I.2) Caffael ar y cyd
Mae a wnelo’r contract â chaffael ar y cyd
I.3) Cyfathrebu
Mae'r dogfennau caffael ar gael ar gyfer mynediad uniongyrchol anghyfyngedig a llawn, yn rhad ac am ddim ar:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Gellir cael gwybodaeth ychwanegol o'r cyfeiriad uchod
Rhaid anfon tendrau neu geisiadau i gymryd rhan yn electronig at:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Y math o awdurdod contractio
Awdurdod rhanbarthol neu leol
I.5) Prif weithgaredd
Gwasanaethau cyhoeddus cyffredinol
Adran II: Gwrthrych
II.1) Cwmpas y caffaeliad
II.1.1) Teitl
Provision of a Self-Directed Support (SDS) Independent Information and Advice Service
Cyfeirnod: NAC/5210
II.1.2) Prif god CPV
85100000
II.1.3) Y math o gontract
Gwasanaethau
II.1.4) Disgrifiad byr
North Ayrshire Council (NAC) requires an appropriately qualified and experienced provider to provide an independent information and advice service in relation to Self Directed Support for North, South and East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnerships. The service will also support with the recruitment and retention of personal assistants. For the purposes of this procurement exercise, NAC will be the lead contracting authority, and both East Ayrshire Council and South Ayrshire Council will be named participants on the contract.
The anticipated contract start date is 1st August 2025 until 31st July 2028, with the option to extend by up to 24 months. Extensions will be at the sole discretion of NAC and subject to satisfactory performance and funding.
II.1.5) Cyfanswm gwerth amcangyfrifedig
Gwerth heb gynnwys TAW: 750 000.00 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
75122000
85140000
85323000
79600000
II.2.3) Man cyflawni
Cod NUTS:
UKM93
II.2.4) Disgrifiad o’r caffaeliad
The provider will deliver a high quality, visible and accessible information and advice service to help people across the Ayrshire communities to express their views and make informed care choices regarding all four options of SDS.
The provider will deliver a high quality, visible and accessible recruitment and employment service for adults, children and families across the communities of Ayrshire for those seeking to employ staff to deliver social care and support effectively and lawfully.
II.2.5) Meini prawf dyfarnu
Maen prawf isod:
Maes prawf ansawdd: Quality
/ Pwysoliad: 80
Price
/ Pwysoliad:
20
II.2.6) Gwerth amcangyfrifedig
Gwerth heb gynnwys TAW: 750 000.00 GBP
II.2.7) Hyd y contract, y cytundeb fframwaith neu’r system brynu ddynamig
Hyd mewn misoedd: 36
Gall y contract hwn gael ei adnewyddu: Ydy
Disgrifiad o’r adnewyddiadau:
Possible extensions: Up to 24 months
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:
Na
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 III: Gwybodaeth gyfreithiol, economaidd, ariannol a thechnegol
III.1) Amodau ar gyfer cymryd rhan
III.1.1) Addasrwydd i ymgymryd â’r gweithgaredd proffesiynol, gan gynnwys gofynion mewn perthynas â chofrestru ar gofrestri proffesiynol neu gofrestri masnach
Rhestr a disgrifiad byr o’r amodau:
If required, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.
Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.
Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships
III.1.2) Statws economaidd ac ariannol
Rhestr a disgrifiad byr o’r meini prawf dethol:
Bidders will be required to have a minimum “general” yearly turnover of 150,000 GBP for the last three years.
Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.
Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
- Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of any one event
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf
- Public Liability Insurance 5 million GBP in respect of any one event
- Professional Indemnity Insurance 5 million GBP in the aggregate
- Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance - A valid motor vehicle certificate must be held in the company name or (where there is no fleet but rather the company permits its employees to use their personal vehicles for business purposes), a letter signed by a person of appropriate authority - confirming that the company has ongoing arrangements in place to ensure their employees' vehicles are appropriately insured and maintained.
III.1.3) Gallu technegol a phroffesiynol
Rhestr a disgrifiad byr o’r meini prawf dethol:
Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process.
Bidders must also provide 2 satisfactory references for the same 2 contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.
Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope.
Bidders will be required to provide evidence that their organisation has taken steps to build their awareness of the climate change emergency and how they will respond, including knowledge of their emissions sources and actions to address these. Accepted evidence includes but is not limited to:
- a completed copy of the Bidder ‘relevant contract’ Climate Change Plan Template, including planned projects and actions to reduce the bidder’s carbon emissions. This does not need to contain calculated carbon emissions.
Guidance on how Bidder Climate Change Plans are evaluated is available on the Sustainable Procurement Tools: Sustainable Procurement (sustainableprocurementtools.scot)
Bidders are required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.
Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organisation must ensure the SPD (Scotland) - Subcontractors Supplier Response is completed and uploaded at question 2D.1.2 of the qualification envelope.
III.2) Amodau sy’n gysylltiedig â’r contract
III.2.3) Gwybodaeth am y staff a fydd yn gyfrifol am gyflawni’r contract
Rhwymedigaeth i nodi enwau a chymwysterau proffesiynol y staff a glustnodwyd i gyflawni’r contract
Section IV: Gweithdrefn
IV.1) Disgrifiad
IV.1.1) Y math o weithdrefn
Gweithdrefn agored
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:
16/06/2025
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:
16/06/2025
Amser lleol: 12:00
Section VI: Gwybodaeth ategol
VI.1) Gwybodaeth am ailddigwydd
Caffaeliad cylchol yw hwn:
Ydy
Amseriad amcangyfrifedig ar gyfer cyhoeddi hysbysiadau pellach:
This contract is recurring.
VI.2) Gwybodaeth am lifau gwaith electronig
Defnyddir archebion electronig
Derbynnir anfonebau electronig
Defnyddir taliadau electronig
VI.3) Gwybodaeth ychwanegol
Quality Management Procedures
1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1.
Environmental Management Procedures
1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.2.
Bidders may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Bidders must agree to accept NAC Terms and Conditions for the Purchase of Services and NAC Exit Terms and Conditions, and the contract will be let on these terms.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 29251. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Community benefits will be required on a mandatory basis for:
- Employment
- Employability & Skills
- SMEs
- TSOs
- Education
- Community Wish List (http://northayrshire.community/community-benefits-wishlist- application-form/)
(SC Ref:798836)
VI.4) Gweithdrefnau adolygu
VI.4.1) Corff adolygu
Kilmarnock Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, St Marnock Street
Kilmarnock
KA1 1ED
UK
Cyfeiriad(au) rhyngrwyd
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/
VI.5) Dyddiad anfon yr hysbysiad hwn
15/05/2025