The commissioning of services to encourage and facilitate the confidence and independence of individuals throughout West Lothian in their first 6 weeks after discharge from hospital.The tender will be conducted on the Public Tenders Scotland web site ...

Contract award notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

West Lothian Council
West Lothian Civic Centre, Howden South Road
Contact point(s): Corporate Procurement
For the attention of: Mark Duignan
EH54 6FF Livingston
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1506281813
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1506281325

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.westlothian.com/councilcontracts

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00140

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
General public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Home from hospital services.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: West Lothian.

NUTS code UKM28

II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The commissioning of services to encourage and facilitate the confidence and independence of individuals throughout West Lothian in their first 6 weeks after discharge from hospital.
The tender will be conducted on the Public Tenders Scotland web site portal.
To express interest and obtain access to the tender documents please click on the link below:

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

If you are not already registered with Public Tenders Scotland registration will be required.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85000000, 85300000, 85310000, 85312000, 85320000

II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Value: 120 000 GBP
Excluding VAT

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Implementation plan. Weighting 5
2. Suitability of owners and managers. Weighting 5
3. Staff/volunteer recruitment plan. Weighting 10
4. Management and retention of staff and volunteers. Weighting 5
5. Staff and volunteers awareness of policies and procedures. Weighting 5
6. Training. Weighting 10
7. Service provision. Weighting 45
8. Continuity of service. Weighting 5
9. Assessment and menu of activity. Weighting 10
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
PS1516
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Contract notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2012/S 146-244057 of 1.8.2012

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: PS1516 Lot title: Home from hospital services.
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
26.11.2012
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 4
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

British Red Cross
4 Nasmyth Place, Hillington
G52 4PR Glasgow
UNITED KINGDOM

V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about European Union funds
VI.2)Additional information:
(SC Ref:246133).
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

West Lothian Council
West Lothian Civic Centre
EH54 6FF Livingston
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:

VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Contracting Authority will incorporate a voluntary standstill period of 10 calendar day before entering into the contract at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Any appeal should be directed to the contact details set out in VI.4.3) below. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session in Scotland. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the contract award decision or order the Authority to amend any documents and may award damages. If the contract has already been entered into when the appeal is lodged, the Court may only award damages unless satisfied that one of the prescribed grounds for ineffectiveness applies. Any action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

West Lothian Council
West Lothian Civic Centre
EH54 6FF Livingston
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:

VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
26.11.2012