Issue - meetings

Report CS17115

The Care Services Portfolio Holder introduced a report providing an overview of the tendering process for the Learning Disability Supported Living schemes at 109 and 111 Masons Hill and 18/19 Century Way.

The Learning Disability Supported Living schemes at 109 and 111 Masons Hill and 18/19 Century Way provided supported accommodation to 16 users with significant disabilities which prevented the move to expensive residential care and enabled them to live independently for as long as possible.  The tendering process for the Learning Disability Supported Living Schemes had been undertaken in accordance with the Local Authority’s financial and contractual requirements.  A total of 45 suppliers had expressed an interest with 15 suppliers submitting compliant Selection Questionnaires.  Eight suppliers were shortlisted to go through to the second ‘service specific’ stage of the tender process, four of which declined to progress.  The second ‘service specific’ stage of the tender process was evaluated on the basis of Award Criteria questions and in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and suppliers submitted pricing schedules using a 60% price and 40% quality split.  The evaluation was undertaken by a panel of Officers and was backed up with supplier interviews, and a service user was present at the interviews.

RESOLVED that the Council’s Executive be recommended to note the Part 1 (Public) Information Report when considering the recommendations in the Part 2 (Exempt) Information Report to award the contract.