Digital Telecare Goods – Scotland

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Section two: ObjectSection II: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurementII.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) TitleII.1.1) Title

Digital Telecare Goods

Reference number

1620

two.1.2) Main CPV codeII.1.2) Main CPV code

• 32000000 – Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

two.1.3) Type of contractII.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short descriptionII.1.4) Short description

This contract notice is for applicants to apply to join the established DPS

two.1.5) Estimated total valueII.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £12,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lotsII.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) DescriptionII.2) Description

two.2.1) TitleII.2.1) Title

Goods for Monitoring and Detection for the persons environment

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

• 32000000 – Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
• 33000000 – Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

two.2.3) Place of performanceII.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKM – Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurementII.2.4) Description of the procurement

This lot is for Digital Telecare Goods which may be used for monitoring the person’s environment and is titled “Goods for Monitoring and Detection for the person’s Environment”.

These Goods would be procured to assist with enabling a citizen to live in their home or sheltered accommodation usually after discharge from hospital, and includes the following items, namely:-

Smoke Detectors – commonly purchased. Wireless and wired smoke detectors with pendant transmitter board to link with alarm hub in the home.

Movement Detectors – PIR provision to assist with both inactivity and activity monitoring at home. Typically used in supported housing environments to ensure safety and wellbeing of customers.

Gas Sensors

Humidity (Heat Detector) – Identification of extreme heat as a result of fire.

Temperature – Identification of extremely high or low temperatures, proactive data for dehydration / fuel poverty etc.

Flood – Moisture detection, usually placed in baths or sinks to detector overflow.

Carbon dioxide Detectors –

Property exit sensors

Door entry systems

Carbon monoxide Detectors (?) – Detector of gas in an individual’s home.

Grouped alarms – Hardwired and wireless infrastructure to support grouped housing (such as sheltered, retirement housing etc) including management of communal technology, such as door entry systems and central fire alarms.

Dispersed alarms – Hub units for individual properties linked to an ARC via an analogue telephone line, GSM or fixed IP . Connectivity is possible with a range of peripherals where interoperability allows.

**In addition to supplying the Goods listed above, Candidates who are appointed as DPS Suppliers on Lot 2, may be required to offer ancillary services such as installation and maintenance services . Enhanced warranties maybe required.

two.2.5) Award criteriaII.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion – Name: Technical / Weighting: 15- 40

Price – Weighting: 85 – 60

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemII.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

120

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invitedII.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged minimum number: 5

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: n/a

This process is for the establishment of a DPS, therefore there are no limitations on the number of candidates who maybe appointed.

two.2.10) Information about variantsII.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about optionsII.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union FundsII.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) DescriptionII.2) Description

two.2.1) TitleII.2.1) Title

Goods for Monitoring and Detection for the Person

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

• 33000000 – Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
• 32000000 – Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

two.2.3) Place of performanceII.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKM – Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurementII.2.4) Description of the procurement

This lot is for Digital Telecare Goods which may be used for monitoring the Person, and is titled “Goods for Monitoring and Detection for the Person”.

These Goods would be procured for the purpose of assisting citizens to live in their home or sheltered accommodation, and includes the following items, namely:-

Pendant

Fall detectors

Bed Sensor

GPS – allows for a vulnerable person to be located quickly usually with a wearable device and monitored by a central alarm receiving centre or designated family member.

lifestyle monitoring – Digital tools and hardware, to support the assessment of need process and enable families to be integral to self-management and at home care.

Epilepsy – condition specific devices for this medical issue. Generally voice and movement monitoring for seizure activity.

Enuresis – condition specific devices for this medical issue. Monitoring of overnight continence, commonly within a supported accommodation environment – core/cluster. Can also be deployed for dispersed users.

Chair Occupancy sensor

Bogus Caller Button

Wearable devices

Predictive devices

medication prompts – commonly purchased notification to the individual or an alarm receiving centre that medication should now be taken, appropriate on assessed need basis for both Level 1 and Level 2 medication prompting (non-topical). Suitable for people with poor memory, cognitive decline or acquired neurological disorder

In addition to supplying the Goods listed above, Candidates who are appointed as DPS Suppliers on Lot 1 may be required to offer ancillary services such as software, installation and training of users.

two.2.5) Award criteriaII.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion – Name: Technical / Weighting: 15- 40

Price – Weighting: 85 – 60

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemII.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

120

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invitedII.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged minimum number: 5

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: n/a

This process is for the establishment of a DPS, therefore there are no limitations on the number of candidates who maybe appointed.

two.2.10) Information about variantsII.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about optionsII.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union FundsII.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

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Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical informationSection III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participationIII.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standingIII.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria

1. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS (ESPD (Scotland) Question 4B.5.1 and ESPD (Scotland) Question 4B.5.2):

ALL LOTS –

It is a requirement of admission and participation on the proposed dynamic purchasing system that candidates/suppliers hold the types and levels of insurance indicated below

Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability: no less than 5 million GBP without limit to the number of claims

Product/Public Liability: no less than 10 million GBP in respect of each claim with no limit to the numbers (in the aggregate for Products liability)

in accordance with the provisions of the current Road Traffic Act 1988 vehicles used during the delivery of the service must have valid appropriate insurance. Statutory third-party motor vehicle liability to a minimum liability limit of 5 million GBP for property damage and unlimited for Third Party injury

Notwithstanding the minimum Insurance requirements to participate on the Dynamic Purchasing System as set down in this Condition, due to the nature of some of the goods purchased, the Council may decide to increase the minimum Insurance requirements for a specific procurement under the Dynamic Purchasing System and will indicate as such if applicable via their ITT documents when undertaking a specific procurement. In these circumstances the Economic Operator will be allowed the opportunity to arrange to increase its Insurance cover to the level stipulated by the Council and to reflect the increased cost (if any) in meeting the increased requirement.

OTHER ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS:

A search of the Candidate against Equifax’s Protect must not return a ‘Warning’ or ‘Caution’ returnable code or any neutral code, unless the Candidate confirms that it can provide any other document which Scotland Excel considers appropriate to prove to Scotland Excel (acting within its permitted discretion under the applicable public procurement rules) that the tenderer does/would not present an unmanageable risk should it be appointed on to the proposed Dynamic Purchasing System.

Equifax’s protect is a fraud indicator/credit risk search and analysis of five areas of threat in relation to a particular company:credit history; disqualification; validation and investigation bureau; connected data; and bureau information.

three.1.3) Technical and professional abilityIII.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria

1.RELEVANT EXAMPLES OF PREVIOUS SERVICES OR SUPPLIES (ESPD (Scotland) Question 4C.1.2):

Candidates will be required to provide a maximum of 3 previous examples of supplies or services carried out in the past three years that they deem appropriate to demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice .

Has the Candidate, any consortium member or any sub-contractors defaulted on the delivery of a contract, had a contract cancelled, or not renewed for failure to perform or, withdraw from the contract prematurely within the last three years, the Candidate should be able to demonstrate the circumstances surrounding the event.

2. SUBCONTRACTING (ESPD (Scotland) Question 4C.10):

Candidates will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contracts to be called-off under the proposed Dynamic Purchasing System.

If you intend to subcontract any share of the contract to third parties on whose capacity you do not rely to satisfy the selection criteria, you must secure that each subcontractor completes a separate ESPD (Scotland) Response for all Parts of the ESPD (Scotland) Qualification Envelope, except Part 4.

3. QUALITY ASSURANCE SCHEMES (ESPD (Scotland) Question 4D.1):

The Candidate 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. The policy must set out responsibilities for quality management demonstrating that the bidder has and continues to implement a quality management policy that is authorised by their Chief Executive, or equivalent, and is periodically reviewed at a senior management level. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be undertaken and

set out responsibilities for quality management throughout the organisation.

4. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OR STANDARDS

The Candidate must have the following:

The Candidate MUST HOLD a UKAS (or equivalent)accredited independent third party certificate of compliance with BSEN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate.

OR

A regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, authorised by the Chief Executive, or equivalent. This policy must include and describe the tenderer’s environmental emergency response procedures including the preparedness and response procedures for potential accidents and emergency response situations that give rise to significant environmental impacts (for example hazardous substances spill control).

5. HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURES

The Candidate must have the following:

The Candidate MUST HOLD a UKAS (or equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum.

OR

A regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety (H&S)management, endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work and set out responsibilities for H&S management at all levels within the organisation. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of your operations and set out your company’s responsibilities of health and safety management and compliance with legislation.

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Section four. ProcedureSection IV. Procedure

four.1) DescriptionIV.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedureIV.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing systemIV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system

The dynamic purchasing system might be used by additional purchasers

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative informationIV.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedureIV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2020/S 202-492032

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateIV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

12 September 2031

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidatesIV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

12 September 2031

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submittedIV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

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Section six. Complementary informationSection VI. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrenceVI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflowsVI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional informationVI.3) Additional information

Scotland Excel is a central purchasing body procuring this Dynamic Purchasing System on behalf of the following contracting authorities (and successor bodies):

32 local authorities in Scotland: http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Local-authorities.aspx

Scotland Excel associate members: http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Associate-members.aspx

Any integration authority, or other body, established pursuant to the Public bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014.

Any Scottish Registered Social Landlords listed on the public register of the Scottish Housing Regulator:

http://directory.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/Documents/Landlord%20Register.pdf.

The above is subject to each contracting authority entering into and maintaining a membership agreement or other access agreement with

Scotland Excel.

Economic operators may be excluded from this procurement exercise if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the

Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Subcontractors on whose capacity the Candidate does not rely: Scotland Excel will request the following information in the ESPD

(Scotland) document:

– Whether the Candidate intends to subcontract any share of the contract to a third party;

– List of the proposed subcontracts as far as it is known at that stage; and

– What proportion/percentage of the contract does the Candidate intend to subcontract.

Please note that these subcontractors on whose capacity the Candidate does not rely will be subject to the rules regarding Exclusion as set out immediately above

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this PQQ exercise. The Project code is 18050. 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:

Councils and associate members of Scotland Excel may require community benefits to be provided in their tender documents

(SC Ref:667050)

six.4) Procedures for reviewVI.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review bodyVI.4.1) Review body

Court of Session

Parliament Square

Edinburgh

EH1 1RQ

Telephone

+44 314443300

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedureVI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI 2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.