Contract for the Provision of a Specialist Sensory Service in the London Borough of Waltham Forest

The Council of the London Borough of Waltham Forest ("the Authority") is seeking Tenders from suitably experienced and qualified organisations for the Contract for the Provision of a Specialist Sensory Service in the London Borough of Waltham Forest ("the Contract").

The Contract shall commence on 1st January 2020 and, subject to satisfactory performance, shall continue up to and including 31st December 2022 ("the Contract Period"). At the sole discretion of the Authority and subject to satisfactory performance of the Provider, the Contract Period may be extended in such period or periods as the Authority deems appropriate up to a maximum of two (2) years, providing a possible total Contract Period to midnight on 31st December 2024.

The Contract is for the provision of a specialist sensory service within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The successful provider will be required to provide a universal, high quality and responsive service for adults over the age of 18 in the borough with sensory impairment needs, in accordance with the statutory obligations within the Care Act 2014. Evaluation Criteria:

Organisations shall be experienced in providing similar services and shall also be required, as part of their Tender, to complete a Suitability Assessment Questionnaire containing information about their economic and financial standing, technical capability and other general information. This information will be assessed to establish that the organisation is financially viable and technically capable of undertaking a service of the nature covered by the Contract. Full details of how the Authority will evaluate the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire are contained at the beginning of the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.

The Authority carries out financial appraisals of all organisations that Tender for the Authority's contracts to ensure that such organisations satisfy the Authority's minimum standards of economic and financial standing. In this instance the Authority has set the following financial threshold for the Contract:

Minimum of one hundred and seven thousand pounds (£107,000) annual turnover in each of the last two (2) years of trading.

The Authority has also set a ratio of no lower than 8 out of 20 as described more fully in Appendix 2 to the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.

The Authority retains discretion to exclude any organisation that fails to meet this standard.

Organisations shall be aware that only Tenders submitted by organisations who satisfy the requirements of the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire shall go on to be evaluated in accordance with the Contract Evaluation Criteria of the most economically advantageous Tender received having regard to:

• Quality 70%; and • Price 30%