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Award

07 Mar 2022 at 16:59

Tender

06 Sep 2021 at 15:24

Summary of the contracting process

Aberdeenshire Council is seeking bidders for the "2021 Social Care - Framework agreement for the provision of Support at Home Services in Aberdeenshire". This procurement falls within the social work and related services category and is located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The procurement is currently in the active stage with submissions due by 22 October 2021. The contract is open for tendering processes and has an estimated total value of £159,700,000, under an open procedure framework agreement with a contract period lasting up to four years.

This tender provides significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in social care and support services. Companies with experience in personal care, housing support, social care, and those registered with the Care Inspectorate will be especially well-suited to participate. The procurement encourages innovative approaches and may also benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) able to provide quality outcomes that align with the strategic objectives of the Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

2021 Social Care - Framework agreement for the provision of Support at Home Services in Aberdeenshire

Notice Description

Aberdeenshire Council on behalf of the Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership require to tender for a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Support at Home Services for people who meet eligibility criteria aged 16 years and over with a range of needs, who require assistance through support to live independently and to develop, regain or retain their daily living skills, through provision of personal care, personal support and/or housing support, providing the right care and support in the right place. The requirement is for the provision of support at home services in supported accommodation. Support will include personal care, housing support, and social care. The services will be provided to adults with moderate, substantial and critical levels of need linked to eligibility criteria that are principal house-holders in tenancies in a range of settings that include dispersed single occupancy properties; shared tenancies; houses of multiple occupation; and core and cluster, project-based and extra-care model resources. There is a requirement for low level visiting support for over 2000 adults in the community. The commissioned Support at Home service works alongside Aberdeenshire Council's in-house Care at Home service to support the needs of individuals assessed as requiring services to continue to live as independently as possible in their own homes.Support at home services will be registered with the Care Inspectorate as Support Services - Care at Home and/or Housing Support Services; and compliance with Health and Social Care Standards is required. Services will be commissioned under flexible and responsive, co-produced contractual arrangements that are outcome-focused.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Aberdeenshire Council on behalf of the Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership require to tender for a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Support at Home Services for people who meet eligibility criteria aged 16 years and over with a range of needs, who require assistance through support to live independently and to develop, regain or retain their daily living skills, through provision of personal care, personal support and/or housing support, providing the right care and support in the right place.This procurement seeks to support strategic commissioning that delivers effective and efficient services that respond to increasing demand, reducing budgets and demographic and policy changes. Services will be commissioned under flexible and responsive, co-produced contractual arrangements that are outcome-focused.Support at home services will be registered with the Care Inspectorate as Support Services - Care at Home and/or Housing Support Services; and compliance with Health and Social Care Standards is required. The Services will be delivered with an enabling ethos to enable people to establish, remain in, or return to, their own homes, living as independently as possible and to achieve and maintain or increase their potential in relation to physical, intellectual, emotional and social capacity, whilst improving experiences within their own communities and supporting improvement to their quality of life, confidence and experiences. The services will be provided for people with a range of needs including, older people, people with a learning disability, people with mental health problems, people with physical disabilities, autistic people, people with sensory impairment and people with substance misuse problems. The service will include low level visiting support for whom the primary client group is older people; and intensive support to adults in designated accommodation-based support services for whom the primary client group is adults with learning disabilities. Providers will be encouraged to offer innovative and alternative ways of supporting people to achieve individual outcomes through affordable and effective service delivery mechanisms, and where appropriate the use of technological interventions.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02dd9d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006210-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£159,700,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£159,700,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Mar 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 Oct 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Feb 20224 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Aberdeenshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
AB16 5GB
Postcode Area
Aberdeen
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Delivery Location
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire

Local Authority
Aberdeen City
Electoral Ward
Midstocket/Rosemount
Westminster Constituency
Aberdeen North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
31
Supplier Names

Aberness Care Ltd

Affinity Trust

Allied Health Services Limited trading as Allied Healthcare

Ann Inspired Care Ltd

Archway

Capercaillie Care Limited

Cera Care Operations (Scotland) Limited

Community Integrated Care

Cornerstone

Crossroads Caring Scotland

Deafblind Scotland

Eildon Support Services

Enable Scotland (Leading the Way)

Inspire partnership through life

Jon Fleming Group LTD

Living Ambitions Ltd

Mears Supported Living Scotland

Milltown Community Ltd

My Care (Grampian) Limited

Nova Payroll Management Services Ltd TA Pin Point Health & Homecare

Paramount Care Aberdeen

Penumbra

Real Life Options

Sacro

Scottish Autism

Sense Scotland

Specialist Resource Solutions

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland

Transitions Care Ltd

VSA

Venture Support & Care Ltd

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