Tender

Dynamic Approved Provider List For Residential and Nursing Care Services to Older People & Older People requiring Mental Health Support

CARDIFF COUNCIL

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Tender

01 Aug 2022 at 14:24

Summary of the contracting process

The Cardiff Council is currently initiating a tender process for the "Dynamic Approved Provider List For Residential and Nursing Care Services to Older People & Older People requiring Mental Health Support." This procurement falls within the services industry and aims to enhance residential and nursing care across Cardiff and surrounding areas. With a total estimated value of £180 million, the contract is scheduled to commence on 1 September 2022 and conclude on 31 March 2025. The submission period is open until 31 March 2023, offering businesses an extended window to apply. This open procurement method allows for continuous participation throughout the contract duration, enabling providers to join or leave the list as needed.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses engaged in social care, particularly those providing residential and nursing services tailored for older adults and individuals with mental health needs. Companies, especially small to medium enterprises and social enterprises, are encouraged to participate due to the council's emphasis on diversifying its provider base and maintaining high quality standards. The competitive evaluation will weigh both quality and price, offering a fair chance for various businesses to demonstrate their capabilities in delivering essential care services to the community.

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Notice Title

Dynamic Approved Provider List For Residential and Nursing Care Services to Older People & Older People requiring Mental Health Support

Notice Description

Cardiff Council currently commissions Residential & Nursing Care for approximately 350 Older People & Older People requiring Mental Health Support in Care Homes across Cardiff and the surrounding area. This is currently commissioned via a Dynamic Approved Provider List (akin to a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The total expenditure for these services in 2019/20 was GBP 29.5 million with the expenditure for 2018/19 being approximately GBP 30 million. Cardiff Council are seeking to implement a model of Residential & Nursing Care provision which addresses a number of issues identified with the current arrangements including, but not limited to: - Improving the provider enrolment and quality accreditation process - Focusing on delivering support which meets the needs and desired outcomes of service users - Incentivising providers to be competitive and maintain quality standards - Improving ongoing quality monitoring - Increasing the number and diversity of our providers including opportunities for social enterprises and small medium sized enterprises The model will; - establish an open Dynamic Approved Provider List (DAPL) akin to a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) through our partner organisation adam HTT Ltd who will provide the supporting technology required via SPROC.net. The notice will remain open for the contract duration allowing providers to join or leave the system at any time. - facilitate an end to end process to manage all requirements that Cardiff Council has for Residential and/ or Nursing Care for Older People & Older People requiring Mental Health Support, from sourcing through to payment. - allow accredited providers registered on the DAPL to be invited to tender for each individual care placement required. - establish a methodology which will reflect the quality of service delivered by each provider accredited on the DAPL. - allow Service Users and/ or their families to make an informed decision based on the location and Quality score of all Care Homes who are able to offer a placement that meets the needs of the individual, alongside detail of any additional Third Party Top up that may be required (if applicable) to support the placement. The services concerned fall under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and accordingly are subject to the so called 'Light Touch Regime' which means that when procuring these Services the Council should comply with the mandatory requirements set out in the Light Touch Regime (Regulations 74-77). Under Regulation 76, the council is free to establish a procedure, provided that the procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (suppliers). For this reason the model proposed is a DAPL which is akin to a Dynamic Purchasing System. The Council reserves:- 1. the right to withdraw this contract notice and opportunity advertised at any time 2. the right to award all, part or none of the business forming the subject matter of this procurement and to abandon, halt, postpone this procurement at any time. All economic operators (potential suppliers), who wish to take part in this procurement do so at their own expense and risk. Under no circumstances will the Council incur any liability (including, but not limited to, liability as to costs) in respect of this procurement exercise, the abandonment of the same, or any documentation issued as part of this procurement exercise

Lot Information

Lot 1

Cardiff Council currently commissions Residential & Nursing Care for approximately 350 Older People & Older People requiring Mental Health Support in Care Homes across Cardiff and the surrounding area. This is currently commissioned via a Dynamic Approved Provider List (akin to a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The total expenditure for these services in 2019/20 was GBP 29.5 million with the expenditure for 2018/19 being approximately GBP 30 million. Cardiff Council are seeking to implement a model of Residential & Nursing Care provision which addresses a number of issues identified with the current arrangements including, but not limited to: - Improving the provider enrolment and quality accreditation process - Focusing on delivering support which meets the needs and desired outcomes of service users - Incentivising providers to be competitive and maintain quality standards - Improving ongoing quality monitoring - Increasing the number and diversity of our providers including opportunities for social enterprises and small medium sized enterprises The model will; - establish an open Dynamic Approved Provider List (DAPL) akin to a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) through our partner organisation adam HTT Ltd who will provide the supporting technology required via SPROC.net. The notice will remain open for the contract duration allowing providers to join or leave the system at any time. - facilitate an end to end process to manage all requirements that Cardiff Council has for Residential and/ or Nursing Care for Older People & Older People requiring Mental Health Support, from sourcing through to payment. - allow accredited providers registered on the DAPL to be invited to tender for each individual care placement required. - establish a methodology which will reflect the quality of service delivered by each provider accredited on the DAPL. - allow Service Users and/ or their families to make an informed decision based on the location and Quality score of all Care Homes who are able to offer a placement that meets the needs of the individual, alongside detail of any additional Third Party Top up that may be required (if applicable) to support the placement. The services concerned fall under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and accordingly are subject to the so called 'Light Touch Regime' which means that when procuring these Services the Council should comply with the mandatory requirements set out in the Light Touch Regime (Regulations 74-77). Under Regulation 76, the council is free to establish a procedure, provided that the procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (suppliers). For this reason the model proposed is a DAPL which is akin to a Dynamic Purchasing System. The Council reserves:- 1. the right to withdraw this contract notice and opportunity advertised at any time 2. the right to award all, part or none of the business forming the subject matter of this procurement and to abandon, halt, postpone this procurement at any time. All economic operators (potential suppliers), who wish to take part in this procurement do so at their own expense and risk. Under no circumstances will the Council incur any liability (including, but not limited to, liability as to costs) in respect of this procurement exercise, the abandonment of the same, or any documentation issued as part of this procurement exercise Please note that this notice will remain open for the proposed duration of the contract (4 years with the potential to extend for a further period of 2 years which if such extension is exercised the notice period will be updated) allowing providers to apply to join the accredited provider list at any time. This will be through www.sproc.net which provides further information in respect of the accreditation and enrolment process together with the evaluation criteria.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0357e9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020984-2022
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85310000 - Social work services

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£180,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£180,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Aug 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Mar 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2022 - 31 Mar 2025 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CARDIFF COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
socialcare.procurement@cardiff.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2920873732

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 4UW
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Butetown
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

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