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Award

03 Dec 2024 at 09:56

Tender

18 Jun 2024 at 13:10

Planning

06 Oct 2023 at 16:13

Summary of the contracting process

Southampton City Council is leading the "Inclusive Lives Framework Agreement: Part 1: Supported Living" procurement process, in partnership with Hampshire & Isle of Wight ICB. The focus is on health and social work services under the CPV code 85000000, primarily serving adults with learning disabilities, mental health conditions, neurodiversity, and comparable needs. This procurement has progressed through various stages, with the framework agreement commencing on 4th November 2024 for an initial term of 6 years and 5 months, potentially extending up to 9 years and 5 months. The procurement was conducted under the Light Touch Regime and followed an open procedure, ensuring extensive industry participation and competitive bidding.

This framework offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in supported living and outreach services. It is well-suited for service providers with strong staff capabilities, capacity management skills, and a focus on achieving service user outcomes. SMEs and large organisations alike can benefit from participating, given the diverse range of contracts awarded within Lots 1a and 1b. With its extensive duration and possible extensions, the framework provides a stable and lucrative partnership with the Council and the ICB, fostering long-term business relationships in the health and social care sector.

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Notice Title

Inclusive Lives Framework Agreement: Part 1: Supported Living

Notice Description

This procurement is for the establishment of a framework agreement ("the Framework") as a procurement vehicle for the commissioning and procurement by Southampton City Council ("the Council") and the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board ("the ICB") of social care supported living services under the Council's Inclusive Lives commissioning agenda. The procurement was conducted under the "Light Touch Regime" in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 Regulations 74-76. The services will primarily - but not exclusively - be for adults with lived experience of either learning disability or mental health conditions and comparable needs, neurodiversity (including autism) and individuals in receipt of continuing health care services. The procurement sought to source a range of experienced service suppliers to the Framework to support the Council and the ICB in its aim of generating opportunities for individuals to experience inclusive lives through access to good quality supported living and outreach services enabling them to maximise their capacity to live independently and achieve their identified goals and outcomes. The Framework will commence from 4th November 2024 and will have an initial term of 6 years and 5 months (i.e. 77 months). The Council will have the option to extend the Framework Agreement term, by up to three further periods each of one year in length, by the provision to the Service Provider of at least 6 months in writing, so that the maximum length of the Framework Agreement will be 9 years and 5 months (i.e. 113 months).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Suppliers of supported living services - and providers/investors/developers of accommodation associated with such services - targeted at adults with mental health problems, and/or complex needs associated with autistic spectrum disorders, other neurodiverse conditions, trauma and /or other eligible care needs, are invited to participate in an online market engagement consultation event on Wednesday 8th November 2023 (09.30-12.00 noon). The market engagement relates to Southampton City Council's intention, via a procurement vehicle currently under development, to lead a joint procurement during the next 12 months with Hampshire and the Isle of Wight ICB, for a range of service provisions to enable delivery of its Inclusive Lives commissioning programme. Within the cohort of individuals accessing such services will be some individuals in receipt of continuing health care and complex care services through the ICB. The intended procurement will be conducted under the "Light Touch Regime" in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 74-76. The procurement will seek to source a broad range of service suppliers to support the Council and the local NHS Integrated Care Board in generating opportunities for individuals to experience inclusive lives through: * Maximising independence through flexible Supported Living models including consideration of linked outreach approaches * Developing services so that people with lived experience and their carers feel well supported and their voices are heard * Creating and promoting employment pathways for people with varying levels of need * Supporting carers by developing highly flexible, strengths based, person centred approaches to services which can support the individual in achieving their aspirations and enable carers to continue their caring role. * Ensuring that people who are at risk of admission to specialist hospitals are well supported and those that are receiving care in hospital are supported to discharge in a timely manner This prior information notice is not the start of a procurement process and interested provider organisations should note it is neither the intention nor purpose of the engagement events or consultation questionnaire to confer any advantage to participants regarding any future procurement process. Additional information: The date of the online consultation workshop event will be Wednesday 8th November 2023 (09.30-12.00 noon). The workshop will explore the scope of need and potential direction of travel for the commissioning of local supported living services ,and is primarily aimed at existing and potential suppliers of these services - and suppliers of associated accommodation - to Southampton residents. It will focus on specific areas of consultation that Southampton City Council and ICB wish to undertake with the supported living provider market to inform the future commissioning approach. To request your attendance please register - by end of Monday 6th November - on Southampton City Council's Proactis e-procurement portal at: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login Suppliers not already registered with Proactis should register by selecting the 'Register' option and completing details as requested. Once registered, full details about the market engagement can then be accessed and downloaded from the Proactis e-portal by clicking on the "Opportunities" tile and using the search bar to search for " Southampton Inclusive Lives: Market Engagement Event -Supported Living (Mental Health, Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Neurodiversity); project reference REQ/1000200. Suppliers may alternatively book attendance by confirming the e-mail addresses of their attendees (max. 2 per organisation to each workshop) to simon.crouch@southampton.gov.uk by the end of Monday 6th November 2023 for inclusion on the MS Teams invite.

Lot 1a Supported Living & Outreach (Learning Disabilities and Comparable Needs)

Lot 1a Supported Living & Outreach (Learning Disabilities and Comparable Needs)

Options: The Framework may be extended by up to 3 periods, each of 12 months.

Renewal: Potential for 3 x 12 month extensions.

Lot 1b Supported Living & Outreach (Mental Health and Comparable Needs).

Lot 1b Supported Living & Outreach (Mental Health and Comparable Needs). Full details can be found within the procurement documents.

Options: The Framework term may be extended by up to three periods, each of 12 months duration.

Renewal: Potential for 3 x 12 month extensions

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0408b9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038854-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85310000 - Social work services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£275,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Jul 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
15 Mar 2024Expired
Award Date
4 Nov 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled, Planned
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Southampton City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO14 7LR
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ32 Southampton
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
Southampton
Electoral Ward
Bargate
Westminster Constituency
Southampton Itchen

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
59
Supplier Names

Abletrust Care Ltd

Agincare Enable Ltd

Alina Homecare Specialist Care Ltd

Auckland Care Limited

Auckland Care Ltd

Bayview Healthcare Ltd

Big Hearts Recruitment Limited

Big Hearts Recruitment Ltd

Bluestar Care & Support Limited

Bluestar Care & Support Ltd

CM Supported Living Services

Care Managers Ltd

Care24 Recruitment Ltd

Care4You Healthcare Service Ltd

Carelife Limited

Carelife Ltd

Caring@Home Ltd

City Healthcare Agency Limited

Community Homes Of Intensive Care & Education (CHOICE) Limited trading as Choice Care

Community Integrated Care

Craegmoor Supporting You Ltd

Dimensions Personalised Support Limited

Dolphin Homes Ltd

Heartview Care Services Ltd

Highlands Care Solutions

Highlands Care Solutions Limited

Impressions Care Solutions Ltd

Inspire Support Workers Ltd

Keys PCE Limited

Lifeways Community Care

Lifeways SIL Ltd

MidCo Care Limited

Milestone Support Services

Milestone Support Services Limited

Minstead Trust

Onecare UK Ltd

PBS4 U.K. Ltd

Potensial Ltd (Trading as POTENS)

Potensial Ltd - ta POTENS

Priority Plus Care Ltd

Qualified Care Limited

Qualitcare 247 Ltd

Quality Healthcare Professionals Ltd

Royal Mencap Society

Social Care In Action

Social Care in Action (SCiA) t/a SCA Care

Southvale Care Ltd

Swift Care Services Ltd

The Avenues Trust Group (trading as Autism Hampshire)

The Little Robins Care Service

The Little Robins Care Service Ltd

The You Trust

Trustmark Care

Two Saints Ltd

Venture People Limited

Voyage 1 Ltd (trading as Voyage Care)

Voyage 1 Ltd trading as Voyage Care

Wessex Regional Care Limited

Westlakes Carers Ltd

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