Award

IA3118 Shared Lives Service

STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

31 Jan 2024 at 09:28

Tender

12 Oct 2023 at 14:06

Summary of the contracting process

Staffordshire County Council has recently finalised an award for a Shared Lives Service contract valued between £6,700,000 to £7,444,000 over 5 years. The Shared Lives Service aims to support individuals with assessed social care needs to live healthy and fulfilling lives. The contract was awarded to PSS (UK) Ltd, and the procurement stage was completed on 31st March 2024.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for service providers in the health and social work services sector. Businesses focusing on delivering quality service models, efficient management and staffing, outcomes-driven approaches, and social value creation would be well-suited to compete. The procurement process was open to qualified suppliers, with a focus on quality criteria accounting for 60% of the award decision, ensuring a balanced evaluation approach for interested businesses. The Shared Lives Service contract includes options to extend up to March 2029, offering potential for long-term business partnerships.

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Notice Title

IA3118 Shared Lives Service

Notice Description

Staffordshire County Council (SCC) has placed a contract for a Shared Lives Service, which is a service whereby individuals with assessed eligible social care needs share the family home of a specially recruited and trained Shared Lives Carer and their family. The purpose of the Shared Lives Service is to support Individuals to reach their potential and live healthy, safe, independent, and fulfilling lives in their own communities. The objective is to provide the best possible support in accordance with the lifestyle and wishes of each Individual, incorporating a person-centered, strength and asset-based approach to service delivery.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Staffordshire County Council has re procured the current Shared Lives Service which is due to expire on 31st March 2024. The Shared Lives Service, is a service whereby individuals with assessed eligible social care needs share the family home of a specially recruited and trained Shared Lives Carer and their family. The purpose of the Shared Lives Service is to support Individuals to reach their potential and live healthy, safe, independent, and fulfilling lives in their own communities. The objective is to provide the best possible support in accordance with the lifestyle and wishes of each Individual, incorporating a person-centered, strength and asset-based approach to service delivery. The Contract for the Service includes the Support charges, the Council set the support rates/bandings based on level of assessed need and then may (but no obligation to) apply an uplift following each year's annual fee review process.

Options: Option to extend for 12 months from 1st April 2027 to 31st March 2028 and the option to extend for a further 12 months from 1st April 2028 to 31st March 2029.

Renewal: The Contract term will be from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2027 with an additional option to extend by up to 12months - 1st April 2027 up to 31st March 2028 and 1st April 2028 up to 31st March 2029. In the event the Agreement is extended the extension shall be on the same Terms and Conditions of Contract as the original Agreement period and will ultimately be at the Authority's sole discretion

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040b7b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003152-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

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

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£7,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£7,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Nov 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Jan 20242 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2029 Over 5 years
Recurrence
The initial contract is for 36 months until 31 March 2027 plus an extension to extend for up to 2 x 12 months up to 31 March 2029. In the event the Agreement is extended the extension shall be on the same Terms and Conditions as the original Agreement period and will ultimately be at the County Council's sole discretion.

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
Not specified
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
Not specified
Postcode
Not specified
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England), TLG24 Staffordshire CC

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PSS (UK

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