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Home Support Services Domiciliary Care, Personal Assistants/Replacement Care via Adult Social Care DPS Lots 5, 8, 20, 21 specified in Stage 1 of the DPS. (This will be a refresh of our current list )

SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Planning

23 Oct 2023 at 16:53

Summary of the contracting process

The Slough Borough Council is planning a procurement process for Home Support Services Domiciliary Care, Personal Assistants/Replacement Care in the category of Other community, social and personal services. The process is at the planning stage, and interested suppliers must apply by the recommended deadline of 17th November 2023. A Market Engagement event is scheduled for 6th November 2023, and a Second Stage Mini Competition will be launched around 5th December 2023 via the DPS route, offering a contract value of £8,500,000.

This procurement process by the Slough Borough Council provides opportunities for CQC registered domiciliary care agencies seeking to offer a range of support options to meet individual needs. Businesses that can provide CQC Domiciliary Care regulated activities and support for individuals in their own homes are well-suited to compete. The process involves participation in mini-competitions via a Dynamic Purchasing System, and interested parties need to register for specific Service Lots by certain deadlines to qualify for upcoming opportunities.

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Notice Title

Home Support Services Domiciliary Care, Personal Assistants/Replacement Care via Adult Social Care DPS Lots 5, 8, 20, 21 specified in Stage 1 of the DPS. (This will be a refresh of our current list )

Notice Description

Only CQC registered domiciliary care agencies to apply. A Market Engagement event will be held from 11:00-12:00 on Monday the 6th November 2023 for suppliers intending to participate and who are on the DPS.Qualification of Management and Delivery of Home Support (Domiciliary Care, Personal Assistants/Replacement Care) Services (via Adult Social Care DPS Lots 5, 8, 20, 21 specified in Stage 1 of the DPS.) Anyone intending to take part in the mini-competition must have applied for and been successful at the First Stage of the DPS. Please note that a Second Stage Mini Competition for this provision will be launched on or around the 5th December 2023 via the DPS route . Recommended deadline for participants to submit their completed SQ's if not already on the DPS and to be able to participate and be able to reasonably develop their tender is the 17th November 2023

Lot Information

Lot 1 - Generic services

A Market Engagement event will be held for suppliers intending to participate from 11:00-12:00 on ~Monday the 6 th November 2023. The meeting will be by invitation only. Please register your request to attend by emailing ASC.Commissioning@slough.gov.uk with DPS Support Event - Home Support Services in the subject line.We require your email address so that we may invite you to a Microsoft Teams meeting. You will then be emailed the Microsoft Teams invitation. We welcome SMEs as well as larger providers to join the DPS . The Mini Competition will appoint more than one provider. Slough Borough Council (SBC) is seeking providers of Home Support Services (Domiciliary Care/Personal Assistants/Replacement care) who can offer a range of support options to meet individual needs to register on its Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The service will include provision of CQC Domiciliary Care regulated activities and on occasion unregulated activities for the care and support of individuals in their own home, or on short breaks away from home and support for daytime activities based inside or outside the home. In order to be invited for upcoming mini competitions you must register for one or more Service Lots 5, 8, 20, 21 when completing your Stage 1 Selection Questionnaire (SQ). Please note that a Mini Competition for this provision will be launched on or around the 5th December 2023 via the DPS route. Recommended deadline for participants to submit their completed SQ's and to be able to participate and be able to reasonably develop their tender is 17th November 2023. Please submit your Selection Questionnaire (SQ) by or on 17th November 2023if you are interested to be qualified onto this particular opportunity which will be launched via the DPS on or around the 5th December 2023 with a view to competing in this and further competitions via this route to source. Once your SQ has been evaluated, you will be informed of the outcome. If you have been successful to be qualified onto Stage 1, you will automatically receive an invite to participate within the Stage 2 Mini Competition. If you do not submit your Stage 1 application by the 17th November 2023 this may mean your organisation will not be assessed in time to compete in the mini-competition. The SQ can be found and submitted via the SE Shared Services Portal. You will need to first download the SQ from the portal, complete it and then upload the completed SQ back onto the portal where indicated. If you have any queries or would like any support registering on to the DPS please contact ASC.Commissioning@slough.gov.uk . It is important that you register in good time as the processing of your application can take up to 10 working days. If a Tenderer proposes to enter into a Contract with the Authority, it must rely on its own enquiries and on the terms and conditions set out in the Contract(s) (as and when finally executed), subject to the limitations and restrictions specified in it. Neither the issue of this Prior Information Notice, nor any of the information presented in it, should be regarded as a commitment or representation on the part of the Authority (or any other person) to enter into a contractual arrangement.

Lot 2 - COVID 19 Response

Covid 19 Response - details will be published within the tender docs at time of issue of Mini Competition. Additional information: The Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement process at any point. The Council is not liable for any costs resulting from any cancellation of this procurement process or for any other costs incurred by those participating. The Bidder shall be expected to agree to Terms and Conditions prior to commencement of services. If the Council wishes to accept your quotation, you will be co

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040e63
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031265-2023
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
£8,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
22 Oct 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Archie Seth
Contact Email
archie.seth@slough.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE
Postcode
SL1 2EL
Post Town
Slough
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ15 Berkshire East
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Slough
Electoral Ward
Herschel Park
Westminster Constituency
Slough

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