Notice Information
Notice Title
Supported Living Framework
Notice Description
Dudley MBC is inviting applications from qualified suppliers to be admitted to an Open Framework to provide Supported living Services. Supported living is to provide vulnerable people the opportunity to live independently in a home-like environment rather than in a residential care home. The purpose of the service is to offer tailored support, including help with daily tasks like managing finances or maintaining a home, enabling individuals to lead more fulfilling lives and achieve personal goals. The scope of this service will cover the following cohorts of Dudley residents. Primarily people aged 18-64 including people over 65. It will also include a range of disabilities. * Learning Disability & Autism * Mental Health * Physical Disability * Adults at Risk which may include forensic and crisis support. The framework will consist of 2 separate Lots.: * Lot 1 - Long-term care and support Lot 1 will respond to the needs of people requiring long-term care and support. * Lot 2 - Short-term intensive intervention support Lot 2 will respond to people who present with forensic / very challenging complex behaviour requiring specialist support from highly skilled and trained providers and/or where people present in short-term crisis. The Council reserves the right to use the powers available to it under Section 21 of the Procurement Act 2023 and Schedule 8, paragraph 1(a) of the Procurement Act 2023. This includes the Council's ability under Section 21 PA23 to issue tender notices and associated tender documents as required for the lawful conduct of the procurement process, as well as its ability under Schedule 8, paragraph 1(a) PA23 to make permitted contract modifications without commencing a new procurement procedure, where such modifications meet the statutory conditions.
Lot Information
Lot 1 - Long-term care and support
Lot 1 will respond to the needs of people requiring long-term care and support.
Renewal: Option to extend for +5 years
Lot 2 - Short-term intensive intervention supportLot 2 will respond to people who present with forensic / very challenging complex behaviour requiring specialist support from highly skilled and trained providers and/or where people present in short-term crisis.
Renewal: Option to extend for +5 years
Planning Information
This is not a call for competition, but information regarding upcoming procurement. Information regarding the Indicative timeline: Publish Tender - End of February 2026 Closing Date - End of March 2026 Evaluation/Moderation: June 2026 Award Letters: October 2026 Standstill: December 2026 Framework Live: May 2027 Information regarding Lots within the Framework: Lot 1 Meets the long-term care and support needs of people with a range of disabilities, facilitating a pathway to greater independence by reducing dependency on paid support. Lot 2 Will include people in crisis, with a recent history of multiple placement breakdowns, at high risk of admission/re-admission to locked or secure services, with a high risk of offending/re-offending. Short Term Intensive Intervention which has a screening tool to ensure only people that meet the criteria for the service can access the Lot 2 support. Maximum period for tier 2 support is 2 years; it is decided via MDT against the Tier Criteria and outcomes, so could be any period up to but not exceeding 2 years. Framework is for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for 5 years. Calls offs from the framework will be awarded via direct award and mini competitions,
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059985
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026394-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- 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
85300000 - Social work and related services
85310000 - Social work services
85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £304,166,666 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Mar 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Apr 20261 day to go
- Future Notice Date
- 14 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 29 Apr 2027 - 29 Apr 2030 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DUDLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DUDLEY
- Postcode
- DY1 1HF
- Post Town
- Dudley
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG36 Dudley
- Delivery Location
- TLG36 Dudley
-
- Local Authority
- Dudley
- Electoral Ward
- St. James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Dudley
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026394-2026
23rd March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016607-2026
24th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013407-2026
13th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056227-2025
12th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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