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Flexible Framework for the Provision of Care at Home for Adults and Older People

Fife Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

01 Jun 2023 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

16 Feb 2023 at 00:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Fife Council has awarded a contract for the "Flexible Framework for the Provision of Care at Home for Adults and Older People" under the buyer organisation Fife Council. The contract, valued at £71,620,124.00 GBP, was signed on 1st June 2023. The procurement stage was marked as "complete." This procurement, involving services in the "Social protection" category, aims to provide outcome-focused support to individuals in Fife. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and the buying organisation is located in Glenrothes, UK.

This tender presents significant business opportunities for care service providers of varying scales, from small and medium-sized enterprises to larger organisations. Companies with experience and commitment to working within self-directed support policies and approaches will find this tender suitable. The contracting process for the "Flexible Framework for Care at Home" aims to ensure access to quality support and emphasizes the individual's right to direct their care. The contract offers opportunities to deliver innovative services that promote individual outcomes, client preferences, and ordinary living, making it ideal for businesses focused on delivering personalised and high-quality care services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Flexible Framework for the Provision of Care at Home for Adults and Older People

Notice Description

The Fife Health and Social Care Partnership ("the Partnership"/H&SCP) requires to commission a Care at Home Service from a variety of external care providers. Fife's Health and Social Care Partnership is committed to personalisation and outcome-based services for individuals of all ages and abilities and is seeking to appoint a range of partner organisations to deliver outcome focused support to young people, adults and older people with a range of identified support needs throughout Fife, under a flexible Framework agreement.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Fife Health and Social Care Partnership ("the Partnership"/H&SCP) requires to commission a Care at Home Service from a variety of external care providers. Fife's Health and Social Care Partnership is committed to personalisation and outcome-based services for individuals of all ages and abilities and is seeking to appoint a range of partner organisations to deliver outcome focused support to young people, adults and older people with a range of identified support needs throughout Fife, under a flexible Framework agreement. Any partner organisations must be able to demonstrate experience and commitment to innovatively work with individuals within existing self-directed support policies and approaches. They must also evidence strong skills in working with families of individuals. Objectives for the Framework are to ensure that individuals have access to support that aspires to the highest level of quality and promotes the right of each individual to direct their own support. Key elements of success from desirable organisations include robust evidence of promoting and delivering: - personal preferences - fluctuating levels of required support - an organic service to reflect individual's achievement of outcomes -continuity and consistency in provision of individual outcome focussed support - creative approaches that ensure outcomes are developed which promote ordinary lives - innovative combinations of natural, paid and technological support - support that enables and supports approaches to risk The Provider will provide practical and personal care over 24 hours a day and 365 days a year to the Supported Person living in their own home and will be in line with the service aims and objectives specified within this document. The purpose of the Service Specification is to set out the minimum standards required to ensure that a consistent quality of service is provided to all Supported Persons who are assessed by the Partnership as requiring a Care at Home Service.. This Framework will be a flexible Framework which re-opens at regular periods throught the lifetime of the Contract.

Options: Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The contract will be for the period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to 12 months if requried.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000719291
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN479956
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award 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

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85300000 - Social work and related services

85310000 - Social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£17,905,031 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£71,620,124 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Jun 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Mar 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jun 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
There will be an ongoing requirement for external Care at Home Services, it is envisaged that the next time this will go out to full open tender will be 3 years (or 4 years with extension) after Contract award date. As this is a flexible framework this Contract will be re-opened at regular intervals throughout the Contract lifetime to allow new Care Providers to submit a bid to join the Framework.

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Fife Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLENROTHES
Postcode
KY7 5LT
Postcode Area
Kirkcaldy
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Delivery Location
TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Local Authority
Fife
Electoral Ward
Glenrothes Central and Thornton
Westminster Constituency
Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
27
Supplier Names

1st Homecare

ACS Care at Home

Avenue Care Services

Avicenna Care Ltd

Balmoral Homecare Ltd

Call-in Homecare Ltd

Capability Scotland

Care1 Professional Services LTD

Cera Care Operations Scotland Ltd

Constance Care Limited

EXCEL CARE Pvt Ltd

Gentle Hands healthCare limited

Gibson Training and Care Ltd

Heart Link Health Care Services Ltd

ION Care and Support Services Ltd

Intergrity Social Care Solutions

J.C.MICHAEL GROUPS LTD

Kenylink Services Ltd

Kingdom Support and Care CIC

LinkLiving Ltd

Mitchell & Murdoch Care Ltd.

Oran Homecare

Scotia Homecare Solutions Limited

Support and Social Care Network Ltd

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland

Thistle Care solutions

Time For You Care

Further Information

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