This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

18 Jan 2024 at 00:00

Tender

31 May 2023 at 01:00

Summary of the contracting process

The West Lothian Council has awarded the "Care at Home Flexible Framework Agreement" contract to various suppliers for a total value of £5,620,920. The contracting process was completed on September 22, 2023. The contract is aimed at providing personal care services to enable individuals to reside in their own homes with quality of life and independence. The procurement stage is now in the award phase, and the service delivery mainly focuses on quality and price criteria.

The "Care at Home Flexible Framework Agreement" tender presents significant business opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operating in the care services sector. Businesses offering personal care, social and emotional support, and domiciliary care services would find this tender suitable for their operations. The contract duration is 2 years with the option to renew for additional periods, providing stable and potentially long-term business growth prospects for eligible suppliers.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Care at Home Flexible Framework Agreement

Notice Description

Care at Home services provide personal care, including social and emotional support to enable people to continue or resume residing in their own home. The purpose of the service is to ensure quality of life for the individual, while enabling them to retain independence, Successful delivery of the service involves putting the person at the center of the decisions about the way they live and the support they want to receive. The strategic aim of shifting the balance of care and 'Home First' is highly dependent on delivering the right care at the right time in the right place. Care at Home services are particularly important to ensuring that more care and support is delivered at home or closer to home rather than in hospitals or other clinical settings. The service landscape is complex and must also support the key principles associated with the Self-Direct Support legislation ensuring that service users and carers have choice and control over how their care is delivered.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Care at Home services provide personal care, including social and emotional support to enable people to continue or resume residing in their own home. The purpose of the service is to ensure quality of life for the individual, while enabling them to retain independence, Successful delivery of the service involves putting the person at the center of the decisions about the way they live and the support they want to receive. The strategic aim of shifting the balance of care and 'Home First' is highly dependent on delivering the right care at the right time in the right place. Care at Home services are particularly important to ensuring that more care and support is delivered at home or closer to home rather than in hospitals or other clinical settings. The service landscape is complex and must also support the key principles associated with the Self-Direct Support legislation ensuring that service users and carers have choice and control over how their care is delivered.

Renewal: Optional extension of 2 x 12 month periods

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000733384
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN496729
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,620,920 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
30 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Sep 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Contract is for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month periods.

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Lothian 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
LIVINGSTON
Postcode
EH54 6FF
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM14 West Lothian
Delivery Location
TLM78 West Lothian

Local Authority
West Lothian
Electoral Ward
Livingston South
Westminster Constituency
Livingston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
16
Supplier Names

Adigo Limited

All Care Services Ltd

Blessing Grace Limited t/a CURA

Bliss Care Soultions

Call-In Homecare

Care1 Professional Services LTD

Caring Hearts Limited

Cera Care Operations Scotland Ltd

Constance Care Limited

Direct care service limited

ION Care and Support Services Ltd

P4C Healthcare Ltd

Potters Health Care Ltd

Rainbow Services (UK) Ltd

SRS Care Solutions (Scotland) Limited

Wilta Health Solutions Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY479894
    Care at Home Flexible Framework Agreement - Care at Home services provide personal care, including social and emotional support to enable people to continue or resume residing in their own home. The purpose of the service is to ensure quality of life for the individual, while enabling them to retain independence, Successful delivery of the service involves putting the person at the center of the decisions about the way they live and the support they want to receive. The strategic aim of shifting the balance of care and 'Home First' is highly dependent on delivering the right care at the right time in the right place. Care at Home services are particularly important to ensuring that more care and support is delivered at home or closer to home rather than in hospitals or other clinical settings. The service landscape is complex and must also support the key principles associated with the Self-Direct Support legislation ensuring that service users and carers have choice and control over how their care is delivered.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN496729
    Care at Home Flexible Framework Agreement - Care at Home services provide personal care, including social and emotional support to enable people to continue or resume residing in their own home. The purpose of the service is to ensure quality of life for the individual, while enabling them to retain independence, Successful delivery of the service involves putting the person at the center of the decisions about the way they live and the support they want to receive. The strategic aim of shifting the balance of care and 'Home First' is highly dependent on delivering the right care at the right time in the right place. Care at Home services are particularly important to ensuring that more care and support is delivered at home or closer to home rather than in hospitals or other clinical settings. The service landscape is complex and must also support the key principles associated with the Self-Direct Support legislation ensuring that service users and carers have choice and control over how their care is delivered.

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