This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

01 Nov 2024 at 00:00

Tender

15 Dec 2023 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

Fife Council, located in Glenrothes, UK, is overseeing the procurement process for the re-opening of the Flexible Framework for the Provision of Care at Home for Adults and Older People. This initiative falls under the Social Protection industry category and involves the Fife Health and Social Care Partnership. The open procedure, which seeks to commission a variety of external care providers to deliver personalised, outcome-focused care services, has a tender submission deadline of 19 January 2024, with the framework commencement date slated for 01 March 2024. The overall contract value is estimated at £17,905,031 and the procurement process involves a detailed review of electronic submissions.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for both large and small enterprises, especially those specialising in healthcare and social services. The flexible framework agreement allows new providers to regularly submit bids, broadening the market access. SMEs and large organisations with proven expertise in delivering high-quality, personalised care, and those with innovative approaches to supporting varied individual care needs, would find this tender particularly well-suited. Businesses offering continuity, consistency, and creative solutions in healthcare support, through a mix of natural, paid, and technological means, are primed to compete effectively in this procurement process.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Re-opening of the 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. This Framework commenced on 1st June 2023, and is being re-opened to allow new Care at Home Providers to bid for a place on the Framework.

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 throughout the lifetime of the Contract. This is th first re-opening period.

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 from 01/06/2023 with the option to extend for up to 12 months if required. It is estimated that Providers awarded a place on the framework at this re-opening will join the Framework from 01/03/2024.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000751706
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV517354
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
£7,162,124 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Nov 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
19 Jan 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Mar 20242 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

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
16
Supplier Names

Ark Housing Association Ltd

Blessing Grace Limited t/a CURA

Blue Star St Andrews Ltd

Busy Bees Care Limited

CLUARAN HCS LIMITED

Cogent Healthcare Ltd

Firstcare Solutions Ltd

Kingdom Support and Care CIC

Love@care Ltd

P4C Healthcare Ltd

Plum Tree Care LTd

Prestige Nursing (Scotland) Ltd

Rhema Healthcare Solutions t/a AllCare Providers

Roundstone Quality Homecare LTD

Tayem Care Service Ltd

Wellness Social Care Services Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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