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title: "Cambridgeshire County Council Home and Community Support Services"
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# Cambridgeshire County Council Home and Community Support Services

Buyer: CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-34e2abbe-bfd2-4297-a2c5-d8dd20a9adb9

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## Summary

The Cambridgeshire County Council is currently inviting tenders for the "Home and Community Support Services," aimed at residents in Cambridgeshire and parts of Hertfordshire eligible for social care and NHS Continuing Health Care. This procurement process is being conducted under a 'pseudo-DPS' framework initiated on 1st November 2017, with the tender period closing on Thursday, 22nd February 2018. The total budget allocated for this service is £300 million, and the successful contracts will cover a contract period from 12th March 2018 to 31st October 2027. Services will be delivered primarily in the East of England.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those with experience in providing support to a wide range of individuals, including the elderly, those with disabilities, and patients requiring live-in care. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to apply, as the criteria are designed to include providers that meet necessary qualifications, thus enabling competition amongst a diverse range of service providers in this vital sector.

## Notice

Tenders are invited for the supply of Home and Community Support Services. The service is for all residents of Cambridgeshire who are identified as having eligible social care needs and all residents of Cambridgeshire and Royston in Hertfordshire where individuals are registered with a Cambridgeshire GP, and are eligible for NHS fully funded Continuing Health Care (CHC) and Joint Funded Health Care from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG. The Authorityhas set up a 'pseudo-DPS' under the Light Touch Regulations. The DPS started on the 1st November 2017. Full details are contained in the tender documents. The scope of the services includes: older adults, adults of all ages with organic and/or functional mental health problems, people who may be physically frail or with physical disabilities, people who have sensory loss, people who are entering the end stages of life, people with learning disabilities, people with autism, people with cognitive impairment, children and young people, people who are entitled to Continuing Health Care Funding, rapid hospital discharge and transition, delegated health tasks, live-in (24hr) care. All Potential Providers that meet the minimum requirements of the ITT will be accepted on to the DPS. The DPS will then re-open every three months (or other intervals at the Authority's discretion). *IMPORTANT* - this round of the DPS is open until 12noon on Thursday 22nd February 2018. Submissions will not be accepted after this date and time. The Authority will call-off the DPS in order to award individual Service Agreements. The call-off procedures are set out in the tender documents. To access the tender documents please register an interest on the LGSS eSourcing Portal (www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cd5c65a-d07a-4b00-9e23-d5bd73611de8 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Feb 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Feb 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Aug 2017 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2017 - 1 Nov 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £300,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Post town | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB3 0AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Cambridge |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Cambridge |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 76 |
| Supplier names | A CLASS CARE; ACTION FOR CHILDREN SERVICES; APOLLO HOME HEALTHCARE; ATLAS CARE SERVICE; AUGUSTA CARE; AVENUES EAST; AVICAN SUPPORT; AXIOM HOUSING ASSOCIATION; BEAUMONT HEALTHCARE; BLUE LANTERN CARE AGENCY; BROOKDALE HEALTHCARE; CAERUS CARE; CAMBRIDGE CARE; CAMBRIDGE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD ALSO KNOWN AS CHS GROUP; CARE BY US; CARETECH COMMUNITY SERVICES; CAREWATCH CARE SERVICES; CASTLEROCK RECRUITMENT GROUP; CENTRA CARE AND SUPPORT, REGISTERED AS CIRCLE CARE AND SUPPORT L; CF CONTACT AND SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED (CFCSS; CHRIST CARE; CHRISTIES CARE; CONNECT NURSING; CONSENSUS COMMUNITY SUPPORT; CORDERCARE; DIAMOND RESOURCING PLC T/A BETTER HEALTHCARE SERVICES; DUNAMIS SOCIAL CARE; EJC GROUP; ENGLISH ROSE CARE; FOUR OAKS HEALTHCARE; FUTURE COMMUNITY CARE SOLUTIONS; GP HOMECARE LTD T/A RADIS COMMUNITY CARE; GUYATT HOUSE CARE; HALES GROUP; HEMPSTEAD CARE; HFT BEDFORDSHIRE; HH CARE; HOLISTIC HEALTH & SUPPORT LTD (T/A BLUEBIRD CARE (CAMBRIDGE; HUNTINGDON MENCAP SOCIETY; INTERSERVE HEALTHCARE; J&M CARE; JORDAN XAVIER LTD THREE COUNTIES CARE SERVICES; K2 CARE; KAY CARE SERVICES LTD (COZYCARE; KWIKFIX RECRUITMENT SERVICES; LILYROSE CARE GROUP; MARINA IVANOVA KATSAROVA MK WORLDWIDE; MEARS CARE; MIDAS CARE; MIDCO CARE; MIHOMECARE; MULTI-CARE COMMUNITY SERVICES; NESTOR PRIMECARE SERVICES LIMITED (T/A ALLIED HEALTH SERVICES; NURSDOC; PAPWORTH TRUST; PASSION CARE STAFFING; QUALITY HOME CARE ANGLIA; REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT; ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY; SAHARA COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES; SERMAW LIMITED T/A SPN HEALTHCARE; SOLARY; SPRINGFIELD CARE LIMITED (T/A COMFORCARE SENIOR SERVICES; THE CARE STAFF CONSULTING LTD T/A TCS; THE EDMUND TRUST; THE ENCOUNTER GROUP (ENCOUNTER LIVE-IN CARE SPECIALISTS; THE REGARD PARTNERSHIP; THERA EAST ANGLIA; TRINITY CARESTAFF SOLUTIONS; TRIPLE HOME CARE; VERAFRANK AJI LTD (T/A BLUEBIRD CARE NEWMARKET & FENLAND; VOYAGE 1 LIMITED T/A VOYAGE CARE; VP COMMUNITY CARE (T/A VP FORENSIC; WEST ANGLIA CROSSROADS CARING FOR CARERS; WESTMINSTER HOMECARE; WILSONPARKER LTD T/A AVAILL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 1 Feb 2018 at 11:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cd5c65a-d07a-4b00-9e23-d5bd73611de8
- 5 Jun 2017 at 14:08 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21c88114-bf5d-465a-a499-90f0d225a819
- 10 Mar 2017 at 17:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ea6b005-640b-4ecb-87c5-32fcaa040cde

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cd5c65a-d07a-4b00-9e23-d5bd73611de8
  1st February 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ea6b005-640b-4ecb-87c5-32fcaa040cde
  5th September 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21c88114-bf5d-465a-a499-90f0d225a819
  5th June 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=c07f5598-b004-e711-80dd-005056b64545
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## Notice URLs

- http://www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk

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