--- title: "Northamptonshire County Council Home Care Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-41f71640-726f-44cd-a1e8-fe9aa816856a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-41f71640-726f-44cd-a1e8-fe9aa816856a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41f71640-726f-44cd-a1e8-fe9aa816856a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41f71640-726f-44cd-a1e8-fe9aa816856a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2017-07-20" --- # Northamptonshire County Council Home Care Services Buyer: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-41f71640-726f-44cd-a1e8-fe9aa816856a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-41f71640-726f-44cd-a1e8-fe9aa816856a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41f71640-726f-44cd-a1e8-fe9aa816856a.json) ## Summary The Northamptonshire County Council is currently seeking registered home care organisations to become Lead Providers for home care services throughout the region. This tender, identified as LGSS001-DN288036-16568142, is part of a broader initiative to enhance support for older individuals and younger adults with disabilities, with an expected increase in spending on home care services exceeding £18 million annually. The procurement process is classified under the industry category of health and social work services and follows a selective (restricted) procedure. The deadline for submitting the Selection Questionnaire is set for 12 Noon on Monday, 21st August 2017, with contract services planned to commence from 1st April 2018 for a four-year term, potentially extendable by one year. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in home care services to expand their operations within Northamptonshire. The Council intends to award up to fifteen contracts, allowing providers to bid for multiple geographical Operational Zones, although each provider's contract allocation will be limited to ensure a diverse service provision. Companies that can demonstrate the capability to maintain sufficient staffing levels and respond to referrals are particularly well-suited to compete for this opportunity. The commitment of Northamptonshire County Council to invest over £1 million additionally into home care services signals a robust demand for quality service providers in this growing sector. ## Notice Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) is a large forward thinking local authority now inviting registered home care organisations to tender to become Lead Providers for Operational Zones across the county. The County Council spends over PS18 million per year on home care. The service expanded by 15% in the past year and we expect continued growth. Home care services provide vital support to older people and younger adults with disabilities within Northamptonshire, helping people to build and maintain their independence, and to remain living in their own home. The Council is moving forward with a new approach to better support people in their own homes and as part of these plans, will invest a further PS1 million plus in home care in order to support providers in delivering this vital service. This PS1 million plus is based on current home care volumes and represents a real increase to the sector. The Council aims to award fifteen (15) home care services contracts over a four- year-contract term with an option to extend for one additional year (one for each of the geographic Operational Zones in Northamptonshire). The contracts will be awarded to Lead Providers, who will achieve 70-80% of the available volume of home care in each Operational Zone. Providers may tender for as few/many Lots or Operational Zones within this tender process that they chose, however, the number of Operational Zones awarded to any single Provider will be limited. Providers will ensure sufficient staffing levels and will be expected to accept all referrals in their Operational Zones. Home care Providers currently operating under the NCC Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will continue in a secondary role in each Operational Zone. Successful Lead Providers will form a cohort of strategic Providers with the Council to ensure that good quality, easy to access, and speedily available provision will be put in place. The strengthened NCC brokerage service will work with Lead Providers to help people easily and quickly source home care services. Providers are encouraged and invited to tender to become a Lead Provider of the Authority. The Council is inviting Providers to tender for Operational Zones within a pre-set fixed Payment Rate. In order to apply, please log on the LGSS eSourcing Portal (https://procontract.due-north.com/). The Project reference is DN288036. All relevant documentation is available on the portal. The deadline for responding to the SQ (Selection Questionnaire) is 12 Noon on Monday 21st August 2017. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d38dc81-1bad-41f1-8f1c-cf6fbce03598 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Jul 2017 | | Submission deadline | 21 Aug 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2018 - 1 Apr 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £95,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | NORTHAMPTON | | Post town | Northampton | | Postcode | NN1 1ED | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire | | Local authority | West Northamptonshire | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Northampton North | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 20 Jul 2017 at 23:49 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d38dc81-1bad-41f1-8f1c-cf6fbce03598 - 20 Jul 2017 at 21:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d38dc81-1bad-41f1-8f1c-cf6fbce03598 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d38dc81-1bad-41f1-8f1c-cf6fbce03598 20th July 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk - https://procontract.due-north.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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