--- title: "Tender for the Provision of Shared Lives Services in Buckinghamshire" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4efbf144-9929-47df-9721-e2462e7f8f39" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4efbf144-9929-47df-9721-e2462e7f8f39" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4efbf144-9929-47df-9721-e2462e7f8f39.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4efbf144-9929-47df-9721-e2462e7f8f39.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2025-02-21" --- # Tender for the Provision of Shared Lives Services in Buckinghamshire Buyer: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4efbf144-9929-47df-9721-e2462e7f8f39 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4efbf144-9929-47df-9721-e2462e7f8f39) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4efbf144-9929-47df-9721-e2462e7f8f39.json) ## Summary Buckinghamshire Council is inviting tenders for the provision of Shared Lives Services, aimed at innovatively expanding support arrangements for individuals in Buckinghamshire. This procurement, classified under the health and social work services industry category, follows an open procedure exceeding threshold limits. The key stages of the procurement include the availability of tender documentation on 7th March 2025, with a bid submission deadline on 16th April 2025. The contract will commence on 1st October 2025, lasting for five years with an option for a two-year extension, and has an estimated value of GBP 10,538,000. The services required include Live-In, Short Break, and Day Support arrangements, with providers expected to be registered with the CQC for personal care and maintain membership with Shared Lives Plus. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses experienced in social care services, particularly those skilled in managing shared lives, supported lodgings, or fostering services. The emphasis on partnership with local authorities and service expansion aligns with the Council's goal to elevate Shared Lives as the preferred option for social care. SMEs and VCSEs are encouraged to compete, given their potential to offer innovative and personalised care solutions. Businesses that can recruit, train, and support a diversified pool of self-employed carers, meeting varied individual needs from mental health to physical disabilities, will find this tender particularly suitable for leveraging their expertise and expanding their service footprint in Buckinghamshire. ## Notice Buckinghamshire Council is seeking to contract with an innovative Provider to deliver and expand the Shared Lives Service in Buckinghamshire. The Provider will take over the existing service and work with the Council to realise it's growth ambitions to significantly increase the number of Live-In, Short Break and Day Support Arrangements available for Individuals over the next 5 -7 years. The Provider will implement a successful marketing strategy to recruit and train a pool of self-employed Carers who are able to deliver care and support services to Individuals with a wide range of social care and health needs who require varying intensities of support. The Provider should be able to demonstrate experience of managing a Shared Lives, supported lodgings or fostering service as well as strong partnership working with a Local Authority, particularly around service expansion. The Provider will aim to make Shared Lives the ' first choice' for Social Care Workers, Individuals and their Families in Buckinghamshire when considering types of care and support for an Individual. What is Shared Lives Shared Lives enable Individuals, with assessed eligible social care and health needs, the opportunity to live and/ or to be supported in the households of carefully selected, trained and approved Carers. Together, the person needing support, and the Carer, share the Carer's domestic, family and community life. The individuals will be supported and enabled by the Carer to achieve and maintain as much independence as possible and to live meaningful and fulfilling lives in line with their individual choices and ambitions. The Service supports a range of Individuals with varying levels of needs across a range of care cohorts including, but not limited to older people, people with mental health needs including dementia, those with a physical disability or sensory impairment, learning disabilities, autism, neurodivergences, care leavers, people recovering from addictions and people fleeing domestic violence. The Council requires the delivery of the following types of Shared Lives services: * Live-in: an Individual with support needs lives with a Carer and their family (this is sometimes referred to as "long term"). * Short Break: an Individual stays with their chosen Carer on a regular basis, from one night to several weeks. * Day Support: an Individual receives support from their Carer during the day. The Carer's home is used as a base for community activities. Contractual Conditions: The Provider must be registered with the CQC for the regulated activity of personal care. The Provider will maintain an annual membership to Shared Lives Plus for the Service and each Carer. The contract is for 5 years with a 2-year extension option. The start date of the contract will be 1st October 2025. TUPE may apply to this contract. Additional information: 1. The Council is conducting the procurement under Section 7 Regulations 74-76 Social and other Specific Services under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). An open procedure is being used. This tender aim is to provide the full tender documentation suite by the 7th March on the Council's portal www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk. Please note that this will allow bidders at least 30 days to review, ask clarification questions and submit their bids timely by the bid submission deadline of 16th April 2025. If there are any further delays in making the full tender documentation available we will in due course delay the bid submission deadline accordingly to ensure that bidders have at least 30 days to allow them to review, ask clarifications and submit their bids. 2. There is an option to extend the contract for a period of 24 months after the initial 5 year term. 3. The estimated value is for the 7 year period i.e. initial term of 5 years and 2 year extension option. 4. The estimated value does not include inflation. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6879aa44-8af8-46ea-aeba-8175c7fe3a87 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | 16 Apr 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £10,538,000 | | 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 | BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | AYLESBURY | | Post town | Hemel Hempstead | | Postcode | HP20 1UA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ13 Buckinghamshire | | Local authority | Buckinghamshire | | Electoral ward | Aylesbury North | | Westminster constituency | Aylesbury | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 21 Feb 2025 at 13:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6879aa44-8af8-46ea-aeba-8175c7fe3a87 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6879aa44-8af8-46ea-aeba-8175c7fe3a87 21st February 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - http://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006726-2025? 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