--- title: "Northamptonshire County Council - Older Persons' Residential and Nursing Home Services DPS" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-59befdc7-845c-444c-a710-50e130483670" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-59befdc7-845c-444c-a710-50e130483670" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-59befdc7-845c-444c-a710-50e130483670.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-59befdc7-845c-444c-a710-50e130483670.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2018-10-02" --- # Northamptonshire County Council - Older Persons' Residential and Nursing Home Services DPS Buyer: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-59befdc7-845c-444c-a710-50e130483670 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-59befdc7-845c-444c-a710-50e130483670) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-59befdc7-845c-444c-a710-50e130483670.json) ## Summary The procurement process involves Northamptonshire County Council, which is re-opening the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Older Persons' Residential and Nursing Home Services. This opportunity falls under the health and social work services category, with a total value of £5,000,000. The procurement is currently in the 'Tender' stage, and applications must be submitted by 14:00 on Tuesday, 16th October 2018, to participate. Contracts under this DPS will begin on 17th October 2018 and continue until 31st August 2021. The services will be provided within the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom. The procurement method is an open procedure aimed at a broad range of service providers. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in residential and nursing home services, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Companies that can offer affordable and quality care solutions which align with the local Council's expected payment rates will be well-positioned to compete. Additionally, providers interested in accepting block contract requirements for interim beds at the end of October 2018 must be part of this DPS, creating further avenues for engagement with the Council's preferred provider system. ## Notice Northamptonshire County Council is re-opening the DPS (Dynamic Purchasing System) for Older Persons' Residential and Nursing Home Services please see OJEU notice for details - https://ted.europa.eu/TED/notice/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:157547-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML and is now inviting Providers to apply in order to be accepted onto the DPS. The DPS is a Light Touch Regime DPS is therefore opened in tranches; applications for this tranche must be uploaded onto the Portal by 14:00 hrs Tuesday 16th October 2018. Please note that if you have already been accepted on the DPS, you do not need to re-apply. The Council has been moving forward with a new approach since the DPS was originally set up to support residential and nursing placements through Preferred Provider and brokerage systems. The new brokerage service has been working with Preferred Providers to help older people easily and quickly source care of their choice that is of good quality, local and affordable. Providers are asked to apply to the DPS to become a Preferred Provider of the Council. Preferred Providers will be those that contract for, and make available affordable residential and nursing beds, in relation to the local Council's Expected to Pay Rate. PLEASE NOTE: The Council is looking to use the DPS in order to source interim beds on block contracts at the end of October 2018; mini competitions will be carried out with Providers who have been accepted onto the DPS for those requirements; Providers who wish to apply for those mini competitions must be on the DPS or apply at the latest by 14:00 hrs Tuesday 16th October 2018. Please ignore the dates shown on the Contract dates. This Round will be open until 1400 hrs Tuesday 16th October 2018. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b8d62e2-9b94-48b4-b028-307fa5172429 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Oct 2018 | | Submission deadline | 16 Oct 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Oct 2018 - 31 Aug 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £5,000,000 | | 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 - 2 Oct 2018 at 15:42 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b8d62e2-9b94-48b4-b028-307fa5172429 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b8d62e2-9b94-48b4-b028-307fa5172429 2nd October 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://ted.europa.eu/TED/notice/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:157547-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML - https://www.lgss.co.uk/about/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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