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title: "Care and Support at Home - Tier 1"
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# Care and Support at Home - Tier 1

Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-88c2f3b0-dea0-4b43-a716-b1d971b0ec92

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## Summary

The Hampshire County Council is conducting a procurement process titled "Care and Support at Home - Tier 1", aimed at securing domiciliary care services within the health and social work sector. This tender was initiated under the Help to Live at Home Open Framework, with the tender period closing on 8th May 2018. The awarded contracts have an initial term running until 30th June 2025, with potential extensions available. The procurement is structured to receive tenders for various geographical zones in the South East of England, allowing providers to compete based on price and quality criteria.

This procurement presents a significant opportunity for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) aiming to expand their services in the domiciliary care sector. With a total procurement value estimated between £1 and £407.7 million depending upon service demand, businesses that can offer competitive hourly rates and high-quality responses to the tender criteria will be particularly well-positioned to benefit. Potential bidders will need to demonstrate capacity for scale, as well as the ability to provide services effectively across the designated zones.

## Notice

This was a call-off run under the Help to Live at Home Open Framework, and was available to all providers who had been accepted onto the framework. The call off was published on the 23rd March and closed on the 8thMay, This was the only opportunity to be a Tier 1 provider unless any contract was not awarded or is terminated early The Council have divided the County in 15 geographical zones and were seeking domiciliary care providers to work in these areas. Providers were able to submit tenders for as many zones as they wanted to. The call off was evaluate on the basis of most economically advantageous tender with 35% of the marks based on the providers hourly rate for the zone and the other 65% based on their responses to quality questions. The contracts have an initial term through to the 30th June 2025 and include options to extend by up to a further two years. Tier 1 provider will receive all referrals first, any packages of care they do not accept will be referred to the tier 2 providers in that zone. There are no guarantees of number of referrals being made or the number of packages any provider will accept. The total value of the procurement has been set at PS1 to PS407,700,000 on the basis it is unknown how many packages of care will be placed at Tier 1. The maximum value is based on the Council's annual spend on domiciliary care in 2017/18 multiplied by the life of the contract. The value for individual contracts is estimated at 1/15th of this value

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/813e19ac-8e47-49a2-9052-971cdc2c0729 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - call-off from a light touch vehicle |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Sep 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 8 May 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Jul 2018 |
| Contract period | 22 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £407,700,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | WINCHESTER |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO23 8ZB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire |
| Local authority | Winchester |
| Electoral ward | St Michael |
| Westminster constituency | Winchester |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | ALEXANDER'S CARE & SUPPORT; ALL CARE (GB; APEX PRIME CARE; ENTHUSE CARE; GP HOMECARE LIMITED T/A RADIS COMMUNITY CARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 19 Sep 2018 at 09:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/813e19ac-8e47-49a2-9052-971cdc2c0729

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/813e19ac-8e47-49a2-9052-971cdc2c0729
  19th September 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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