--- title: "Home Care including carers home based respite services in Staffordshire Staffordshire County Council" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8dd8a195-b12a-4869-adc1-43e990336dd4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8dd8a195-b12a-4869-adc1-43e990336dd4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8dd8a195-b12a-4869-adc1-43e990336dd4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8dd8a195-b12a-4869-adc1-43e990336dd4.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2021-11-03" --- # Home Care including carers home based respite services in Staffordshire Staffordshire County Council Buyer: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8dd8a195-b12a-4869-adc1-43e990336dd4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8dd8a195-b12a-4869-adc1-43e990336dd4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8dd8a195-b12a-4869-adc1-43e990336dd4.json) ## Summary The Staffordshire County Council is seeking tender submissions for a contract titled "Home Care including carers home based respite services." This procurement falls under the health services industry category and takes place in Staffordshire, West Midlands. The tender is currently in the active stage, with submissions due by 3rd December 2021. The contract period is set to begin on 1st April 2022 and will last until 31st August 2028, with a total estimated value of £506 million. The procurement method is open, and it is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime. This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for companies engaged in health and social care services, particularly those specialising in home care and respite services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) within these sectors are well-suited to compete for this contract. Engaging in this tender may allow businesses to expand their service offerings and establish long-term relationships with local authorities in Staffordshire. ## Notice In September 2021 the Council commissioned Care in the home services including a Carers home and community respite service across Staffordshire for Carers who have been assessed as having support needs Respite Care and support enables Carers to take a break from their caring role and evidence suggests that this can help to achieve positive health, wellbeing and quality of life outcomes for Carers. Fewer Carers experienced mental health problems if they had taken a break since beginning their caring role. The purpose of Care in the home and Carers home and community respite Services are to enable Service Users to remain in their own homes, living as independently as possible and to achieve and maintain their autonomy, independence, personal identity and assessed outcomes. This Procurement is a 'flexible Platform Agreement' which will be commissioned under the Light Touch Regime (implemented through Regulations 74-77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015). As stated in the original contract this Platform Agreement will be re-opened from time to time. This re-opening tender opportunity is to allow prospective Providers the opportunity to apply to join the Platform Agreement. Please note that during the Platform Agreement period, should a Provider who has already been awarded to a specific Platform Lot and sub lots and has enough capacity to operate within an additional Contract Zone sub lot, there is no requirement for the Provider to resubmit at the next opening of the Platform Agreement. The Provider must notify the Authorised Officer and as long as there is no contractual reason why (i.e. where there may be performance issues) then this may be permissible under the Platform Agreement terms and conditions. However, should a Provider be awarded to Platform Lot A Standard Homecare and not Platform Lot B Non-Standard Homecare or Platform Lot C Respite & Sitting Service and wish to be considered for Platform Lot B or Platform Lot C they must wait until the next Platform Agreement reopening and submit a completed ITT for that relevant Platform Lot. This submission will be evaluated in line with the evaluation process and criteria detailed in the tender documents. Tender documentation and full details of lotting breakdown can be obtained from fhttps://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bab9a93e-9bdf-4b9d-a7e1-ca1ac4eb9cd6 | | 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 | 3 Nov 2021 | | Submission deadline | 3 Dec 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £506,000,000 | | 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 | STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | STAFFORD | | Post town | Stoke-on-Trent | | Postcode | ST16 2DH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire | | ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC | | Local authority | Stafford | | Electoral ward | Forebridge | | Westminster constituency | Stafford | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 3 Nov 2021 at 19:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bab9a93e-9bdf-4b9d-a7e1-ca1ac4eb9cd6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bab9a93e-9bdf-4b9d-a7e1-ca1ac4eb9cd6 3rd November 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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