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title: "Contract for Supported Living Services"
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buyer: "DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# Contract for Supported Living Services

Buyer: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-900167d4-2af6-4663-b16d-ff6079caddcb

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the Durham County Council, which is seeking providers for a contract titled "Contract for Supported Living Services". This contract falls under the health and social work services category and is located in the North East region of England. The current stage of this procurement is complete, following an open procedure, with the tender having closed on 19 March 2018. The total value of the contract is £24,000,000, set to commence on 1 August 2018 and run until 31 July 2022.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) specialising in health and social care services. Companies that can deliver supported living services and domiciliary care for individuals with eligible needs would be well-suited to compete in this tender process. Interested parties may bid for individual Lots or combinations thereof, thereby allowing flexible engagement with a variety of service provisions.

## Notice

This contract is for the provision of care and support in supported living services, including domiciliary care to individuals with eligible needs. The Council currently provides direct care and support to 34 separate supported living properties through its in-house provider, County Durham Care & Support (CDCS) and a small number of external Providers. These properties can provide accommodation for a total of 124 service users. The Council has decided that this care and support service will be transferred to alternative provider(s) through a competitive tender process. Please note this Contract will be divided into separate Lots and interested parties may bid for a Lot, a combination of Lots or all Lots. The Council requires Providers to be able to provide Supported Living Services for the services users as per the specification within each individual Lot that they are bidding for. Please access the tender documents for full details of the tender.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a6ea3a0-d770-4003-9f06-cf122c4b2ba5 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Apr 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Mar 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Apr 2018 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2018 - 31 Jul 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £24,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £15,148,761 |
| 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 | DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5UL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Neville's Cross |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | YS SERVICES LTD OPERATING AS EMBRACING CARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 24 Apr 2018 at 13:31 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a6ea3a0-d770-4003-9f06-cf122c4b2ba5
- 15 Feb 2018 at 16:57 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a6ea3a0-d770-4003-9f06-cf122c4b2ba5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a6ea3a0-d770-4003-9f06-cf122c4b2ba5
  15th February 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.durham.gov.uk

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