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title: "Community Based Support Services"
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published: "2017-07-18"
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# Community Based Support Services

Buyer: CORNWALL COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-983a8444-0046-4b68-85b3-9f71c1b8f752

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## Summary

Cornwall Council is currently seeking providers for a contract titled "Community Based Support Services" within the health and social work services category. This active tender is at the open procurement stage and is valued at £12 million. The tender period concludes on 5th September 2017, with the contract expected to commence on 1st April 2018 and run until 31st March 2022. Services are to be delivered in the region of South West England, specifically at Cornwall Council's address in Truro.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that can demonstrate flexible and outcome-focused service delivery models. Providers will need to address the critical outcomes specified by Cornwall Council, which include enhancing quality of life, delaying the need for care, ensuring positive experiences of care, and safeguarding vulnerable adults. Businesses with expertise in health and social services, particularly those who can innovate in service delivery, would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract.

## Notice

Cornwall Council is commissioning services that deliver community based day support. The contract will be outcome focused. This means that Cornwall Council will not be prescribing a specific delivery model. Providers will need an operating model that will achieve outcomes that are appropriate for the individual attending the service. Cornwall Council aims to commission services that deliver better outcomes for individuals, and recognise that the service needs to be flexible and adaptable in order to meet this effectively. Providers need to demonstrate how their service will deliver against the four central outcomes: 1. Ensuring quality of life for people with care and support needs 2. Delaying and reducing the need for care and support 3. Ensuring that people have a positive experience of care and support 4. Safeguarding adults whose circumstances make them vulnerable and protect them from avoidable harm

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/387f4e9c-e7f8-4923-afef-f1318f1743b9 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| 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 | 18 Jul 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Sep 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2018 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £12,000,000 |
| 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 | CORNWALL COUNCIL |
| Locality | TRURO |
| Post town | Truro |
| Postcode | TR1 3AY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Truro Boscawen & Redannick |
| Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 18 Jul 2017 at 13:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/387f4e9c-e7f8-4923-afef-f1318f1743b9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/387f4e9c-e7f8-4923-afef-f1318f1743b9
  18th July 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=c9826580-92fe-e611-80dd-005056b64545
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## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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