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title: "Home First Services Framework Agreement (Home Based Care and Support Services)"
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# Home First Services Framework Agreement (Home Based Care and Support Services)

Buyer: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-aa76dd5c-71b1-462b-b198-8823a0d8baa4

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## Summary

The Nottinghamshire County Council is launching a tender for the "Home First Services Framework Agreement," aimed at providing short-term Home Based Care and Support Services throughout Nottinghamshire, excluding Nottingham City. This process falls under the health and social work services category and is currently at the Tender stage, with the deadline for submissions set for 22 November 2021. The total contract value is £300 million, and the selected provider will be expected to maintain a permanent office within Nottinghamshire and must be registered with the Care Quality Commission. The contract period will commence on 1 October 2022 and run until 30 September 2026.

This procurement offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in home care services, particularly those with prior experience in delivering similar services with a minimum annual contract value of £1.5 million. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to compete, as this framework may lead to further call-off contracts during its duration. Providers that demonstrate a proven track record in rapid response and reablement services will be well-positioned to benefit from this contract.

## Notice

Nottinghamshire County Council is seeking a single Provider to deliver a range of short-term Home Based Care and Support Services across the County of Nottinghamshire (excluding Nottingham City) using a Framework Agreement. The Framework will replace a similar Framework Agreement which is expiring and will be available for use by the following Commissioners: * Nottinghamshire County Council * NHS Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning Group * NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Group Bidders MUST have demonstrable experience of delivering services that are similar in scope and size to those described in the specification. This includes the delivery of Rapid Response Reablement services under contract to a Local Authority or Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), with a combined annual contract value of at least PS1.5m. The Provider must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to provide home care services for the duration of the Framework Agreement and Call-off Contracts. The Provider must also maintain a permanent office within Nottinghamshire. In addition to establishing the Framework Agreement the Council will enter into contracts for an initial 2 call-off orders for existing services: 1) Home First Response Service; Community Service (preventing admission to hospital or care home) and Hospital Discharge 2) 24-Hour Response Service Further work may be called off during the life of the Framework Agreement Additional information: Further Information available for project reference DN572837 available from www.eastmidstenders.org

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c515c45f-9199-4259-b8af-0cfca5d7f240 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Nov 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2022 - 30 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000,000 |
| 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 | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG2 7QP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF16 South Nottinghamshire |
| Local authority | Rushcliffe |
| Electoral ward | Trent Bridge |
| Westminster constituency | Rushcliffe |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2021 at 15:20 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c515c45f-9199-4259-b8af-0cfca5d7f240

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c515c45f-9199-4259-b8af-0cfca5d7f240
  15th October 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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