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title: "Home Care including Carers Home Based Respite Services in Staffordshire"
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# Home Care including Carers Home Based Respite Services in Staffordshire

Buyer: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c4d79709-beb9-4a4e-a80a-fbfb70192aa6

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## Summary

The public procurement process titled "Home Care including Carers Home Based Respite Services in Staffordshire" is initiated by Staffordshire County Council, aiming to provide home care services for carers assessed with support needs. This procurement falls within the health and social work services category and is located in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. The procurement is currently in the Award stage, having been published on 20th January 2021 and concluding the tender period on 5th March 2021. The contract will commence on 1st September 2021 and run for a minimum of four years, with a value estimated at £506 million, allowing for further extensions as necessary.

This contract presents considerable opportunities for businesses in the health and social care sector, particularly those capable of delivering home-based care and respite services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited to participate in this tender. The flexible Platform Agreement format under the Light Touch Regime also allows businesses to adapt and innovate services, potentially improving care outcomes for users while expanding their market reach.

## Notice

The Council are commissioning 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). The Platform Agreement duration will be flexible and will be in place for a minimum of no less than 4 years from 1st September 2021 - 31st August 2025 with the option to extend by 3 x 12 months to 31st August 2028. No later than 1st September 2024, the Council will review its intentions for any future extension to the Platform Agreement and will notify Suppliers of any future extension period of the Platform Agreement. Any further future extensions will be notified to the Suppliers no less than 6 months prior to the expiry of any future extension period. Should the Platform Agreement be extended following the minimum Platform Agreement period and should the total estimated Platform Agreement value range be exceeded then the documentation will be updated in line with Public Contract Regulations 2015. 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/4faa4ba5-1461-435e-a81e-70e9d3575f08 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Jul 2021 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2021 - 31 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £506,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £200,000,000 |
| 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 | 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PLEASE SEE WEBLINK TO SUPPLIERS AWARDED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2021 at 15:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4faa4ba5-1461-435e-a81e-70e9d3575f08
- 24 Feb 2021 at 08:07 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a0821158-009f-40f0-b9ad-bf0f74c72d16
- 20 Jan 2021 at 14:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a0821158-009f-40f0-b9ad-bf0f74c72d16

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4faa4ba5-1461-435e-a81e-70e9d3575f08
  13th August 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a0821158-009f-40f0-b9ad-bf0f74c72d16
  24th February 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/684fe70e-dbd3-4ed6-9cc2-050f05399a20
  IA2063 Lots awarded for 1st September 2021

## Notice URLs

- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
- https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Business/Procurement/DPS-Contract-Award-Notices/Home-Care-Including-Respite-and-Sitting-Services.aspx
- https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Business/Procurement/DPS-Contract-AwardNotices/Home-Care-Including-Respite-and-Sitting-Services.aspx

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