--- title: "HCC024/24- Provision of Carers Breaks Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d002133d-6066-4083-bc07-90e1ae16c830" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d002133d-6066-4083-bc07-90e1ae16c830" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d002133d-6066-4083-bc07-90e1ae16c830.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d002133d-6066-4083-bc07-90e1ae16c830.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - ADULT CARE SERVICES" published: "2024-05-01" --- # HCC024/24- Provision of Carers Breaks Services Buyer: HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - ADULT CARE SERVICES Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d002133d-6066-4083-bc07-90e1ae16c830 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d002133d-6066-4083-bc07-90e1ae16c830) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d002133d-6066-4083-bc07-90e1ae16c830.json) ## Summary The Hertfordshire County Council - Adult Care Services is inviting tenders for a countywide Framework Agreement to provide carer breaks services. The services aim to support carers in Hertfordshire by offering respite and assistance for adults with various needs. The procurement is currently in the Tender stage, with a deadline for submissions set for June 26, 2024. The contract is expected to run from March 1, 2025, to February 29, 2028. The procurement method is an Open Procedure with a value of approximately £14.6 million. This tender presents an opportunity for service providers registered with the Quality Care Commission to offer high-quality care services in Hertfordshire. Businesses providing home-help services, social work services, and related community services would be well-suited to compete for this contract. Small and medium-sized enterprises are encouraged to participate in this procurement process, which focuses on delivering innovative and creative care solutions to support carers and individuals with diverse care needs in the community. ## Notice Hertfordshire County Council (the 'Council') acting as lead commissioner on behalf of District funding partners wishes to procure a countywide Framework Agreement for a carer breaks service to support and provide respite for carers in Hertfordshire. Service Providers will be required to be registered with the Quality Care Commission (C Q C) and to maintain that registration throughout the duration of the Framework. The Service Provider must be able to demonstrate a commitment to maintaining and delivering high quality services for adults with a variety of needs and/or conditions and provide services where all aspects of a person's care are met. The Service Provider must provide services that meet the needs of the individual and are provided by competent staff in a way that supports the safety and security of the person supported. The Services will be responsive, reliable and maintain a person's dignity and respect at all times- be accessible and delivered with understanding and without discrimination. The Services will support Carers caring for an adult aged 18 and over who are ordinarily resident and living in Hertfordshire. -The Breaks Services- shall be open to anyone meeting these criteria and who has been assessed to meet the Council's eligibility criteria for unmet needs. This will include older adults (65 plus), adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism or people who have other Neurodiversity, or mental health conditions (including people who experience suicidal ideation). The services will include a range of provision to enable the carer to take a break from their caring role. This will include but is not limited to supporting the person they care for in their own home, supporting the person they care for to access community-based services, supporting the Carer and the person they care for to access the wider community. The Service aim is to allow people to live as independently as possible in their own home and communities. The Services will be pivotal in preventing people from going into bed-based services such as residential homes, hospital, or other formal care settings and to support Carers to continue in their caring role for as long as they wish to do so. The Service Provider will ensure that their delivery of Carers support services is part of a network of services, which is underpinned by partnership working with a wide range of agencies. These will include but not be limited to: Adult Care Services, Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board and Integrated Care System, Adult Community Health Services, Hertfordshire Care Providers Association and the Voluntary and Community Sector. The Service Provider will ensure that services delivered are innovative and creative both in terms of direct delivery and the use of community resources. The Framework will consist of the following Lots: Preventative Breaks... Additional information: Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to 'express interest' which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. Please see VI.3) Additional information for further information. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the e-Tendering system, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6f9ac40a-6a07-425b-8193-81b4518a3c1b | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | 26 Jun 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Mar 2025 - 29 Feb 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £14,600,000 | | 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 | HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL - ADULT CARE SERVICES | | Locality | HERTFORDSHIRE | | Post town | Stevenage | | Postcode | SG13 8DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire | | Local authority | East Hertfordshire | | Electoral ward | Hertford Castle | | Westminster constituency | Hertford and Stortford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85300000 - Social work and related services - 85310000 - Social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services - 98513310 - Home-help services ## Release History - 1 May 2024 at 14:09 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6f9ac40a-6a07-425b-8193-81b4518a3c1b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6f9ac40a-6a07-425b-8193-81b4518a3c1b 1st May 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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