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title: "CP1997-20 Short-term Blocks Personal Care"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# CP1997-20 Short-term Blocks Personal Care

Buyer: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d463badc-8e72-4fa3-aadf-61aebf60ca5c

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## Summary

Devon County Council is conducting a procurement for the "CP1997-20 Short-term Blocks Personal Care" contract within the social care industry, aimed at enhancing personal care services in rural locations of Devon. The procurement process is currently at the award stage, with the contract value set at £550,000. The contract period is scheduled to commence on 20th January 2021 and conclude on 9th June 2021, while the tender period ended on 23rd December 2020. Businesses should note the specified region for this contract is the South West of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector organisations (VCSEs) to expand their service offerings in personal care. Companies that specialise in home-based support, including those able to provide double-handed care and a range of additional services, will be particularly well-suited to compete. Through this short-term block contracting approach, successful bidders can establish a foothold in the local market and potentially transition to ongoing care contracts upon completion of the block arrangements.

## Notice

In certain specific circumstances due to the needs of the Service User the Provider may be asked to provide additional home-based support services e.g. shopping, preparation of meals and cleaning. Devon County Council is procuring a number of small block contract arrangements for Personal Care in particular locations with Devon. These packages of care are typically required in rural locations and may also require double-handed care. To assist the market in being able to respond to these unmet demands, the Council is commissioning small volume block contracts as short-term intervention to 'seed' capacity in the local market. The block contracts will have the following features: * To provide the regulated activity 'personal care' in the individuals own home. This may include double handed care packages. * The block volumes will represent additional commissioning. Providers will not be permitted to incorporate existing business into short-term block volume arrangements under the terms of this contract. * It is expected that packages of care commissioned through the short-term block contract vehicle will pass to a provider's core-business on the personal care standard banded rate contract upon termination of the block contract arrangement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f3bf25ff-b916-4c0b-93de-886d4fa82bac |
| 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 | 21 Jan 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Dec 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Jan 2021 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2021 - 23 May 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £550,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £550,000 |
| 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 | DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 4QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Newtown and St Leonard's |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | AXE VALLEY HOME CARE; HELPING HANDS; NETWORK HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE; TFS HEALTHCARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 21 Jan 2021 at 09:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f3bf25ff-b916-4c0b-93de-886d4fa82bac
- 8 Dec 2020 at 16:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65bb8bff-0865-4d0c-82ab-fb75f496232e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f3bf25ff-b916-4c0b-93de-886d4fa82bac
  21st January 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65bb8bff-0865-4d0c-82ab-fb75f496232e
  8th December 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=cb83ef7a-9730-eb11-8105-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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