--- title: "2223-0170 Home Care Flexible Framework" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e56ebb04-7769-452a-aa7d-bcdaa9232da6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e56ebb04-7769-452a-aa7d-bcdaa9232da6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e56ebb04-7769-452a-aa7d-bcdaa9232da6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e56ebb04-7769-452a-aa7d-bcdaa9232da6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ISLINGTON COUNCIL" published: "2023-04-20" --- # 2223-0170 Home Care Flexible Framework Buyer: ISLINGTON COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e56ebb04-7769-452a-aa7d-bcdaa9232da6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e56ebb04-7769-452a-aa7d-bcdaa9232da6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e56ebb04-7769-452a-aa7d-bcdaa9232da6.json) ## Summary The Islington Council is inviting tenders for the "2223-0170 Home Care Flexible Framework" procurement process in the Health and social work services category. The procurement stage is currently as a tender, with a deadline for submissions on June 14, 2023. The contract period is set to start on April 1, 2024, and end on April 1, 2032. The total contract value is £170 million, and the procurement method is specified as "Other". The buying organisation is Islington Council based in London, United Kingdom. This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses involved in health and social work services to participate in providing home care services in Islington. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to apply. The procurement process aims to promote fair pay and good conditions for the care workforce while delivering value for money by managing demand effectively. Businesses that can offer personalised, strengths-based approaches to maximise wellbeing and independence for residents are well-suited to compete in this tender. ## Notice Home care is a key component of Islingtons Adult Social Care vision to support residents to live healthy, fulfilling and independent lives, maximising independence and connecting them with their community, ensuring equality and fairness throughout. Home Care, also known as Domiciliary Care, covers a wide range of activities, including but not limited to, personal care, reablement, support with medication and household tasks to support people with long term care needs in the community. Residents may require these services for a short period to recover from illness or injury for example, or for a longer period to allow them to remain safe, independent and living in their own home. Our ambitions for Home Care centres around four key areas Improving outcomes for residents through a personalised, strengths based approach that maximises wellbeing and independence for all Ensuring capacity within high quality provision able to meet diverse needs and fluctuations in demand Driving a more inclusive economy through fair pay and good conditions for the care workforce, and community wealth building Delivering greater value for money by better managing demand, preventing or delaying escalation of need To enable an integrated approach to home care, through locality based provision the borough will be divided three localities, North, South and Central. The framework agreement has two lots Lot 1 locality providers Lot 2 providers of individual packages of care Providers can only apply for one lot, either Lot 1 or Lot 2. As the value of the contract is above the threshold for wider advertising of the opportunity, a Contract Notice will be published on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender FTS. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the PCR. The procurement is subject to the light touch regime under Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services of Part 2 of the PCR. Under Regulation 76 the Council is free to establish a procedure, provided that the procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators, service providers, and is initiated by a contract notice. The Council has utilised the flexibility allowed under the light touch regime to design a process that will ensure a robust assessment of providers prior to being appointed to the framework agreement, and to allow flexibility around procedures for placement of individual service users. The procedure the Council has designed is based on the open procedure. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ab88d66-770d-45a2-adca-1b77d17d051c | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | 14 Jun 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 1 Apr 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £170,000,000 | | 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 | ISLINGTON COUNCIL | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | North London | | Postcode | N7 7EP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington | | Local authority | Islington | | Electoral ward | Finsbury Park | | Westminster constituency | Islington North | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 20 Apr 2023 at 13:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ab88d66-770d-45a2-adca-1b77d17d051c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ab88d66-770d-45a2-adca-1b77d17d051c 20th April 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - http://procontract.due-north.com Supplier expression of interest instructions ## Notice URLs - http://www.islington.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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