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title: "Dorset Integrated Prevention Partnership Services"
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# Dorset Integrated Prevention Partnership Services

Buyer: DORSET COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f837604c-491b-4289-a9e3-60ad7bff820d

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## Summary

The Dorset Council has awarded the contract for the Dorset Integrated Prevention Partnership Services to various suppliers, including Alacrify Foundation CIC, Volunteer Centre Dorset, The Lantern Trust (Weymouth), and The YOU Trust. The procurement involved services in the health and social work category, with a total value of £5,742,967. The contract period is set to start on 1st October 2023 and end on 30th September 2026, providing opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs to participate.

The Dorset Integrated Prevention Partnership Services contract offers business growth opportunities for service providers in the health and social work sector. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) can participate in providing services such as Community Connector, Volunteer Led Response, Community Resource Centre, Home From Hospital, and Social Reablement and Crisis Support. Suppliers have a chance to contribute to improving independence, wellbeing, and social connectivity within Dorset, aligning with the council's objective of enhancing community services and support.

## Notice

The Dorset Integrated Prevention Partnership Service (DIPPs) is a collaboration between Dorset Council and Voluntary, Community, and social enterprises (VCSE) through the delivery of a range of early intervention, preventative, community-based services. These include universal, light touch support through to more comprehensive support for people with a range of needs. This support is aimed at ensuring people can access support which promotes independence, wellbeing, opportunity and social connectivity, preventing, reducing and delaying the need for formal health and care interventions. The Council will work in partnership with Providers to continuously improve and develop services, maximise resources and capacity across the sector, and take advantage of new development opportunities and initiatives, throughout the duration of this partnership. Dorset Integrated Prevention Partnership Services are a collection of services to be awarded following a further competition of the Dorset Care Framework v2 (DCF2) under Lot 19 - Living Well (C) Housing Related Support Services and Lot 25 - Community Prevention & Support (including Day Opportunities). It consists of the following separate contracts: 1. Community Connector 2. Volunteer Led Response 3. Community Resource Centre 4. Housing First 5. Developing Dorset Micro Provider Network 6. Home From Hospital 7. Social Reablement and Crisis Support Additional information: No award was made to Contract 4 - Housing First.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/988ee83a-438b-46b2-be63-c392b14d7ff6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2023 - 30 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,694,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £5,742,967 |
| 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 | DORSET COUNCIL |
| Locality | DORCHESTER |
| Post town | Dorchester |
| Postcode | DT1 1XJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK64 Dorset |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| Electoral ward | Dorchester West |
| Westminster constituency | West Dorset |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | ALACRIFY FOUNDATION; THE LANTERN TRUST (WEYMOUTH; THE YOU TRUST; VOLUNTEER CENTRE DORSET |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2023 at 13:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/988ee83a-438b-46b2-be63-c392b14d7ff6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/988ee83a-438b-46b2-be63-c392b14d7ff6
  25th September 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

## Provenance

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