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title: "2021 Social Care - Framework agreement for the provision of Support at Home Services in Aberdeenshire"
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# 2021 Social Care - Framework agreement for the provision of Support at Home Services in Aberdeenshire

Buyer: ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02dd9d

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## Summary

Aberdeenshire Council is seeking bidders for the "2021 Social Care - Framework agreement for the provision of Support at Home Services in Aberdeenshire". This procurement falls within the social work and related services category and is located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The procurement is currently in the active stage with submissions due by 22 October 2021. The contract is open for tendering processes and has an estimated total value of £159,700,000, under an open procedure framework agreement with a contract period lasting up to four years.

This tender provides significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in social care and support services. Companies with experience in personal care, housing support, social care, and those registered with the Care Inspectorate will be especially well-suited to participate. The procurement encourages innovative approaches and may also benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) able to provide quality outcomes that align with the strategic objectives of the Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership.

## Notice

Aberdeenshire Council on behalf of the Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership require to tender for a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Support at Home Services for people who meet eligibility criteria aged 16 years and over with a range of needs, who require assistance through support to live independently and to develop, regain or retain their daily living skills, through provision of personal care, personal support and/or housing support, providing the right care and support in the right place. The requirement is for the provision of support at home services in supported accommodation. Support will include personal care, housing support, and social care. The services will be provided to adults with moderate, substantial and critical levels of need linked to eligibility criteria that are principal house-holders in tenancies in a range of settings that include dispersed single occupancy properties; shared tenancies; houses of multiple occupation; and core and cluster, project-based and extra-care model resources. There is a requirement for low level visiting support for over 2000 adults in the community. The commissioned Support at Home service works alongside Aberdeenshire Council's in-house Care at Home service to support the needs of individuals assessed as requiring services to continue to live as independently as possible in their own homes.Support at home services will be registered with the Care Inspectorate as Support Services - Care at Home and/or Housing Support Services; and compliance with Health and Social Care Standards is required. Services will be commissioned under flexible and responsive, co-produced contractual arrangements that are outcome-focused.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Aberdeenshire Council on behalf of the Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership require to tender for a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Support at Home Services for people who meet eligibility criteria aged 16 years and over with a range of needs, who require assistance through support to live independently and to develop, regain or retain their daily living skills, through provision of personal care, personal support and/or housing support, providing the right care and support in the right place.This procurement seeks to support strategic commissioning that delivers effective and efficient services that respond to increasing demand, reducing budgets and demographic and policy changes. Services will be commissioned under flexible and responsive, co-produced contractual arrangements that are outcome-focused.Support at home services will be registered with the Care Inspectorate as Support Services - Care at Home and/or Housing Support Services; and compliance with Health and Social Care Standards is required. The Services will be delivered with an enabling ethos to enable people to establish, remain in, or return to, their own homes, living as independently as possible and to achieve and maintain or increase their potential in relation to physical, intellectual, emotional and social capacity, whilst improving experiences within their own communities and supporting improvement to their quality of life, confidence and experiences. The services will be provided for people with a range of needs including, older people, people with a learning disability, people with mental health problems, people with physical disabilities, autistic people, people with sensory impairment and people with substance misuse problems. The service will include low level visiting support for whom the primary client group is older people; and intensive support to adults in designated accommodation-based support services for whom the primary client group is adults with learning disabilities. Providers will be encouraged to offer innovative and alternative ways of supporting people to achieve individual outcomes through affordable and effective service delivery mechanisms, and where appropriate the use of technological interventions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006210-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Oct 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £159,700,000 |
| Lots value | £159,700,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Post town | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB16 5GB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City |
| Electoral ward | Midstocket/Rosemount |
| Westminster constituency | Aberdeen North |
| Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 31 |
| Supplier names | ABERNESS CARE; AFFINITY TRUST; ALLIED HEALTH SERVICES LIMITED TRADING AS ALLIED HEALTHCARE; ANN INSPIRED CARE; ARCHWAY; CAPERCAILLIE CARE; CERA CARE OPERATIONS (SCOTLAND; COMMUNITY INTEGRATED CARE; CORNERSTONE; CROSSROADS CARING SCOTLAND; DEAFBLIND SCOTLAND; EILDON SUPPORT SERVICES; ENABLE SCOTLAND (LEADING THE WAY; INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP THROUGH LIFE; JON FLEMING GROUP; LIVING AMBITIONS; MEARS SUPPORTED LIVING SCOTLAND; MILLTOWN COMMUNITY; MY CARE (GRAMPIAN; NOVA PAYROLL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD TA PIN POINT HEALTH & HOMECARE; PARAMOUNT CARE ABERDEEN; PENUMBRA; REAL LIFE OPTIONS; SACRO; SCOTTISH AUTISM; SENSE SCOTLAND; SPECIALIST RESOURCE SOLUTIONS; THE RICHMOND FELLOWSHIP SCOTLAND; TRANSITIONS CARE; VENTURE SUPPORT & CARE; VSA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 7 Mar 2022 at 16:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006210-2022
- 6 Sep 2021 at 14:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022062-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00231
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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