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title: "DPS for the Provision of Domiciliary Care"
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# DPS for the Provision of Domiciliary Care

Buyer: KIRKLEES COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ee9b

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## Summary

Kirklees Council, in collaboration with the Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group and North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group, has conducted a competitive procurement process resulting in the establishment of a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of domiciliary care services. This procurement is classified under health and social work services and is located within the Kirklees area, specifically HUDDERSFIELD (UKE44). The procurement method employed was a selective procedure, overseen by regulations structured to ensure a fair selection process. The procurement stage is currently complete, with the tender awarded as of 30 September 2021, following a careful review and standstill period designed to ensure transparency and compliance with public contract regulations.

This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) specialising in domiciliary care and related services. Providers with the ability to deliver personal care, support services, and demonstrate relevant experiences, particularly those registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), would be well-positioned to compete effectively in this market. Successful bidders will contribute to enhancing the quality of life for service users, maximising their independence in the comfort of their own homes. This initiative can foster business growth for care providers committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred services within the community.

## Notice

Kirklees Council, in conjunction with the Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group and North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group, has established a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of domiciliary care services. The purpose of the procurement exercise is to seek and appoint providers to the DPS, who have the relevant skills and experience, for the delivery of personal care and support (domiciliary care) in service users homes. Kirklees Council and the CCG's have established a DPS to be able to access additional capacity in the market and be able to purchase services to support people to live successfully in their own homes with an appropriate range of person centred services and to enable Service Users receiving care to lead a good quality of life, maximising their independence, remain safe and comfortable in their own homes for as long as possible whilst maintaining their individual dignity, privacy and freedom of choice.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council wishes to maintain the best possible care for service users by procuring in the most effective way to stabilise and sustain its providers. The purpose of this procurement exercise will be to appoint providers who have the relevant skills and experience and registered with the CQC, to deliver personal care and support (domiciliary care) in people's homes. Kirklees Council wishes to purchase services to support people to live successfully in their own homes with an appropriate range of person centred services and to enable service users receiving care to lead a good quality of life, maximising their independence, remain safe and comfortable in their own homes for as long as possible whilst maintaining their individual dignity, privacy, freedom of choice and treating them with respect. The services are provided 365 days and nights each year if required for service users residing within the Kirklees area whom have been assessed by the Council as requiring domiciliary support services. For the purpose of the domiciliary care services, Kirklees has been divided into 6 geographical zones. Each zone has already been awarded to one single principal provider. There is also a domiciliary care framework agreement (DC Framework) which underpins the principal providers across all the zones. The principal provider contracts and DC framework expire 3 December 2020 with an option to extend for a further 2 years up to 3 December 2022. Kirklees intend that the Principal providers in each zone will provide approximately 70 % of contracted hours of service within that zone. The remaining 30 % is offered tot he DC Framework providers. The domiciliary care services DPS will provide additional capacity to access the market for services when neither the principal providers nor DC framework providers are able to pick up packages of care. This is the award information for Qtr 2 July - Sep 2021/2022

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026414-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,753,779 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KIRKLEES COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | NHS GREATER HUDDERSFIELD CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP |
| Locality | HUDDERSFIELD |
| Post town | Huddersfield |
| Postcode | HD1 2NF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Electoral ward | Newsome |
| Westminster constituency | Huddersfield |
| Delivery location | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 13 |
| Supplier names | ABHI ROSE HOMECARE; ACTIVE SOCIAL CARE; AWARE CARE; BURGUNDY CARE SERVICES; CONSTANT HEALTHCARE; GENUINE CARERS; LOCAL HOMECARE; LOTUS HOME CARE; MANUEL DIVINE CARE T/A HARMONY PROJECTS; NICHE CARE; NOVA CARE YORKSHIRE; PASSION HOME CARE; TOGETHER IN CARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2021 at 14:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026414-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:125024-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.greaterhuddersfieldccg.nhs.uk/
- https://www.yortender.co.uk/

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