--- title: "Home Support Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-032945" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-032945" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-032945.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-032945.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2022-04-01" --- # Home Support Services Buyer: SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032945 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-032945) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-032945.json) ## Summary Slough Borough Council is currently conducting a tender for Home Support Services, specifically focusing on domiciliary care, personal assistants, and replacement care. This procurement falls under the industry category of community, social, and personal services, with a budget of £18,500,000. The tender is in the planning stage, having been launched on 1st April 2022, and will conclude on 3rd May 2022 at 12 noon. Interested parties must submit their Selection Questionnaires (SQ) by 5pm on 11th April 2022 to qualify for further competitions within the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), with a final date for requests to participate set for 18th April 2022. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses in the health and social care sector, particularly those offering domiciliary care services. Companies that specialise in home support, personal assistance, or related social care services would be well-suited to compete for this contract. As Slough Borough Council seeks to find qualified providers to meet the diverse needs of the community, businesses ready to engage in innovative care solutions and those familiar with compliance requirements in this sector may find this an advantageous avenue for growth and expansion. ## Notice Qualification of Management and Delivery of Home Support (Domiciliary Care, Personal Assistants/Replacement Care) Services ( via Adult Social Care DPS Lots 5, 8, 20, 21 specified in Stage 1 of the DPS.)Anyone intending to take part in the mini-competition must have applied for and been successful at the First Stage of the DPS. Please note that a Mini Competition for this provision has just been launched today via the DPS route which will close on the 3rd of May 2022 at 12 noon. Recommended deadline for participants to submit their completed SQ's and to be able to participate and be able to reasonably develop their tender is 11th April 2022.Please submit your Selection Questionnaire (SQ) by 5pm on Monday 11th April 2022 if you are interested to be qualified onto this particular opportunity that has been launched today via the DPS with a view to competing in this further competitions via this route to source . ### Lot Information Lot 1 Slough Borough Council (SBC) is seeking providers Home Support Services (Domiciliary Care/Personal Assistants/Replacement care) who can offer a range of support options to meet individual needs to register on its Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). This will include provision of CQC Domiciliary Care regulated activities for the care and support of individuals in their own home, or on short breaks away from home and support for daytime activities based inside or outside the home. A specification is attached for further information.In order to be invited for future mini competitions for Home Support Services (Domiciliary Care/Personal Assistants/Replacement care) you must register for one or more Service Lots 5, 8, 20, 21 when completing your Stage 1 Selection Questionnaire (SQ). Please note that a Mini Competition for this provision has just been launched today via the DPS route which will close on the 3rd of May 2022 at 12 noon. Recommended deadline for participants to submit their completed SQ's and to be able to participate and be able to reasonably develop their tender is 11th April 2022.Please submit your Selection Questionnaire (SQ) by 5pm on Monday 11th April 2022 if you are interested to be qualified onto this particular opportunity that has been launched today via the DPS with a view to competing in this further competitions via this route to source . Once your SQ has been evaluated, you will be informed of the outcome. If you have been successful to be qualified onto Stage 1 , you will automatically receive an invite to participate within the Stage 2 Mini Competition that is currently live . The last possible date for participants to be able to submit a request to participate on DPS for this particular tender and be able to submit a tender will be 18th April (but this leaves no time for participants to develop their tender).The SQ can be found and submitted via the SE Shared Services Portal and registration details are attached. You will need to first download the SQ from the portal , complete it and then upload the completed SQ back onto the portal where indicated.(see document attached giving details of where and how you can download the blank SQ).If you have any queries or would like any support registering on to the DPS please contact ASC.Commissioning@slough.gov.uk . It is important that you register in good time as the processing of your application can take up to 10 working days.If a Tenderer proposes to enter into a Contract with the Authority, it must rely on its own enquiries and on the terms and conditions set out in the Contract(s) (as and when finally executed), subject to the limitations and restrictions specified in it.Neither the issue of this Prior Information Notice , nor any of the information presented in it, should be regarded as a commitment or representation on the part of the Authority (or any other person) to enter into a contractual arrangement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008874-2022 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Apr 2022 | | Submission deadline | 3 May 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £18,500,000 | | Lots value | £18,500,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | SLOUGH | | Post town | Slough | | Postcode | SL1 2EL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ15 Berkshire East | | Local authority | Slough | | Electoral ward | Herschel Park | | Westminster constituency | Slough | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 1 Apr 2022 at 14:40 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008874-2022 ## Notice URLs - http://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing/buyer-profiles/slough-borough-council - http://www.slough.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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