--- title: "IA2063AUG22 Home Care including carers home based respite services in Staffordshire" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-035931" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-035931" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-035931.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-035931.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2022-08-05" --- # IA2063AUG22 Home Care including carers home based respite services in Staffordshire Buyer: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-035931 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-035931) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-035931.json) ## Summary The procurement process is being conducted by Staffordshire County Council for the tender titled "IA2063AUG22 Home Care including carers home based respite services in Staffordshire." This project falls under the health and social work services category and is located in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. The procurement is currently in the open tendering stage, with the submission deadline set for 5th September 2022. The contract period is expected to commence on 1st November 2022 and conclude on 31st August 2025, with a total estimated value of £204,800,000. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses operating in the health and social care sector, particularly those specialising in home care and respite services. Companies that can provide comprehensive solutions to support carers and enhance service users' independence would be well-suited to compete for this contract. As the procurement process follows an open procedure under the Light Touch Regime, it encourages a diverse range of service providers to participate, thus fostering competitive offerings that can ultimately benefit local communities. ## Notice In September 2021 the Council commissioned Care in the home services including a Carers home and community respite service across Staffordshire for Carers who have been assessed as having support needs Respite Care and support enables Carers to take a break from their caring role and evidence suggests that this can help to achieve positive health, wellbeing and quality of life outcomes for Carers. Fewer Carers experienced mental health problems if they had taken a break since beginning their caring role. The purpose of Care in the home and Carers home and community respite Services are to enable Service Users to remain in their own homes, living as independently as possible and to achieve and maintain their autonomy, independence, personal identity and assessed outcomes. This Procurement is a 'flexible Platform Agreement' which will be commissioned under the Light Touch Regime (implemented through Regulations 74-77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015). As stated in the original contract this Platform Agreement will be re-opened from time to time. This re-opening tender opportunity is to allow prospective Providers the opportunity to apply to join the Platform Agreement. Please note that during the Platform Agreement period, should a Provider who has already been awarded to a specific Platform Lot and sub lots and has enough capacity to operate within an additional Contract Zone sub lot, there is no requirement for the Provider to resubmit at the next opening of the Platform Agreement. The Provider must notify the Authorised Officer and as long as there is no contractual reason why (i.e. where there may be performance issues) then this may be permissible under the Platform Agreement terms and conditions. However, should a Provider be awarded to Platform Lot A Standard Homecare and not Platform Lot B Non-Standard Homecare or Platform Lot C Respite & Sitting Service and wish to be considered for Platform Lot B or Platform Lot C they must wait until the next Platform Agreement reopening and submit a completed ITT for that relevant Platform Lot. This submission will be evaluated in line with the evaluation process and criteria detailed in the tender documents. ### Lot Information Lot 1 In September 2021 the Council commissioned Care in the home services including a Carers home and community respite service across Staffordshire for Carers who have been assessed as having support needs Respite Care and support enables Carers to take a break from their caring role and evidence suggests that this can help to achieve positive health, wellbeing and quality of life outcomes for Carers. Fewer Carers experienced mental health problems if they had taken a break since beginning their caring role. The purpose of Care in the home and Carers home and community respite Services are to enable Service Users to remain in their own homes, living as independently as possible and to achieve and maintain their autonomy, independence, personal identity and assessed outcomes. This Procurement is a 'flexible Platform Agreement' which will be commissioned under the Light Touch Regime (implemented through Regulations 74-77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015). As stated in the original contract this Platform Agreement will be re-opened from time to time. This re-opening tender opportunity is to allow prospective Providers the opportunity to apply to join the Platform Agreement. Please note that during the Platform Agreement period, should a Provider who has already been awarded to a specific Platform Lot and sub lots and has enough capacity to operate within an additional Contract Zone sub lot, there is no requirement for the Provider to resubmit at the next opening of the Platform Agreement. The Provider must notify the Authorised Officer and as long as there is no contractual reason why (i.e. where there may be performance issues) then this may be permissible under the Platform Agreement terms and conditions. However, should a Provider be awarded to Platform Lot A Standard Homecare and not Platform Lot B Non-Standard Homecare or Platform Lot C Respite & Sitting Service and wish to be considered for Platform Lot B or Platform Lot C they must wait until the next Platform Agreement reopening and submit a completed ITT for that relevant Platform Lot. This submission will be evaluated in line with the evaluation process and criteria detailed in the tender documents. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021509-2022 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Aug 2022 | | Submission deadline | 5 Sep 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2022 - 31 Aug 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £204,800,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | 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 | STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | STAFFORD | | Post town | Stoke-on-Trent | | Postcode | ST16 2DH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire | | ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC | | Local authority | Stafford | | Electoral ward | Forebridge | | Westminster constituency | Stafford | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 5 Aug 2022 at 08:52 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021509-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login - https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Business/Procurement/homepage.aspx - https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Homepage.aspx ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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