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title: "ASC22027 - Residential Replacement (Respite) Care for Older People"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03ad19"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2024-07-22"
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# ASC22027 - Residential Replacement (Respite) Care for Older People

Buyer: WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ad19

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## Summary

Worcestershire County Council is inviting applications to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of residential replacement (respite) care for older people aged 65 and above. This programme, titled ASC22027, falls under the category of "Other community, social and personal services" with the main procurement category being services. The council aims to ensure the availability of 30 to 35 care beds across Worcestershire's six District Council areas. The procurement is currently at the Award stage, with significant contract signing having taken place on 15th May 2023. Providers must be registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and meet specific registration and rating criteria by the tender closing date of 29th March 2023.

This tender provides substantial opportunities for growth for businesses specialising in social and healthcare services, particularly those offering residential care facilities without nursing. By joining the DPS, businesses stand a chance to secure spot purchases for planned and emergency replacement care services across multiple locations, thus ensuring consistent business for an extended period. Both small and large entities, such as Golden Nest Carehomes Limited and Sanctuary Care Limited, can benefit from this procurement, given their classification and ability to meet the set standards. For SMEs, especially, this represents an opportunity to expand their services within a regional framework managed by a local authority.

## Notice

Worcestershire County Council is inviting applicants to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of residential (without nursing) replacement care (also known as respite care or short breaks) for older people (65+). The provision will enable carers to have access to planned replacement care and will also be available to use on an unplanned, emergency basis.The Council is looking to access 30 - 35 residential replacement care beds for older people at multiple locations across the County. The intention is to ensure beds are available in each of Worcestershire's six District Council areas. Beds will be purchased on a spot basis from the DPS. Providers must be registered with CQC for providing 'Accommodation for persons requiring nursing or personal care', and /or 'Treatment of disease, disorder or injury'; and rated "Requires Improvement" or higher by the tender closing date. Please refer to the tender documents for more information.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Worcestershire County Council is inviting applicants to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of residential (without nursing) replacement care (also known as respite care or short breaks) for older people (65+). The provision will enable carers to have access to planned replacement care and will also be available to use on an unplanned, emergency basis.The provision of 'replacement care' is important in ensuring each of these Carer outcomes can be achieved:* Being recognised and valued * Having a life of my own * Being supported to maintain my physical and mental wellbeing. The provision will enable carers to have access to planned replacement care, and on an unplanned, emergency basis: * Planned Replacement Care - A short term / temporary placement to give the carer a break from their caring role (a period of respite), as far as is possible on dates of their choosing e.g., for a family holiday. Planned replacement care could be booked up to four weeks in advance. * Emergency Replacement Care - A short term / temporary placement that is required urgently to cover such eventualities as risk of the individual remaining in their own home or breakdown of a home care package or a change in the person's needs or carer breakdown. The Council is looking to access 30 - 35 residential replacement care beds for older people at multiple locations across the County. The intention is to ensure beds are available in each of Worcestershire's six District Council areas. Beds will be purchased on a spot basis from the DPS. Providers must be registered with CQC for providing 'Accommodation for persons requiring nursing or personal care', and /or 'Treatment of disease, disorder or injury'; and rated "Requires Improvement" or higher by the tender closing date.The Tender will be run as a Light Touch Regime, a modified restricted procedure based on Regulations 28, 65 and 74-76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and will comprise of one application stage; selection and evaluation being run concurrently. Only Bidders meeting selection requirements will be considered for evaluation and a place on the DPS.The DPS for the service will be for a period of three years. It is anticipated that contracts will start May 2023.Further details of the Service required and the Tender process are set out in the document set for this Tender.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022660-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 May 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £221,910,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | WORCESTER |
| Post town | Worcester |
| Postcode | WR5 2NP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |
| Local authority | Worcester |
| Electoral ward | Nunnery |
| Westminster constituency | Worcester |
| Delivery location | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | GOLDEN NEST CAREHOMES; SANCTUARY CARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 22 Jul 2024 at 11:06 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022660-2024
- 28 Jul 2023 at 09:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021938-2023
- 1 Mar 2023 at 09:10 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005938-2023

## Notice URLs

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

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