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title: "Care at Home Flexible Framework Agreement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03beee"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL"
published: "2024-01-18"
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# Care at Home Flexible Framework Agreement

Buyer: WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03beee

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## Summary

The West Lothian Council is currently conducting a procurement process for the "Care at Home Flexible Framework Agreement" within the health and social work services category. The procurement stage is in the "Award" phase, with an active contract valued at £5,620,920 GBP signed on 22nd September 2023. The Council has awarded the contract to multiple suppliers. The procurement method used is an open procedure. The Care at Home services aim to provide personal care and support for individuals to maintain independence and quality of life. The procurement process took place in various locations across West Lothian.

This tender for the "Care at Home Flexible Framework Agreement" offers business growth opportunities for service providers in health and social work services sector. Businesses that specialize in providing personal care services, social and emotional support, and promoting independence for individuals in their homes are well-suited to compete in this procurement. The framework agreement focuses on quality service delivery, user engagement, adult protection, and other quality aspects. Businesses interested in community benefits and partnership working can find a good fit in this procurement process led by the West Lothian Council.

## Notice

Care at Home services provide personal care, including social and emotional support to enable people to continue or resume residing in their own home. The purpose of the service is to ensure quality of life for the individual, while enabling them to retain independence, Successful delivery of the service involves putting the person at the center of the decisions about the way they live and the support they want to receive. The strategic aim of shifting the balance of care and 'Home First' is highly dependent on delivering the right care at the right time in the right place. Care at Home services are particularly important to ensuring that more care and support is delivered at home or closer to home rather than in hospitals or other clinical settings. The service landscape is complex and must also support the key principles associated with the Self-Direct Support legislation ensuring that service users and carers have choice and control over how their care is delivered.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Care at Home services provide personal care, including social and emotional support to enable people to continue or resume residing in their own home. The purpose of the service is to ensure quality of life for the individual, while enabling them to retain independence, Successful delivery of the service involves putting the person at the center of the decisions about the way they live and the support they want to receive. The strategic aim of shifting the balance of care and 'Home First' is highly dependent on delivering the right care at the right time in the right place. Care at Home services are particularly important to ensuring that more care and support is delivered at home or closer to home rather than in hospitals or other clinical settings. The service landscape is complex and must also support the key principles associated with the Self-Direct Support legislation ensuring that service users and carers have choice and control over how their care is delivered.

Renewal: Optional extension of 2 x 12 month periods

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001698-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | 30 Apr 2023 |
| Award date | 21 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Contract is for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 month periods. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,620,920 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | LIVINGSTON |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML6 9LA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM14 West Lothian |
| Local authority | West Lothian |
| Electoral ward | Livingston South |
| Westminster constituency | Livingston |
| Delivery location | TLM78 West Lothian |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 16 |
| Supplier names | ADIGO; ALL CARE SERVICES; BLESSING GRACE LIMITED T/A CURA; BLISS CARE SOULTIONS; CALL-IN HOMECARE; CARE1 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES; CARING HEARTS; CERA CARE OPERATIONS SCOTLAND; CONSTANCE CARE; DIRECT CARE SERVICE; ION CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES; P4C HEALTHCARE; POTTERS HEALTH CARE; RAINBOW SERVICES (UK; SRS CARE SOLUTIONS (SCOTLAND; WILTA HEALTH SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 18 Jan 2024 at 10:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001698-2024
- 31 May 2023 at 15:53 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015467-2023
- 14 Apr 2023 at 15:42 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010853-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000733384
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00140
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
- https://www.westlothian.gov.uk
- https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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