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title: "Person Centred Home Care (Ancillary Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0422bd"
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# Person Centred Home Care (Ancillary Provision)

Buyer: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0422bd

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## Summary

The Blackpool Council has initiated a tender for the provision of Person Centred Home Care services, enhancing care quality for adults in the Blackpool area. The procurement process aims to contract a maximum of 3 ancillary providers to deliver flexible home care services, with a contract period from April 2024 to March 2025, extendable annually for four years. The total contract value is £530,832.01 GBP under the Light Touch Regime, with a submission deadline of January 19, 2024.

This tender by the Blackpool Council presents business opportunities for care service providers looking to expand their operations. Companies focusing on health and social work services, especially those offering person-centred care for Older Adults and individuals with disabilities or mental health needs, are well-suited to compete. By participating in this open procedure tender, businesses can contribute to the Council's vision of ethical and supportive home care practices, potentially securing long-term contracts with a local authority committed to service quality and sector improvements.

## Notice

Blackpool Council has developed a common approach to procurement of home care services for the local population. Our key priority is commissioning quality Person Centred Home Care Services that are fit for purpose and flexible to changing needs across the Blackpool area. Our vision is for ethical home care to support sector wide improvements. The Council is seeking a maximum of 3 providers to work as ancillary providers to supplement the existing cohort of contracted providers to deliver person centred home care for adults, including Older Adults, people with physical disabilities and supporting people with mental health needs.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

There is no guarantee of business or volume of work. Packages of care commissioned under the contract will be on a spot purchase basis. The Council reserves the right to identify packages of care to be offered to the ancillary providers and to select which provider is commissioned to deliver individual packages of care, based on suitability, (including availability, capacity and compatibility), and the Council's business need. It is the Council's intention to award a contract to a maximum of three highest scoring bidders at the conclusion of the tender process. It is anticipated that the contract term will be from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, with the option to extend annually for 4 years (1 year + 1 year + 1 Year + 1 year) subject to demand, contract review and budget availability. Home care fees are set and reviewed by Blackpool Council annually and Providers are required to accept the fee rate set by the Council as part of this tender. The Council reserves the right to amend fee rates, including withdrawal or establishment of alternative fee rate profiles. The procurement is subject to the Light Touch Regime in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Any published values within the notices are intended to reflect the authority's estimate of potential contract value, and are in line with the current Light Touch Regime threshold.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036204-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning 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 | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £530,832 |
| 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 | BLACKPOOL COUNCIL |
| Locality | BLACKPOOL |
| Post town | Blackpool |
| Postcode | FY1 1NA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD42 Blackpool |
| Local authority | Blackpool |
| Electoral ward | Talbot |
| Westminster constituency | Blackpool South |
| Delivery location | TLD42 Blackpool |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 8 Dec 2023 at 12:42 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036204-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=190f03eb-b795-ee11-8125-005056b64545

## Provenance

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