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title: "Re-opening of Home Based Care Re-design and Associated Services - Flexible Purchasing System."
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04473a"
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# Re-opening of Home Based Care Re-design and Associated Services - Flexible Purchasing System.

Buyer: THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04473a

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## Summary

The City of Edinburgh Council in partnership with the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) has initiated a tender process titled "Re-opening of Home Based Care Re-design and Associated Services – Flexible Purchasing System." This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and aims to establish a flexible purchasing system for Home Based Care and associated services. The process is in the cancelled stage and involves multiple lots, including Home Based Care Re-design, Individual Service Funds, Specialised Services, and Associated Support Services. The procurement method is selective involving negotiations, with a specified award criteria that prioritizes quality over cost.

This tender opportunity offers businesses the chance to provide care services tailored to meet the changing requirements of Edinburgh citizens. Suitable businesses would be those with expertise in health and social care services, who can adapt to flexing capacity and focus on sustainability, high standards of care, and continuous improvement. The City of Edinburgh Council seeks providers who can collaborate within a Locality Partnership model to enhance community networks of support. This long-term opportunity aims to enable growth with key partners, ensuring efficient coverage across the city and delivering quality care that meets the individual needs within the City of Edinburgh.

## Notice

The City of Edinburgh Council in partnership with the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) is looking to establish a flexible purchasing system for Home Based Care and other associated services. This will be a long-term opportunity with the aim to work in partnership with providers to increase capacity for services under Self Directed Support (SDS) as per the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013. The EHSCP wishes to build community networks of support which will meet the changing requirements of Edinburgh Citizens. They require Home Based Care and associated services which are tailored to meet Edinburgh Citizen's needs and can adapt by flexing capacity, whilst having a focus on sustainability, high standards of care, value for money and continuous improvement. The Flexible Purchasing system will be split into Categories and Sub-Categories (Lots), which are still in development, to cover the range of potential contracts which could be issued through the flexible purchasing system throughout the 10-year term. These may include: Category 1 - Home Based Care Re-design, Category 2 Individual Service Funds, Category 3 Specialised Services, Category 4 Associated Support Services. Due to the term of the opportunity, additional categories / sub-categories may be added in future, to reflect the Council's requirements. Applying to this system will provide the Council with a list of providers who have proven to have the required skill, knowledge, registrations etc to deliver the service, who could then be offered a contract as part of a Locality Partnership model with providers working together in the best interests of the individuals needing care. The aim of the Home-Based Care Re-design is to build upon networks and foster a culture of collaboration within a Locality model for adults and older people. This will enable data sharing between partners to understand our collective capacity, which will help us to enable growth with key partners and ensure efficient coverage across the city, allowing us to provide good quality of care which meets the needs of the individual within the City of Edinburgh. We want partners who will enable our vision to move from traditional "time and task" and work on the basis of what would improve the individuals' life.

### Lot Information

Home Based Care Re-design

Providers are required to provide: - Care at Home - Housing Support Service - Or Dual registration under "Support Services - care at home and housing support service combined (or equivalent). When the Flexible Purchasing System is published on PCS-T, all sub-categories will be open for providers to apply for. The sub-categories - Lot 1 South West Locality, Lot 2 South East Locality, Lot 3 North West Locality, Lot 4 North East Locality - all relate to different locality areas and reflect the Council's immediate requirements. Additional information: Please see Bidder Guidance Document for more information on the operation of the Flexible Purchasing System and how to apply.

Individual Service Funds

This category is still under development however will be for Individual Service Funds (ISF) for services under Self Directed Support (SDS) as per the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013. Additional information: Additional Information will be uploaded at a later date.

Specialised Services

This category is still under development however will capture specialised services required under Self Directed Support (SDS) as per the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013. Additional information: Additional information will be uploaded at a later date.

Associated Support Services

This will encompass a range of support services under Health and Social Care requirements. Future opportunities may include but are not limited to: - Visiting Housing Support - Advice and Information - Support and Advocacy Support will be appropriate for the general population of the City of Edinburgh Council. Additional information: Additional information will be provided at a later date.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007668-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Procedure involving negotiations |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Cancelled |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH8 8BG |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2024 at 12:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007668-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000700570
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:191493-2022:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/contents/made
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00290

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