--- title: "South Gloucestershire Shared Lives Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0468e1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0468e1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0468e1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0468e1.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2025-02-19" --- # South Gloucestershire Shared Lives Service Buyer: SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0468e1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0468e1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0468e1.json) ## Summary South Gloucestershire Council, a regional authority in the South West of England, has awarded a contract for the "South Gloucestershire Shared Lives Service" under CPV code 85300000 for Social work and related services. The procurement process, identified by the tender ID DN723326, followed an open procedure and progressed from the tender stage on 30 June 2024 to the award stage. The contract, valued at £1,575,000, was signed on 30 August 2024 and will commence on 1 January 2025 for a five-year duration with a possible two-year extension. The procurement was crucial for providing alternative and flexible forms of accommodation, care, and support for adults with special needs through Shared Lives Carers in the community, with a focus on developing the independence of adults placed with hosts. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in social work and health services, particularly those experienced in providing community-based care. SMEs, like the awarded supplier Ategi Ltd, stand to benefit immensely from partnering with the regional authority to deliver high-quality support for Shared Lives Carers and the adults they host. The focus on quality care and community integration offers growth potential for companies capable of supplying tailored solutions and maintaining high standards of care amidst dynamic service requirements. ## Notice South Gloucestershire Council is a Unitary Authority in the South West of England. The Council currently commissions a variety of services for adults and children. The Shared Lives Service provides adults with the opportunity to stay in the homes of individually recruited, trained, and approved hosts and their families in the community, known as Shared Lives Carers. This can be for a long or short-term basis depending on assessed need and outcome. Each placement provides alternative and highly flexible forms of accommodation, care and support needs, enabling the adult to share and be part of the life and activities of the Shared Lives Carer's household. The Shared Lives Service is tailored to meet the needs of the adult being placed with the host and will aim to support with developing independence. The role of the Shared Lives Service is to support and enable the Shared Lives Carers to provide high quality care and support to the adult placed with them. The Provider of the Shared Lives Service will support the Shared Lives Carer host and their family throughout the placement and will ensure that they provide the level of care and support that has been agreed and supporting individuals towards identified outcomes as part of their care and support planning. The Portal advert closes on the 30 June 2024 at 23:59, the contract is for a 5 year plus two year contract extension to start on the 01 January 2025. ### Lot Information Lot 1 South Gloucestershire Council is a Unitary Authority in the South West of England. The Council currently commissions a variety of services for adults and children. The Shared Lives Service provides adults with the opportunity to stay in the homes of individually recruited, trained, and approved hosts and their families in the community, known as Shared Lives Carers. This can be for a long or short-term basis depending on assessed need and outcome. Each placement provides alternative and highly flexible forms of accommodation, care and support needs, enabling the adult to share and be part of the life and activities of the Shared Lives Carer's household. The Shared Lives Service is tailored to meet the needs of the adult being placed with the host and will aim to support with developing independence. The role of the Shared Lives Service is to support and enable the Shared Lives Carers to provide high quality care and support to the adult placed with them. The Provider of the Shared Lives Service will support the Shared Lives Carer host and their family throughout the placement and will ensure that they provide the level of care and support that has been agreed and supporting individuals towards identified outcomes as part of their care and support planning. The Portal advert closes on the 30 June 2024 at 23:59, the contract is for a 5 year plus two year contract extension to start on the 01 January 2025. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005931-2025 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | 30 Jun 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 29 Aug 2024 | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £1,575,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | YATE | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS37 5AF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire | | Local authority | South Gloucestershire | | Electoral ward | Frampton Cotterell | | Westminster constituency | Thornbury and Yate | | Delivery location | TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area, TLK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ATEGI | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 19 Feb 2025 at 15:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005931-2025 - 20 May 2024 at 11:27 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015845-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.southglos.gov.uk - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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