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title: "Person Centred Home Care (Ancillary Provision)"
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# Person Centred Home Care (Ancillary Provision)

Buyer: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0487c8

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## Summary

Blackpool Council has completed the procurement process for the "Person Centred Home Care (Ancillary Provision)" contract, focusing on the health and social work services sector. This procurement aims to commission quality person-centred home care services for adults, including older adults, those with physical disabilities, and people with mental health needs in the Blackpool area. The Council seeks to supplement its existing contracted providers by awarding contracts to a maximum of three additional ancillary providers. Briars Homecare Services Ltd, Dignity in Life Ltd, and SPRING FOUNTAIN (PRIVATE) LIMITED have been awarded active contracts as of 5 August 2024. The contracts, operating under a Light Touch Regime, will commence from 1 April 2024 with the potential to extend annually for four years, subject to demand, contract review, and budget availability.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in providing home care services to expand their operations within the Blackpool area. Companies with expertise in flexible, high-quality home care tailored to diverse needs will be well-positioned to compete successfully. The Council is looking for providers capable of managing variable workloads on a spot purchase basis and meeting the stringent quality requirements set forth for ethical home care. As Blackpool Council sets and reviews home care fees annually, businesses ready to adapt to these conditions stand to benefit from a stable and potentially long-term partnership.

## 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/024562-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Aug 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 | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | BRIARS HOMECARE SERVICES; DIGNITY IN LIFE; SPRING FOUNTAIN (PRIVATE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 5 Aug 2024 at 15:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024562-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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