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title: "Framework for Adults 18+ in MH&LD Care Homes/and with Nursing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04af45"
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# Framework for Adults 18+ in MH&LD Care Homes/and with Nursing

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04af45

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## Summary

Velindre University NHS Trust, in collaboration with NHS Local Health Boards and multiple Welsh Local Authorities, is refreshing the all-Wales framework for the provision of services for adults (18+) in Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Care Homes and Care Homes with Nursing. This procurement process pertains to a framework consisting of nine lots, covering various care settings ranging from care homes with and without continuous staffing to care homes with nursing. The procurement is active, initiated on 18 October 2024, with a tender submission deadline of 15 November 2024. The framework is open to new applicants, who can apply quarterly, and will expire on 31 March 2026. This tender falls under the industry category of Health and Social Work Services, and the primary procurement method is an open procedure.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses in the healthcare and social services sectors, including care home operators, nursing service providers, and those specialising in mental health and learning disabilities. Businesses capable of delivering targeted recruitment, training, supply chain and environmental initiatives, and community benefits will find this tender particularly advantageous. Key benefits include guaranteed economic and social impact aligned with the trust's objectives, with the current annual spend on these services being approximately GBP 130 million. Organisations with expertise in delivering tailored services for mental health and learning disabilities would be well-suited to compete and benefit from this expansive and impactful framework agreement.

## Notice

Velindre University NHS Trust, acting on behalf of the NHS Local Health Boards and Local Authorities listed in section 2.1 of this notice are seeking to refresh an established all-Wales framework consisting of nine (9) Lots for the provision of services to Adults (18+) in Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Care Home / Care Homes with Nursing. The tender is split into the following lots: Care Setting 1: Care home, mental health, without continuous staffing Care Setting 2: Care home, learning disabilities, without continuous staffing Care Setting 3: Care home, mental health & learning disabilities (dual diagnosis), without continuous staffing Care Setting 4: Care home, mental health, with continuous staffing Care Setting 5: Care home, learning disabilities, with continuous staffing Care Setting 6: Care home, mental health & learning disabilities (dual diagnosis), with continuous staffing Care Setting 7: Care home with nursing, mental health, with continuous staffing Care Setting 8: Care home with nursing, learning disabilities, with continuous staffing Care Setting 9: Care home with nursing, mental health & learning disabilities (dual diagnosis), with continuous staffing No volume or value of the required services is guaranteed. The current annual spend on the services is circa GBP 130,000,000.00. The framework will remain open to allow new applicants to apply to join quarterly. The framework will end on 31 March 2026, the option to extend for 24 months from 1 March 2024 has been utilised.

### Lot Information

Care Setting 1: Care home, mental health, without continuous staffing

NHS Wales Local Health Boards, in collaboration with a number of Welsh Local Authorities (together with the Commissioners), are seeking to refresh the established All-Wales framework agreement for the provision of services by independent providers to Adults (18+) in Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Care Home and Care Homes with Nursing.

Care Setting 2: Care home, learning disabilities, without continuous staffing

NHS Wales Local Health Boards, in collaboration with a number of Welsh Local Authorities (together with the Commissioners), are seeking to refresh the established All-Wales framework agreement for the provision of services by independent providers to Adults (18+) in Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Care Home and Care Homes with Nursing.

Care Setting 3: Care home, mental health & learning disabilities (dual diagnosis), without continuous staffing

NHS Wales Local Health Boards, in collaboration with a number of Welsh Local Authorities (together with the Commissioners), are seeking to refresh the established All-Wales framework agreement for the provision of services by independent providers to Adults (18+) in Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Care Home and Care Homes with Nursing.

Care Setting 4: Care home, mental health, with continuous staffing

NHS Wales Local Health Boards, in collaboration with a number of Welsh Local Authorities (together with the Commissioners), are seeking to refresh the established All-Wales framework agreement for the provision of services by independent providers to Adults (18+) in Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Care Home and Care Homes with Nursing.

Care Setting 5: Care home, learning disabilities, with continuous staffing

NHS Wales Local Health Boards, in collaboration with a number of Welsh Local Authorities (together with the Commissioners), are seeking to refresh the established All-Wales framework agreement for the provision of services by independent providers to Adults (18+) in Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Care Home and Care Homes with Nursing.

Care Setting 6: Care home, mental health & learning disabilities (dual diagnosis), with continuous staffing

NHS Wales Local Health Boards, in collaboration with a number of Welsh Local Authorities (together with the Commissioners), are seeking to refresh the established All-Wales framework agreement for the provision of services by independent providers to Adults (18+) in Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Care Home and Care Homes with Nursing.

Care Setting 7: Care home with nursing, mental health, with continuous staffing

NHS Wales Local Health Boards, in collaboration with a number of Welsh Local Authorities (together with the Commissioners), are seeking to refresh the established All-Wales framework agreement for the provision of services by independent providers to Adults (18+) in Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Care Home and Care Homes with Nursing.

Care Setting 8: Care home with nursing, learning disabilities, with continuous staffing

NHS Wales Local Health Boards, in collaboration with a number of Welsh Local Authorities (together with the Commissioners), are seeking to refresh the established All-Wales framework agreement for the provision of services by independent providers to Adults (18+) in Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Care Home and Care Homes with Nursing.

Care Setting 9: Care home with nursing, mental health & learning disabilities (dual diagnosis), with continuous staffing

NHS Wales Local Health Boards, in collaboration with a number of Welsh Local Authorities (together with the Commissioners), are seeking to refresh the established All-Wales framework agreement for the provision of services by independent providers to Adults (18+) in Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Care Home and Care Homes with Nursing.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033837-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | The Framework Agreement commenced in October 2016 and has a term of 18 months remaining, expiring on 31 March 2026. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| 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 | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) |
| Additional buyers | ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD; BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD; BLAENAU GWENT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL; BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL; CAERPHILLY COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL; CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD; CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL; CEREDIGION COUNTY COUNCIL; CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA; CONWY COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL; CWM TAF MORGANNWG UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD; DENBIGHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL; FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL; GWYNEDD COUNCIL; HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD; ISLE OF ANGLESEY COUNTY COUNCIL; MERTHYR TYDFIL COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL; MONMOUTHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL; NEATH PORT TALBOT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL; NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL; PEMBROKESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL; POWYS COUNTY COUNCIL; POWYS TEACHING HEALTH BOARD; RHONDDA CYNON TAF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL; SWANSEA BAY UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD; THE CITY OF CARDIFF COUNCIL; TORFAEN COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL; VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCIL; WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF15 7QZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Taff's Well |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85111100 - Surgical hospital services

## Release History

- 18 Oct 2024 at 15:38 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033837-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- http://www.anglesey.gov.uk/
- http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/
- http://www.bridgend.gov.uk/
- http://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/main.aspx?lang=en-GB
- http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales/
- http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/Pages/default.aspx
- http://www.conwy.gov.uk/
- http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/
- http://www.merthyr.gov.uk/
- http://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/?id=home
- http://www.newport.gov.uk/_dc/index.cfm
- http://www.npt.gov.uk/
- http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/
- http://www.powys.gov.uk/
- http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/
- http://www.swansea.gov.uk/residents
- http://www.torfaen.gov.uk/en/home.aspx
- http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/en/index.aspx
- http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
- https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Pages/default.aspx
- https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/resident/home.aspx
- https://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/cy/Trigolion/Trigolion.aspx
- https://www.nwssp.wales.nhs.uk
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=145316

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