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title: "Dynamic Purchasing System Domiciliary Care for Adults and Sessional Support for Children Young People and Families"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-122701"
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# Dynamic Purchasing System Domiciliary Care for Adults and Sessional Support for Children Young People and Families

Buyer: CARDIFF COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-122701

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## Summary

Cardiff Council is currently seeking providers for a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Domiciliary Care services for adults and Sessional Support for children, young people, and families. The procurement process is at the active tender stage, with submissions due by 14 October 2024. This initiative, aimed at replacing the existing arrangements, involves an annual budget of approximately £25 million for adult services and £817,000 for children services. Services will be delivered within the Cardiff area, and the process adopts a restrictive procurement method under the Light Touch Regime established by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in health and social care, especially those equipped to provide domiciliary services and support for vulnerable populations. Companies capable of delivering quality care, ethical employment, and local training opportunities will find this valuable. The new system allows for continuous participation, enabling providers to register at any time during the contract's term of up to six years, fostering potential growth in the regional care market.

## Notice

Cardiff Council currently commissions 32,000 hours per week of Domiciliary Care services for Adult via a Dynamic Accredited Provider List akin to a Dynamic Purchasing Services. There are circa 60 providers on the current arrangement, which expires on 3 November 2021. Cardiff Council also commissions Sessional Support for Children Services via Spot Purchasing arrangements with 7 providers. The Social Services & Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014 (the Act) imposes various duties on local authorities and health boards that require them to work to promote the well-being of those who need care and support, or carers who need support, working on a regional basis wherever possible. It is agreed that a new Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is implemented in Cardiff, which will replace the current arrangements for commissioning Adult Domiciliary Care and Children Sessional Support Services. The new DPS established will enable Cardiff Council to commission Domiciliary Care and Sessional Support Services for adults, children, young people and their families. The expenditure for these services are, Adult Services GBP25m per annum and Children Services cGBP817,000 per annum. The services concerned fall under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and accordingly are subject to the so called 'Light Touch Regime' which means that when procuring these Services the Council should comply with the mandatory requirements set out in the Light Touch Regime (Regulations 74-77). Under Regulation 76, the council is free to establish a procedure, provided that, the procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (suppliers). Regulation 34 of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 expressly provides that contracting authorities may use a dynamic purchasing system for commonly used purchases the characteristics of which are generally available on the market, and meet their requirements and for this reason the model proposed, is a Dynamic Purchasing System. The Council reserves:- 1. the right to withdraw this contract notice and opportunity advertised at any time 2. the right to award all, part or none of the business forming the subject matter of this procurement and to abandon, halt, postpone this procurement at any time. All economic operators (potential suppliers), who wish to take part in this procurement do so at their own expense and risk. Under no circumstances will the Council incur any liability (including, but not limited to, liability as to costs) in respect of this procurement exercise, the abandonment of the same, or any documentation issued as part of this procurement exercise

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Cardiff Council currently commissions 32,000 hours per week of Domiciliary Care services for Adult via a Dynamic Accredited Provider List akin to a Dynamic Purchasing Services. There are circa 60 providers on the current arrangement, which expires on 3 November 2021. Cardiff Council also commissions Sessional Support for Children Services via Spot Purchasing arrangements with 7 providers. The Social Services & Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014 (the Act) imposes various duties on local authorities and health boards that require them to work to promote the well-being of those who need care and support, or carers who need support, working on a regional basis wherever possible. It is agreed that a new Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is implemented in Cardiff, which will replace the current arrangements for commissioning Adult Domiciliary Care and Children Sessional Support Services. The new DPS established will enable Cardiff Council to commission Domiciliary Care and Sessional Support Services for adults, children, young people and their families. The expenditure for these services are, Adult Services cGBP25m per annum and Children Services cGBP817,000 per annum. Within the DPS, Providers will be able to register to deliver services against one, some or all of the categories providing they meet the minimum criteria to be able to do so. The three categories are; - Cluster Based Services for Older People and Mental Health Services for Older People - City Wide Services for Specialist Population Groups (including Learning Disability, Physical & Sensory Impairment, Mental Health & Substance Misuse Services) - City Wide Children's Domiciliary Care & Sessional Support Services The services concerned fall under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and accordingly are subject to the so called 'Light Touch Regime' which means that when procuring these Services the Council should comply with the mandatory requirements set out in the Light Touch Regime (Regulations 74-77). Under Regulation 76, the council is free to establish a procedure, provided that, the procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (suppliers). Regulation 34 of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 expressly provides that contracting authorities may use a dynamic purchasing system for commonly used purchases the characteristics of which are generally available on the market, and meet their requirements and for this reason the model proposed, is a Dynamic Purchasing System. The Council reserves:- 1. the right to withdraw this contract notice and opportunity advertised at any time 2. the right to award all, part or none of the business forming the subject matter of this procurement and to abandon, halt, postpone this procurement at any time. All economic operators (potential suppliers), who wish to take part in this procurement do so at their own expense and risk. Under no circumstances will the Council incur any liability (including, but not limited to, liability as to costs) in respect of this procurement exercise, the abandonment of the same, or any documentation issued as part of this procurement exercise Please note that this notice will remain open for the proposed duration of the contract (3 years with the potential to extend for a further period of up to 3 years, which if such extension is exercised, the notice period will be updated) allowing providers to apply to join the DPS at any time. This will be through www.sproc.net, which provides further information in respect of the accreditation and enrolment process together with the evaluation criteria, categories and sub categories where applicable.

Renewal: up to a further 36 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=122701 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jun 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Oct 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | 3 years |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £156,000,000 |
| Lots value | £156,000,000 |
| 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 | CARDIFF COUNCIL |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 4UW |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Butetown |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | TLL22 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85310000 - Social work services

## Release History

- 30 Jun 2022 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=122701

## Documents

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=JUN403520&idx=5
  17th September 2024 - Cardiff Council Commissioning Statement for Adults
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=JUN403520&idx=4
  17th September 2024 - Cardiff Council Commissioning Statement for Adults
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=JUN403520&idx=1
  30th June 2022 - Q&A for Cardiff Domiciliary Care Recommissioning 100921
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=JUN403520&idx=2
  30th June 2022 - Q&A for Cardiff Dom care Recommissioning 051021
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Notice/Download/DocumentDownload.aspx?id=JUN403520&idx=3
  30th June 2022 - Market Communication Cardiff Council DPS 'Go Live' FAQ Update
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN403520
  Dynamic Purchasing System Domiciliary Care for Adults and Sessional Support for Children Young People and Families - Cardiff Council currently commissions 32,000 hours per week of Domiciliary Care services for Adult via a Dynamic Accredited Provider List akin to a Dynamic Purchasing Services. There are circa 60 providers on the current arrangement, which expires on 3 November 2021. Cardiff Council also commissions Sessional Support for Children Services via Spot Purchasing arrangements with 7 providers. The Social Services & Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014 (the Act) imposes various duties on local authorities and health boards that require them to work to promote the well-being of those who need care and support, or carers who need support, working on a regional basis wherever possible. It is agreed that a new Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is implemented in Cardiff, which will replace the current arrangements for commissioning Adult Domiciliary Care and Children Sessional Support Services. The new DPS established will enable Cardiff Council to commission Domiciliary Care and Sessional Support Services for adults, children, young people and their families. The expenditure for these services are, Adult Services GBP25m per annum and Children Services cGBP817,000 per annum. The services concerned fall under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and accordingly are subject to the so called 'Light Touch Regime' which means that when procuring these Services the Council should comply with the mandatory requirements set out in the Light Touch Regime (Regulations 74-77). Under Regulation 76, the council is free to establish a procedure, provided that, the procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (suppliers). Regulation 34 of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 expressly provides that contracting authorities may use a dynamic purchasing system for commonly used purchases the characteristics of which are generally available on the market, and meet their requirements and for this reason the model proposed, is a Dynamic Purchasing System. The Council reserves:- 1. the right to withdraw this contract notice and opportunity advertised at any time 2. the right to award all, part or none of the business forming the subject matter of this procurement and to abandon, halt, postpone this procurement at any time. All economic operators (potential suppliers), who wish to take part in this procurement do so at their own expense and risk. Under no circumstances will the Council incur any liability (including, but not limited to, liability as to costs) in respect of this procurement exercise, the abandonment of the same, or any documentation issued as part of this procurement exercise

## Notice URLs

- http://demand.sproc.net
- http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=122701
- https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-122701
- https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/
- https://www.sproc.net

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