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title: "Flexible Framework for the Provision of Care at Home for Adults and Older People"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000719291"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "FIFE COUNCIL"
published: "2023-06-01"
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# Flexible Framework for the Provision of Care at Home for Adults and Older People

Buyer: FIFE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000719291

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## Summary

The Fife Council has awarded a contract for the "Flexible Framework for the Provision of Care at Home for Adults and Older People" under the buyer organisation Fife Council. The contract, valued at £71,620,124.00 GBP, was signed on 1st June 2023. The procurement stage was marked as "complete." This procurement, involving services in the "Social protection" category, aims to provide outcome-focused support to individuals in Fife. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and the buying organisation is located in Glenrothes, UK.

This tender presents significant business opportunities for care service providers of varying scales, from small and medium-sized enterprises to larger organisations. Companies with experience and commitment to working within self-directed support policies and approaches will find this tender suitable. The contracting process for the "Flexible Framework for Care at Home" aims to ensure access to quality support and emphasizes the individual's right to direct their care. The contract offers opportunities to deliver innovative services that promote individual outcomes, client preferences, and ordinary living, making it ideal for businesses focused on delivering personalised and high-quality care services.

## Notice

The Fife Health and Social Care Partnership ("the Partnership"/H&SCP) requires to commission a Care at Home Service from a variety of external care providers. Fife's Health and Social Care Partnership is committed to personalisation and outcome-based services for individuals of all ages and abilities and is seeking to appoint a range of partner organisations to deliver outcome focused support to young people, adults and older people with a range of identified support needs throughout Fife, under a flexible Framework agreement.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Fife Health and Social Care Partnership ("the Partnership"/H&SCP) requires to commission a Care at Home Service from a variety of external care providers. Fife's Health and Social Care Partnership is committed to personalisation and outcome-based services for individuals of all ages and abilities and is seeking to appoint a range of partner organisations to deliver outcome focused support to young people, adults and older people with a range of identified support needs throughout Fife, under a flexible Framework agreement. Any partner organisations must be able to demonstrate experience and commitment to innovatively work with individuals within existing self-directed support policies and approaches. They must also evidence strong skills in working with families of individuals. Objectives for the Framework are to ensure that individuals have access to support that aspires to the highest level of quality and promotes the right of each individual to direct their own support. Key elements of success from desirable organisations include robust evidence of promoting and delivering: - personal preferences - fluctuating levels of required support - an organic service to reflect individual's achievement of outcomes -continuity and consistency in provision of individual outcome focussed support - creative approaches that ensure outcomes are developed which promote ordinary lives - innovative combinations of natural, paid and technological support - support that enables and supports approaches to risk The Provider will provide practical and personal care over 24 hours a day and 365 days a year to the Supported Person living in their own home and will be in line with the service aims and objectives specified within this document. The purpose of the Service Specification is to set out the minimum standards required to ensure that a consistent quality of service is provided to all Supported Persons who are assessed by the Partnership as requiring a Care at Home Service.. This Framework will be a flexible Framework which re-opens at regular periods throught the lifetime of the Contract.

Options: Fife Council may require additional purchases under this contract which have not been specifically detailed in the "specification" however any additional purchases will be in full accordance with the requirements of Regulation 72 of the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: The contract will be for the period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to 12 months if requried.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN479956 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | There will be an ongoing requirement for external Care at Home Services, it is envisaged that the next time this will go out to full open tender will be 3 years (or 4 years with extension) after Contract award date. As this is a flexible framework this Contract will be re-opened at regular intervals throughout the Contract lifetime to allow new Care Providers to submit a bid to join the Framework. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £17,905,031 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £71,620,124 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FIFE COUNCIL |
| Locality | GLENROTHES |
| Post town | Kirkcaldy |
| Postcode | KY7 5LT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife |
| Local authority | Fife |
| Electoral ward | Glenrothes Central and Thornton |
| Westminster constituency | Glenrothes and Mid Fife |
| Delivery location | TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 27 |
| Supplier names | 1ST HOMECARE; ACS CARE AT HOME; AVENUE CARE SERVICES; AVICENNA CARE; BALMORAL HOMECARE; CALL-IN HOMECARE; CAPABILITY SCOTLAND; CARE1 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES; CERA CARE OPERATIONS SCOTLAND; CONSTANCE CARE; EXCEL CARE; GENTLE HANDS HEALTHCARE; GIBSON TRAINING AND CARE; HEART LINK HEALTH CARE SERVICES; INTERGRITY SOCIAL CARE SOLUTIONS; ION CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES; J.C.MICHAEL GROUPS; KENYLINK SERVICES; KINGDOM SUPPORT AND CARE; LINKLIVING; MITCHELL & MURDOCH CARE; ORAN HOMECARE; SCOTIA HOMECARE SOLUTIONS; SUPPORT AND SOCIAL CARE NETWORK; THE RICHMOND FELLOWSHIP SCOTLAND; THISTLE CARE SOLUTIONS; TIME FOR YOU CARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85310000 - Social work services

## Release History

- 1 Jun 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN479956
- 16 Feb 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB471418

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB471418&idx=1
  16th February 2023 - TN INFODOC - SC0005
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB471418&idx=2
  16th February 2023 - TN1 SC0005
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB471418&idx=3
  16th February 2023 - TN2 SC0005
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB471418&idx=4
  16th February 2023 - Social Care Home Care T&Cs
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB471418
  Flexible Framework for the Provision of Care at Home for Adults and Older People - The Fife Health and Social Care Partnership ("the Partnership"/H&SCP) requires to commission a Care at Home Service from a variety of external care providers. Fife's Health and Social Care Partnership is committed to personalisation and outcome-based services for individuals of all ages and abilities and is seeking to appoint a range of partner organisations to deliver outcome focused support to young people, adults and older people with a range of identified support needs throughout Fife, under a flexible Framework agreement.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN479956
  Flexible Framework for the Provision of Care at Home for Adults and Older People - The Fife Health and Social Care Partnership ("the Partnership"/H&SCP) requires to commission a Care at Home Service from a variety of external care providers. Fife's Health and Social Care Partnership is committed to personalisation and outcome-based services for individuals of all ages and abilities and is seeking to appoint a range of partner organisations to deliver outcome focused support to young people, adults and older people with a range of identified support needs throughout Fife, under a flexible Framework agreement.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.fifedirect.org.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000719291

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