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title: "Re-opening of the Flexible Framework for the Provision of Care at Home for Adults and Older People"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000751706"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "FIFE COUNCIL"
published: "2024-11-01"
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# Re-opening of the Flexible Framework for the Provision of Care at Home for Adults and Older People

Buyer: FIFE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000751706

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## Summary

Fife Council, located in Glenrothes, UK, is overseeing the procurement process for the re-opening of the Flexible Framework for the Provision of Care at Home for Adults and Older People. This initiative falls under the Social Protection industry category and involves the Fife Health and Social Care Partnership. The open procedure, which seeks to commission a variety of external care providers to deliver personalised, outcome-focused care services, has a tender submission deadline of 19 January 2024, with the framework commencement date slated for 01 March 2024. The overall contract value is estimated at £17,905,031 and the procurement process involves a detailed review of electronic submissions.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for both large and small enterprises, especially those specialising in healthcare and social services. The flexible framework agreement allows new providers to regularly submit bids, broadening the market access. SMEs and large organisations with proven expertise in delivering high-quality, personalised care, and those with innovative approaches to supporting varied individual care needs, would find this tender particularly well-suited. Businesses offering continuity, consistency, and creative solutions in healthcare support, through a mix of natural, paid, and technological means, are primed to compete effectively in this procurement process.

## 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. This Framework commenced on 1st June 2023, and is being re-opened to allow new Care at Home Providers to bid for a place on the Framework.

### 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 throughout the lifetime of the Contract. This is th first re-opening period.

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 from 01/06/2023 with the option to extend for up to 12 months if required. It is estimated that Providers awarded a place on the framework at this re-opening will join the Framework from 01/03/2024.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV517354 |
| 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 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Mar 2024 |
| 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 | £7,162,124 |

## 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 | 16 |
| Supplier names | ARK HOUSING ASSOCIATION; BLESSING GRACE LIMITED T/A CURA; BLUE STAR ST ANDREWS; BUSY BEES CARE; CLUARAN HCS; COGENT HEALTHCARE; FIRSTCARE SOLUTIONS; KINGDOM SUPPORT AND CARE; LOVE@CARE; P4C HEALTHCARE; PLUM TREE CARE; PRESTIGE NURSING (SCOTLAND; RHEMA HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS T/A ALLCARE PROVIDERS; ROUNDSTONE QUALITY HOMECARE; TAYEM CARE SERVICE; WELLNESS SOCIAL CARE SERVICES |

## 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 Nov 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV517354
- 15 Dec 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC495023

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC495023&idx=5
  15th December 2023 - T&Cs SC0005/1
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC495023&idx=4
  15th December 2023 - DECLARATION OF NON-INVOLVEMENT IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC495023&idx=2
  15th December 2023 - TN1 SC00005/1
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC495023&idx=3
  15th December 2023 - TN2 SC0005/1
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=DEC495023&idx=1
  15th December 2023 - TNINFODOC SC0005/1
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC495023
  Re-opening of the 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. This Framework commenced on 1st June 2023, and is being re-opened to allow new Care at Home Providers to bid for a place on the Framework.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV517354
  Re-opening of the 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. This Framework commenced on 1st June 2023, and is being re-opened to allow new Care at Home Providers to bid for a place on the Framework.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000751706

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