Published date: 18 December 2020

Last edited date: 8 January 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 17 February 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£12,220,000

Procurement reference

EC09/01/2635 - Lot A Cluster3&4

Published date

18 December 2020

Closing date

17 February 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

3 May 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This is an open procurement for the provision of a lead provider of home care services specified in Lot A of Southampton City Council's Home Care framework agreement which was established on the 1 April 2019 (OJEU contract notice reference 2018/S 119-271025).

The lead provider (Tier 1) is for Lot A Cluster areas 3 and 4.

For the purposes of this framework Clusters 3 and 4 operate as a single geographical cluster area as detailed within the service specification.

The successful bidder will be appointed lead provider (Tier 1) for Lot A Cluster area 3 and 4.

The successful bidder will also be accepted on to Tier 2 of the Council's home care framework and will be required to work within all of Lot A Cluster areas 1, 2, 5 and 6 in line with the service specification.

For more details please see the procurement documentation available at: https://supplysouthampton.esourcingportal.com/

Tenderers are invited to an optional online tenderer's briefing event taking place on Wednesday 23 December 2020 at 13.00.

The briefing will be undertaken via MS Teams and will be accessible via the internet.

Tenderers must book their admittance to the briefing by confirming to simon.crouch@southampton.gov.uk the names and work email addresses of those attending from their organisation and must do so by the end of Tuesday 22 December 2020.

Tenderers should note that it is neither the intention nor the purpose of this briefing to confer any advantage within the procurement process upon those attending.

More information

Attachments

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Simon Crouch

Address

Civic Centre,Civic Centre Road
SOUTHAMPTON
SO147LY
England

Telephone

023 8083 2931

Email

simon.crouch@southampton.gov.uk