Published date: 9 April 2021

This notice was replaced on 13 September 2021

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 17 August 2023)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£0 to £90,000,000

Procurement reference

DCC001-DN526604-88542245

Published date

9 April 2021

Closing date

10 May 2021

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 July 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

This procurement activity is for the Provider Panel for Day Services. This Provider Panel will be an open panel, whereby organisations that wish to apply to become a member of the panel can do throughout the lifetime of the panel without any restrictions placed on the number of successful Providers who may be appointed to the Provider Panel. The Council makes no guarantee to any member of the Panel that they will be awarded any Call-Off Contract and no guarantee is made in respect of any volume of work under any such agreements, or in aggregate under the Provider Panel.

For the purposes of this Provider Panel, Day Services are defined as the provision of some or all of the following Services following a full assessment of the Service User's individual needs by the Care Co-ordinator / Social Worker:-

• Social Care;
• Practical Support;
• Rehabilitation/Re-enablement;
• Carer Respite/Short Breaks;
• Support to facilitate access to Volunteering or Employment Opportunities;
• Meaningful activities to meet assessed care needs;
• Outreach support within local communities

This Provider Panel is divided into four Lots:

Lot 1 - Older People (aged 65yrs+)
Lot 2 - Adults with Physical Disabilities and/or Sensory Impairment (aged 18-64yrs)
Lot 3 - Adults with Learning Disabilities and/or challenging behaviour, those on the autism spectrum and/or, those who may have associated mental health problems (18-64yrs)
Lot 4 - Transport

The proposed contract is to be let with options to extend for 6 periods of 12 months from the actual end date subject to funding and subject to the provider panel still meeting the needs of the Council.


More information

Additional text

Full details of the tender are available free of charge at www.nepo.org using reference DN526604


About the buyer

Contact name

Donna Iley

Address

County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UG
England

Telephone

+44 3000268235

Email

donna.iley@durham.gov.uk

Website

http://www.durham.gov.uk