Published date: 4 July 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 24 October 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£23,964,500

Procurement reference

BUCKSH001-DN689556-45025800

Published date

4 July 2024

Closing date

24 October 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2029

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking a Provider/s to provide Care and Support under 2 block\r
contract arrangement within 13 supported living services, 7 locations supporting people with\r
a learning disability/autism and 6 locations supporting people with mental health conditions.\r
The services vary in size and support a total of 124 service users.\r
The Provider will provide high quality and person-centred care and support for people\r
assessed by the Council or in exceptional circumstance the Integrated Care Board (ICB) as\r
being eligible for health and social care support under the provisions of The Care Act 2014\r
and The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care\r
2022.\r
The Provider must be a Care Quality Commission (CQC) Registered Provider to deliver this\r
regulated activity. The Provider must have a good track record and be rated by CQC as\r
'Good' or above in 50% of their registered service portfolio or be rated 'Good' or above if\r
they only have one other service. The Provider must have in post a registered person or\r
Director who must have the qualifications, competence, skills, and experience necessary for\r
the role. The Registered person or Director must not have been responsible for any serious\r
misconduct or mismanagement while carrying out a regulated activity.\r
The ownership of the properties is split between 4 Registered Landlords, it being a\r
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prerequisite for any contract award that any new care provider enters into agreements with\r
these landlords for the purpose of using office accommodation (where this is available), and\r
(where this is necessary) delivering housing management functions, on site.\r
The Provider is required to deliver services via its support workers based at the locations 24\r
hours a day, 365 days a year, including bank holidays and public holidays as required to meet\r
the needs of Service Users within the Establishments.\r
The Provider will ensure that all Staff have a new Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check\r
carried out prior to undertaking work with Service Users and shall renew existing staff\r
checks at regular intervals in line with guidance from the DBS service. Staff will be required\r
to have the highest level of DBS check in accordance with the safe and fair recruitment guide\r
set by Skills for Care.\r
TUPE may apply to this contract

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Supported Living Block Contracts 2023: Lot 1 - Homes for Living (Learning Disability/Autism). Lot 2 - Options for Support (Mental Health)

  • Opportunity
  • Published 19 September 2023

Links

Additional text

All criteria are stated in the procurement documents accessed via
www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk

The Council is conducting the procurement under the "Light Touch Regime" as set out in
regulations 74-77 in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015).
The Contract Value is the estimated value for the initial 5 year period across both Lots excluding the 2 year option to extend and may be subject to inflationary increases

Award information

Awarded date

30 June 2024

Contract start date

1 July 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2029

Total value of contract

£33,588,961.77

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

HIGHTOWN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Address

Hightown House, Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 4XH

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Additional details

The supplier has been awarded contracts for both Lot 1 - Homes for Living (Learning Disability/Autism), and Lot 2 - Options for Support (Mental Health).

Hightown is a charitable Community Benefit Society.

About the buyer

Contact name

Julie Abbott

Address

Walton Street Offices
Aylesbury
HP20 1UA
United Kingdom

Email

julie.abbott@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/