Published date: 21 January 2019

Last edited date: 21 January 2019

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: 27 February 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

  • Social work services - 85310000

    • Social work services with accommodation - 85311000

    • Social work services without accommodation - 85312000

    • Social services - 85320000

    • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

WS1 1TP

Value of contract

£0 to £85,000,000

Procurement reference

WP3325

Published date

21 January 2019

Closing date

27 February 2019

Contract start date

1 August 2019

Contract end date

31 July 2022

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

WP3325 - Provision of Supported Living Services for Complex Needs.
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council (Walsall MBC) invites applications from suppliers for the provision of Supported Living Services for Adults and Young people with Complex Needs.
Walsall MBC is setting up a framework of suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to provide supported living services for Adults and Young people with Complex Needs. Applications to the framework is via an electronic process using the council's e-tendering system
The duration of the framework will be for a period of three (3) years or 36 months with the option to extend, (one year at a time) for an additional two (2) years or 24 months. Walsall MBC and the other organisation named here are permitted to award contracts under the framework. The other organisation is Walsall Clinical Commissioning Group (WCCG)
Supported Living refers to situations in which an individual receives care and/or support designed to enable independence in the individuals own home which they may own, rent or otherwise occupy but which is not a residential care establishment.
The personal care is provided under separate contractual arrangements to those for the individual's housing. The accommodation is often shared, but can be single household. The care and support that people receive is often continuous, but is tailored to their individual needs. It aims to enable the individual to be as autonomous and as independent as possible.
Procurement Process
The procurement process is an Open Application Process under the Light Touch Regime, (PCR 2015, regulations 74 - 77) for health and social care contracts. Under Regulation 76, the council is free to establish a procedure, provided that, the procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (suppliers).
The services are split into seven (7) lots as follows:

o LOT 1: Learning Disabilities & Co-Morbidities (LD)
o LOT 2: Autism (AUT)
o LOT 3: Physical Disability (AUT)
o LOT 4: Sensory Disability (SD)
o LOT 5: Mental Health (Dementia) (MHD)
o LOT 6: Mental Health (Functional) (MHF)
o LOT 7: 16/17 year olds with Complex Needs (CYP)

The Framework is a 2-Part Open Application Process.
Part 1 - All suppliers that satisfy all the minimum requirements of the standard selection questionnaire (SSQ) and due diligence process shall be appointed to the framework.
Part 2 - All suppliers appointed to the framework will be further assessed to determine their individual framework ranking position. This assessment and ranking will be completed for each lot that is applied for.
All suppliers who are appointed to the framework and awarded a ranking position will be invited to quote for referral packages for individuals, in rank order.

All suppliers who apply for an individual lot and are successful will be appointed to the framework for that lot. There...


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Additional text

Dear Tender Manager,
Contract Ref: WP3325

Please note that Walsall Council have a new Contract opportunity.

For further details of the requirement, please see the following link to the Councils` e-Procurement web portal;

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/walsallcouncil

You will be required to register your organisation (if already not done so) and express your interest in the relevant project/opportunity.

Thank you
Kathy Mardon

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No


About the buyer

Contact name

Kathy Mardon

Address

Darwall Street
Walsall
West Midlands
WS1 1TP
United Kingdom

Telephone

01922 658449

Email

kathleen.mardon@walsall.gov.uk

Website

https://www.walsall.gov.uk/