Published date: 7 December 2018

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: 14 December 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£5,000,000

Procurement reference

LGSS001-DN234818-77537162

Published date

7 December 2018

Closing date

14 December 2018

Contract start date

15 December 2018

Contract end date

31 August 2021

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

Northamptonshire County Council is re-opening the DPS (Dynamic Purchasing System) for Older Persons' Residential and Nursing Home Services please see OJEU notice for details - https://ted.europa.eu/TED/notice/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:157547-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML and is now inviting Providers to apply in order to be accepted onto the DPS. The DPS is a Light Touch Regime DPS is therefore opened in tranches; applications for this tranche must be uploaded onto the Portal by 12:00 hrs Friday 14th December 2018. Please note that if you have already been accepted on the DPS, you do not need to re-apply.

The Council has been moving forward with a new approach since the DPS was originally set up to support residential and nursing placements through Preferred Provider and brokerage systems. The new brokerage service has been working with Preferred Providers to help older people easily and quickly source care of their choice that is of good quality, local and affordable. Providers are asked to apply to the DPS to become a Preferred Provider of the Council. Preferred Providers will be those that contract for, and make available affordable residential and nursing beds, in relation to the local Council's Expected to Pay Rate.

PLEASE NOTE: The Council is looking to use the DPS in order to source interim beds on block contracts at the end of December 2018; mini competitions will be carried out with Providers who have been accepted onto the DPS for those requirements; Providers who wish to apply for those mini competitions must be on the DPS or apply at the latest by 12:00 hrs Friday 14th December 2018. Please ignore the dates shown on the Contract dates. This Round will be open until 12:00 hrs Friday 14th December 2018.


About the buyer

Contact name

LGSS Procurement

Address

One Angel Square
Angel Street
Northampton
NN1 1ED
England

Email

procurement@northamptonshire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.lgss.co.uk/about/