Published date: 6 February 2024

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


Closing: 8 January 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£219,956,941 to £241,952,635

Procurement reference

IA2613

Published date

6 February 2024

Closing date

8 January 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

9 September 2024

Contract end date

8 September 2029

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

The procurement is for a Flexible Framework Agreement for the Provision of Supported Living Services ("the Framework"). The Framework is divided into four (4) Lots, with Lots 2 to 4 being sub-divided into A and B.

The Council will be awarding Call-Off Contracts for the provision of supported living services to both a single individual, an "Individual Call-Off Contract", and groups of individuals who all reside in the same premises, a "Block Call-Off Contract".

Call-Off Contracts will be awarded by both Direct Award and a Mini-Competition process as detailed in the ITT Procurement Pack and the Framework terms.

Supported Living Services support individuals with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, Autism and/or mental health conditions to live independently in the community.

The Services covered by this procurement are limited to those required to meet the individual's assessed eligible needs under the Care Act 2014 and are funded by the Authority. Housing or other services that the individual receives are NOT covered.

This procurement does not relate to the placement of individuals into their supported living accommodation.

The Authority is utilising the flexibility provided by the 'Light Touch Regime' in section 7 (Social and Other Specific Services) of Chapter 3 (Regulations 74 to 76) of the Public Contracts Regulations ("PCR") 2015 to undertake a bespoke procurement process that adopts elements of the Open Procedure.

This "flexibility" is being utilised to establish the Framework for an initial period of five (5) years, commencing on 9th September 2024 ("Framework Term"). Thereafter the Council reserves the right to extend the Framework Term in such period or periods as the Council deems appropriate up to a further three (3) years, providing a total possible Framework Term of eight (8) years, ending on 8th September 2032.

In addition, the Authority may exercise its flexibility to 'open' the Framework for Providers to submit Tenders to join the Framework during the Framework Term. The reopening of the Framework will be at the Authority's reasonable discretion, for example, if the Authority needs to increase the capacity or respond to emerging needs.

Any reopening of the Framework will be subject to the same Award Criteria and same process as outlined in the ITT Procurement Pack. Any Provider whose Tender for appointment to the Framework has previously been unsuccessful, is permitted to submit a new Tender at any time the Framework is reopened.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Flexible Framework Agreement for Supported Living Services in Staffordshire

  • Opportunity
  • Published 15 November 2023

Award information

Awarded date

6 February 2024

Contract start date

9 September 2024

Contract end date

8 September 2029

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

None awarded due to discontinuation of procedure

Address

None

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£0

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

1. As is expressly permitted under the procurement Invitation to Tender, the Council has decided to abandon the procurement and will not, therefore, be appointing any tenderers to the Framework.

2. This decision has been made to enable the Council to complete further assessments of the proposed fee arrangements under any future framework.

3. Please note that we intend to commence a new procurement process for these services in due course.

About the buyer

Address

Tipping Street
STAFFORD
ST162DH
England

Email

commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk