Published date: 4 October 2021

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


Closing: 2 August 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Health services - 85100000

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

    • Social work services with accommodation - 85311000

    • Welfare services for the elderly - 85311100

Location of contract

B91 3QB

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

SOL - 10859 - AWARD

Published date

4 October 2021

Closing date

2 August 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2021

Contract end date

31 August 2026

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

Solihull MBC are tendering to create a Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) under the Light Touch regime of the PCR 2015 to purchase residential and nursing care home beds for older people. This FCA will be with a range of providers and will be used to purchase both individual placements and also to run mini-competitions to award block contracts.

The FCA will be for 5 years with options to extend for up to 24 months plus 24 months. The Council is not committing to any volumes through the FCA.

The Council may open the FCA as required throughout the life of the arrangement for new tenderers to have the opportunity to obtain a place on the FCA. The Council may release mini competitions to those providers on the FCA to bid for block contracts throughout the life of the arrangement.

This current opportunity includes the initial creation of the FCA and also a range of block contract opportunities with differing contract lengths with a total value of £17.5m.

Delivery of block contracts will be required to be within Solihull Borough.


Award information

Awarded date

27 September 2021

Contract start date

1 September 2021

Contract end date

31 August 2026

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 9 suppliers.

3a Care Solihull LTd

Address

Willow Grange, 119 St Bernards Road, SOLIHULL, United Kingdom, B92 7DH

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Accord Housing Association Ltd

Address

178, Birmingham Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B70 6QG

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Avery Healthcare

Address

3 Cygnet Drive, Swan Valley, Northampton, United Kingdom, NN4 9BS

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Bupa Care Services Limited

Address

Bridge House, Outwood Lane,, Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, Ls18 4UP

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Edggbasston Investments Limited

Address

Prince of Wales Nursing Home, 246 Prince of Wales Lane, Solihull Lodge, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B14 4LJ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Macc Care Limited

Address

23 Yelverton Drive , Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B15 3NT

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Prime Life Ltd

Address

121 Knighton Church Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, LE2 3JN

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Sir Josiah Mason Trust

Address

Mason Court, Hillborough Road, Olton, Solihull, United Kingdom, B27 6PF

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Solihull Care Limited

Address

81-83 Warwick Road, Olton, Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B92 7HP

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Katherine Procter

Address

Manor Square
Solihull
Solihull
B91 3QB
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 704 8238

Email

kprocter@solihull.gov.uk