Published date: 31 January 2024

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


Closing: 13 November 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£6,700,000 to £7,444,000

Procurement reference

IA3118

Published date

31 January 2024

Closing date

13 November 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 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

This is notice of an Awarded Contract.

Staffordshire County Council (SCC) procured a contract for a Shared Lives Service, which is a service whereby individuals with assessed eligible social care needs share the family home of a specially recruited and trained Shared Lives Carer and their family.

The objective is to provide the best possible support in accordance with the lifestyle and wishes of each Individual, incorporating a person-centered, strength and asset-based approach to service delivery.

The Shared Lives Service supports a range of Individuals with varying levels of need. The Service will provide long term Placements, respite (short breaks), opportunities in the day and evening in four or eight-hour sessions, Support Carers, Emergency Placements within the Service and a Home from Hospital Service.

The Provider is appropriately registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to deliver regulated activities in Shared Lives Services.

The Contract term will be from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2027 with an additional option to extend by up to 2x12months - 1st April 2027 up to 31st March 2028 and 1st April 2028 up to 31st March 2029.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

IA3118 Shared Lives Service

  • Opportunity
  • Published 12 October 2023

Award information

Awarded date

19 January 2024

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2029

Total value of contract

£7,444,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

PSS (UK) Ltd

Address

Eleanor Rathbone House
Connect Business Village
16-24 Derby Road
Liverpool
L5 9PR

Reference

Companies House number: 214077

Value of contract

£7,444,000

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

The awarded value is the highest indictive figure.
The Agreement value range - from £6,700,000 to £7,444,000 over the total 5 years. Note that the ranges are indicative values. The Contract value for the Service will include the Management fee rate and Support charges, the Council set the support rates/bandings and the fees are passed directly to the Shared Lives Carers by the Provider. Spend is subject to placement activity.

About the buyer

Contact name

Audrey Taylor

Address

Tipping Street
Stafford
ST16 2LP
United Kingdom

Telephone

+441785278611

Email

audrey.taylor@staffordshire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Homepage