Published date: 25 April 2024

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 29 August 2027, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Health services - 85100000

  • Miscellaneous health services - 85140000

    • Social work and related services - 85300000

    • Social work services - 85310000

    • Social work services with accommodation - 85311000

Location of contract

WR5 2NP

Value of contract

£0 to £10,500,000

Procurement reference

IT-336-3931-WCC 00003931

Published date

25 April 2024

Closing date

29 August 2027

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

30 August 2027

Contract end date

31 August 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Worcestershire County Council ('the Council') and the NHS Worcestershire and Herefordshire Integrated Care Board ('ICB'), together the Participating Authorities are establishing a joint Dynamic Purchasing System ('the DPS') for the provision of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Supported Living Services in Herefordshire and Worcestershire and seek applications from suitably experienced, qualified and appropriately accredited Suppliers who wish to pre-qualify for this Service.

This DPS is a 3 stage process. In order to be added to the DPS, a Supplier will be required to meet selection criteria and minimum standards as requested in the SSQ Questionnaire (Stage 1), and Evaluation (Stage 2). Any Supplier who meets and passes Stage 1 and 2, will be admitted on to the DPS and will be invited to participate in future opportunities to be known as Mini Competitions (generally for scheme/cluster placements) or Referrals (for individual placements) (Stage 3), which will be advertised as explained in Appendix 2 - DPS agreement.

There are no maximum number of suppliers.
Suppliers have the option to apply to join the DPS at any time, however, the evaluation may take place in periodic 'rounds' to be determined by the Commissioner.

Your application needs to be submitted by 13th June 2024, 4pm to be considered for Round 1.

Once the Council has accepted the initial successful Suppliers onto the DPS, it shall re-open the DPS to new Suppliers within a maximum of 12 weeks time, who may apply to be admitted to the DPS throughout the DPS Term. The Council will assess new applications periodically through Rounds advertised on the Council's procurement portal (In-Tend).

More information

Links

Additional text

The DPS will be run as a Light Touch Regime, a modified restricted procedure based on Regulations 28, 65 and 74-76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and will comprise of one application stage; selection and evaluation being run concurrently. Only Bidders meeting selection requirements will be considered for evaluation and a place on the DPS.

The value provided is an estimate for 3 years.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Andreea Miron

Address

Spetchley Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 2NP
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1905845845

Email

amiron@worcestershire.gov.uk