Published date: 29 July 2021
This notice was replaced on 5 November 2021
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Awarded contract (published 5 November 2021)
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Other community, social and personal services - 98000000
Location of contract
South West
Value of contract
£900,000 to £1,000,000
Procurement reference
DVNCC001-DN542345-58523437
Published date
29 July 2021
Closing date
3 September 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
25 October 2021
Contract end date
25 March 2022
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Devon County Council is interested in procuring a number of small block contract arrangements for Personal Care in particular locations within Devon.
There has been an increase in community social care demand and even though market sufficiency has increased there hasn't been enough increase to meet demand.
Data has been reviewed to identify the locations and volumes of the block contracts required, with a sharper focus on electoral wards including run groupings and postcode breakdowns.
The proposed block contracts will have the following features:
• To provide the regulated activity 'personal care' in the individuals own home. This may include double handed care packages.
• The block contract will take precedence for new care packages to be referred via our Arranging Support Teams
• It is expected that packages of care commissioned through the short-term block contract vehicle will pass to a provider's core-business on the personal care standard banded rate contract upon termination of the block contract arrangement.
• The block volume will be paid at DCC's existing banded rates of £22.28 or £24.72 depending on the area the block covers.
• Each individual contract will run for three months from the date of its agreed start date.
Not in scope: Night sleep & waking night support is not in scope of this contract.
As a Key quality requirement, the Provider MUST have an overall CQC quality rating of Requires Improvement or above. Providers with any key line of enquiry currently rated as Inadequate by the CQC will not be eligible.
BIDDER EVENT*** Bidders are invited to a virtual launch event for this opportunity to familiarise bidders with the tender documentation and process:
Date: 9/8/21
Time: 15.00 - 16.30pm
Interested bidders should email (socialcarebusinessrelations-mailbox@devon.gov.uk) to register and book a place. This email address must only be used to arrange attendance at this event.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
CP2079-21 Short-term Block Personal Care
- Early engagement
- Published 22 July 2021
Links
About the buyer
Contact name
Jolene Roberts
Address
County Hall, The Annexe
Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
England
Telephone
+44 1392383000
Website
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