Published date: 13 February 2025

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


Closing: 8 November 2024, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£8,000,000

Procurement reference

DORST001-DN745660-75021520

Published date

13 February 2025

Closing date

8 November 2024

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

17 February 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2032

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Dorset Council has a duty to ensure there is a sufficient range of individual support and short
break services available to children and young people in the Dorset Council area who have
assessed needs relating to disability, mental health and emotional wellbeing. Services may also
be required to 'reach out' from a Dorset base to children for whom Dorset Council has a
responsibility who live outside Dorset in neighbouring local authority areas. The aim of the
service is to provide inclusive care and support at home and in community settings for children
and young people from birth to 25 years of age, who are disabled and/or have mental health
and emotional wellbeing needs.

Care and Support services are provided by trained care and support workers who can
implement care and support plans to meet needs related to health, safety, social, emotional,
behavioural, psychological and physical development, enable children and young people to
experience a Short Break from their family, enjoy and experience activities which might
otherwise be difficult for them to access, manage behaviour which carers find challenging, and
promote independent living skills. Meeting personal care needs such as continence falls within
the scope of desired provision but is not a necessary requirement for all providers or services.

Dorset Council went to tender to seek suppliers to provide individual care and support to
children and young people. This was a further competition from Lot 27 of the Dorset Care,
Support, Housing and Community Safety Framework.

Award information

Awarded date

13 February 2025

Contract start date

17 February 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2032

Total value of contract

£8,000,000

This contract was awarded to 3 suppliers.

DKM Healthcare Limited

Address

Mercury House, Shipstone Business Centre, Nottingham, NG7 7FN

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

TP Care at Homes Ltd

Address

7, 27 Dean Park Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1JA

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Share the Care Ltd

Address

Unit 2, Office 9 Conqueror Court, Vellum Drive, Sittingbourne, England, ME10 5BH

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Alice Crocker

Address

Dorset Council
County Hall, Colliton Park
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1305221719

Email

alice.crocker@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

Website

https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk