Further Competition for the provision of Care home services for older people and adults of working age whose primary support need is ageing-related. Long and short term services. (Lot 6 and Lot 7)

Contract summary

Industry

• Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£304,000,000

Procurement reference

DORST001-DN720023-76371402

Published date

4 March 2025

Closing date

18 June 2024

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

6 April 2025

Contract end date

5 April 2033

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

Project Scope: Care Home Services will be procured with specific service categories to meet the needs of the Dorset population, see below table for a breakdown of the service categories:
Service category number Service Category
1 Residential - medium level needs
2 Residential - high level needs
2a Specialist Residential - Advanced dementia and mental health
3 Nursing
4 Nursing - Advanced dementia and mental health
5 Advanced / Complex Nursing
A Respite
B End of Life Care (EOLC)

This is a mixed procurement. A small element of these services could be health services, however as the main element of the requirement is residential care this dictates where it sits under procurement regulations. This means the procurement falls under the requirements of Public Contract Regulations 2015 and not those of The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

Working with tenderers (care home providers), who will deliver the care and support required, enables service and market development to better meet population needs.

The strategy will be to purchase blocks of beds from providers, that secure this contract, who meet the requirements of the Council, the blocks will be split across the service categories by demand led intelligence.

All tenderers, under this procurement of the call off contract, will be required to accept and agree to supply care home services at the published Council rates, for the service category which are determined with the fair cost of care and sustainable rates for the Council.

The maximum project value of £304,000,000 is estimated based on Dorset Council's total annual spend on Care Home Placements for Older People outside of the existing contracts with Care South and Care Dorset.
This is challenging to estimate as it is broken down by individual placement contracts over the whole period of 8 years, and the block contracts for providers for the period of 2 years + optional extensions of 1 year + 1 year.

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More information

Additional text

The maximum total contract value of £304,000,000, over the 8 year term, is estimated based on Dorset Council's total annual spend on Care Home Placements for Older People outside of the existing contracts with Care South and Care Dorset.

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Award information

Awarded date

25 February 2025

Contract start date

6 April 2025

Contract end date

5 April 2033

Total value of contract

£304,000,000

This contract was awarded to 12 suppliers.

Agincourt Care Home Ltd

Altogether Care LLP (Weymouth Care home

Blenheim Care Home Ltd

Chalgrove Care Home Ltd

Cheriton Care Centre Ltd

Crecy Care Home Ltd

Gainsborough Care Home Ltd

Healthcare Homes (LSC) Limited (Ashley Court )

Healthcare Homes (LSC) Limited (Blanford Grange)

Naseby Care Home Ltd

Trafalgar Care Ltd

Waterloo care Home Ltd

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About the buyer

Address

Dorset Council
County Hall, Colliton Park
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ
England

Email

dp@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

Website

https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk