Opportunity

Framework Agreement for Adult Care and Nursing Homes

  • HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
  • Southampton City Council
  • Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-001291

Published 15 January 2024, 2:36pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

The Castle

WINCHESTER

SO238ZB

Contact

Juan Carosio

Email

juan.carosio@hants.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1962845966

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ36 - Central Hampshire

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.hants.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/home

one.1) Name and addresses

Southampton City Council

Civic Centre Road

Southampton

SO14 7LY

Contact

Matthew Harrison

Email

market.development@southampton.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ32 - Southampton

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.southampton.gov.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board

Omega House, 112 Southampton Road

Eastleigh

SO50 5PB

Email

hiowicb-hsi.communications@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.hantsiowhealthandcare.org.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/home

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/home

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Social protection


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Framework Agreement for Adult Care and Nursing Homes

Reference number

AS15180

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Council is establishing a bespoke Framework under the Light Touch Regime (Regulations 74 to 77) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 through which residential and nursing care placements will be purchased (the Framework).

The Care Home Framework will be available for the Council, Southampton City Council and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (HIOWICB) to purchase residential and nursing care placements from. Where the parties purchase residential and nursing care on behalf of another named party appropriate arrangements shall be in place prior to any placements being made.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £7,250,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The intention is that the Care Home Framework will be open for the initial term and extension period for new Homes to join. However, the Council reserves the right to review this twice a year. At any review point the Council may take the decision to temporarily close the Care Home Framework to new applicants. If it does this, it will publish a notification on the Council's electronic tendering system which states the period of the closure and when this will next be reviewed

The scope of the Care Home Framework will cover all client groups, both for short-term and long-term care and different purchasing arrangements such as block purchase. However, there is no guarantee that the Council will publish opportunities for everything named above.

Homes will be able to apply for the Care Home Framework for any residential and or nursing care homes that are within Hampshire or a 25-mile radius of the border of Hampshire, including residential and or nursing care homes on the Isle of Wight. The Council reserves the right to extend the geographical scope of the Care Home Framework to enable it to make out of county placements. Before taking any option to extend the scope the Council will publish a notice on the relevant websites.

The Care Home Framework is designed for organisations that provide and run residential and or nursing care homes. It is not suitable for other organisations including those who provide agency staff or other ancillary services for residential or nursing care homes.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £7,250,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 April 2024

End date

31 March 2029

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Extensions available up to a further 5 years up to 31st March 2034

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

See tender documents for full details of requirements

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:

This is a Light Touch Framework under Regulation 74-77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and subsequent Call off Contracts.

Reason to have a framework longer than 5 years is that will allow Hampshire County Council and relevant authorities to fulfill their duties under the Care Act for managing the sustainability of the care market.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

31 March 2034

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

1 April 2034

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.3) Additional information

This is a Light Touch Framework under Regulation 74-77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and subsequent Call off Contracts.

The authority attempted to Publish a F21 notice (for social and specific services) but that was not possible due to configuration issues of Find a Tender Service.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Hampshire County Council

The Castle

Winchester

SO23 8UQ

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.hants.gov.uk