Tender

2223-0170 Home Care Flexible Framework

  • Islington Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-011362

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03c256

Published 20 April 2023, 2:03pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Islington Council

London

Email

procurement@islington.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.islington.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.islington.gov.uk/

one.3) Communication

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

https://procontract.due-north.com/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://procontract.due-north.com/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

2223-0170 Home Care Flexible Framework

Reference number

DN666399

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Home care is a key component of Islington’s Adult Social Care vision to support residents to live healthy, fulfilling and independent lives; maximising independence and connecting them with their community, ensuring equality and fairness throughout.

Home Care, also known as Domiciliary Care, covers a wide range of activities, including but not limited to, personal care; reablement; support with medication and household tasks to support people with long-term care needs in the community. Residents may require these services for a short period to recover from illness or injury for example, or for a longer period to allow them to remain safe, independent and living in their own home.

Our ambitions for Home Care centres around four key areas:

• Improving outcomes for residents through a personalised, strengths-based approach that maximises wellbeing and independence for all

• Ensuring capacity within high quality provision able to meet diverse needs and fluctuations in demand

• Driving a more inclusive economy through fair pay and good conditions for the care workforce; and community wealth building

• Delivering greater value for money by better managing demand, preventing or delaying escalation of need

To enable an integrated approach to home care, through locality-based provision the borough will be divided three localities: North, South and Central.

As the value of the contract is above the threshold for wider advertising of the opportunity, a Contract Notice will be published on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (FTS).

This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the PCR). The procurement is subject to the ‘light-touch regime’ under Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services of Part 2 of the PCR. Under Regulation 76 the Council is free to establish a procedure, provided that the procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (service providers) and is initiated by a contract notice. The Council has utilised the flexibility allowed under the ‘light-touch regime’ to design a process that will ensure a robust assessment of providers prior to being appointed to the framework agreement, and to allow flexibility around procedures for placement of individual service users. The procedure the Council has designed is based on the open procedure.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £170,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots
2

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 1

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Home care is a key component of Islington’s Adult Social Care vision to support residents to live healthy, fulfilling and independent lives; maximising independence and connecting them with their community, ensuring equality and fairness throughout.

Home Care, also known as Domiciliary Care, covers a wide range of activities, including but not limited to, personal care; reablement; support with medication and household tasks to support people with long-term care needs in the community. Residents may require these services for a short period to recover from illness or injury for example, or for a longer period to allow them to remain safe, independent and living in their own home.

Our ambitions for Home Care centres around four key areas:

• Improving outcomes for residents through a personalised, strengths-based approach that maximises wellbeing and independence for all

• Ensuring capacity within high quality provision able to meet diverse needs and fluctuations in demand

• Driving a more inclusive economy through fair pay and good conditions for the care workforce; and community wealth building

• Delivering greater value for money by better managing demand, preventing or delaying escalation of need

To enable an integrated approach to home care, through locality-based provision the borough will be divided three localities: North, South and Central.

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: £170,000,000

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

Duration in months

96

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Home care is a key component of Islington’s Adult Social Care vision to support residents to live healthy, fulfilling and independent lives; maximising independence and connecting them with their community, ensuring equality and fairness throughout.

Home Care, also known as Domiciliary Care, covers a wide range of activities, including but not limited to, personal care; reablement; support with medication and household tasks to support people with long-term care needs in the community. Residents may require these services for a short period to recover from illness or injury for example, or for a longer period to allow them to remain safe, independent and living in their own home.

Our ambitions for Home Care centres around four key areas:

• Improving outcomes for residents through a personalised, strengths-based approach that maximises wellbeing and independence for all

• Ensuring capacity within high quality provision able to meet diverse needs and fluctuations in demand

• Driving a more inclusive economy through fair pay and good conditions for the care workforce; and community wealth building

• Delivering greater value for money by better managing demand, preventing or delaying escalation of need

To enable an integrated approach to home care, through locality-based provision the borough will be divided three localities: North, South and Central.

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: £170,000,000

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

Duration in months

96

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open 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 procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the PCR). The procurement is subject to the ‘light-touch regime’ under Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services of Part 2 of the PCR. Under Regulation 76 the Council is free to establish a procedure, provided that the procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (service providers) and is initiated by a contract notice. The Council has utilised the flexibility allowed under the ‘light-touch regime’ to design a process that will ensure a robust assessment of providers prior to being appointed to the framework agreement, and to allow flexibility around procedures for placement of individual service users. The procedure the Council has designed is based on the open procedure.

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

14 June 2023

Local time

12:00pm

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

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

14 June 2023

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Islington Council

London

Country

United Kingdom