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Published 5 Jan 2022, 11:54 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Adult Domiciliary(home based) Care Services

Official notice

Authority: The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council (Local council)

Services
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 7 Feb 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

RBWM wishes to maintain the best possible care for service users by procuring the domiciliary care packages in the most effective way, delivering the best value from the public funds available.

The Authority wishes to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of domiciliary care services for adults.

The duration of DPS is 5 years with the option to extend for further 2 years.

The purpose of this procurement is to seek and appoint providers to the DPS, who have the relevant skills and experience, for the delivery of personal care and support (domiciliary care) to adults in their homes.

This DPS will be established under the light touch regime enabling RBWM to set the required criteria and way of operating DPS to meet requirements of RBWM in a best way . All providers who wish to join will have to meet the criteria as specified in the PQQ documentation. The services required are defined in a greater detail in the Specification which forms part of the PQQ documents.

CPV: Social services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #12.4 The Service will be procured using a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) which the…

2.4 The Service will be procured using a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) which the Authority wishes to establish. All contracts awarded under DPS are demand led and eligibility to be the Provider to the Authority is dependent on Providers first successfully passing the Stage 1 (the admission to the DPS) of the process. The providers who provide compliant submissions ("applications for admission") in line with the call to competition notice (ref FF8 Domiciliary Services) and meet the selection criteria and are not excluded will be admitted to the DPS. This includes, but is not limited to, Providers:

  • Holding a Care Quality Commission rating of "Good" or "Outstanding" in the office this Domiciliary Care Service would operate from; and
  • Passing appropriate references regarding their financial standing and status; and
  • Passing the quality threshold as more particularly described in the pre-contract Tender documentation.

This DPS will be established under the light touch regime enabling RBWM to set the required criteria and way of operating DPS to meet requirements of RBWM in a best way . All providers who wish to join will have to meet the criteria as specified in the PQQ documentation. The details of the services required are included in the Specification which forms part of the PQQ documents Additional information: This DPS will be established under the light touch regime enabling RBWM to set the required criteria and way of operating DPS to meet requirements of RBWM in a best way . All providers who wish to join will have to meet the criteria as specified in the PQQ documentation.

The services required are for adults and need to be provided 7 days a week as/when required for residents of the RBWM area, whom have been assessed by the Authority as requiring domiciliary support services.

Delivery: South East · homes of residents living in Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

This DPS will be established under the light touch regime enabling RBWM to set the required criteria and way of operating DPS to meet requirements of RBWM in a best way . All providers who wish to join will have to meet the criteria as specified in the PQQ documentation.

Shortlisting
In order to qualify for admission to DPS , various criteria must be met. All criteria for admission to DPS are stipulated in the PQQ documentation. All contracts (individual Care Packages) awarded under DPS are demand led. Eligibility to be the Provider to the Authority is dependent on Providers first successfully passing the Stage 1 (the admission to the DPS) of the process. The providers who provide compliant submissions ("applications for admission") in line with the call to competition notice (ref 778 Domiciliary Services) and meet the selection criteria and are not excluded will be admitted to the DPS. The criteria for admission includes, but is not limited to: • Holding a Care Quality Commission rating of "Good" or "Outstanding" in the office this Domiciliary Care Service would operate from; and Accepting terms and conditions • Passing appropriate references regarding their financial standing and status; and • Passing the quality threshold for qualitative questions All criteria are included in the PQQ documentation

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Jan 2022, 11:54 GMT
Last source update
17 Aug 2026, 15:53 BST
Authority reference
778
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078227
Classification (CPV)
Social services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030746 Find a Tender

How it was run

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Submission deadline
7 Feb 2022, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
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Timeline

7 Feb 2022 → 17 Aug 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Feb 2022, 13:00 GMT
  2. Notice published66 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 15:53 BST

Notice history

3 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineOur DPS is open to new applications. Closing date for applications to DPS is 28/2/2027 · IV.2.2—28 Feb 2027

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) commenced a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) on 1st August 2022 to provide high quality domiciliary care. Due to the current high demand for home care services and ongoing capacity pressures, RBWM has taken the decision to dilute our minimum requirement that all providers must hold a Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of "Good" or "Outstanding" i…

1 amendment published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authoritySocial protection Town Hall,St Ives Road, MAIDENHEAD, South East, SL61RFContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.