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# Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle (DPV) for the Provision of Home Care Services in Buckinghamshire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dynamic-purchasing-vehicle-dpv-for-the-provision-of-home-care-services-in-buckinghamshire-ocds-h6vhtk-03b0d9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Buckinghamshire Council (the Council) is seeking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle (“DPV”) for the provision of home care Services in Buckinghamshire (“the Services”). The Council is conducting the procurement via the "Light Touch Regime" as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). Please note, this does not include complex Continuing Healthcare Packages, which will be sourced separated via the ICB. Suppliers that wish to be appointed to the DPV are required to complete a Selection Questionnaire (“SQ”). Published lot titles: LOT 1 - Standard Home Care; LOT 2 - Complex/Bespoke Home Care.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Buckinghamshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/buckinghamshire-council-ons-e06000060)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** £87,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 April 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ13
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03b0d9`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dynamic-purchasing-vehicle-dpv-for-the-provision-of-home-care-services-in-buckinghamshire-ocds-h6vhtk-03b0d9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplybucksbusiness.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dynamic-purchasing-vehicle-dpv-for-the-provision-of-home-care-services-in-buckinghamshire-ocds-h6vhtk-03b0d9#participate

## Description
Buckinghamshire Council (the Council) is seeking to establish a Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle (“DPV”) for the provision of home care Services in Buckinghamshire (“the Services”). The Council is conducting the procurement via the "Light Touch Regime" as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015).
Suppliers will be expected to deliver Services for people assessed as being eligible for health or social care support under the provisions of The Care Act (2014) or The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care (2022). Additionally, Suppliers will support Individuals being discharged from hospital through the Home First pathway who are awaiting an assessment of need. The Council commissions some of these home care Packages on behalf of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) Integrated Care Board (ICB) (“the ICB”).
The DPV will be used to commission home care Services for adults aged 18 + across all care groups in Buckinghamshire. Successful Suppliers should expect to deliver Services to Individuals with eligibility under any of the above pathways.
The DPV will replace the Council’s existing block and spot contracting arrangement and will become the primary mechanism for sourcing home care Packages. Please note, this does not include complex Continuing Healthcare Packages, which will be sourced separated via the ICB.
The DPV has been designed to meet current and future needs of people requiring care and support at home and will enable the Council to offer greater flexibility for home care Services from high quality Suppliers. The DPV will also facilitate a more comprehensive oversight of supply and demand to support market shaping.
The DPV will be divided into Two (2) lots, representing the range of Services to be delivered.
The Lots are:
Lot 1: Standard home care
Lot 2: Complex/bespoke home care
The Council cannot guarantee demand or volumes for the Services or for any of the Lots over the lifetime of the DPV. Appointment of a Supplier to the DPV is no guarantee of business.
Suppliers that wish to be appointed to the DPV are required to complete a Selection Questionnaire (“SQ”). All those Suppliers who satisfy the selection requirements set out in the SQ, as evaluated by the Council, will be appointed to the DPV to the Lot(s) for which they have applied.
There is no limit on the number of Suppliers that may be appointed to a Lot.
Following the establishment of the DPV and successful Suppliers being added (Stage 1), the Council will commence Stage 2 – call offs for Packages of care. The Council will issue mini competitions for Packages, as and when the need arises. All eligible Suppliers within the relevant Lot will be invited to submit bids for such Packages (streamlined further by geographical location for Lot 1). The Council will award each Package to the Supplier in that Lot that can most closely meet the Package requirements based upon evaluation criteria set out.
Suppliers who wish to p...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dynamic-purchasing-vehicle-dpv-for-the-provision-of-home-care-services-in-buckinghamshire-ocds-h6vhtk-03b0d9)

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: LOT 1 - Standard Home Care
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £87,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/10/2023 to 01/10/2026

### Lot 2: LOT 2 - Complex/Bespoke Home Care
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £87,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 02/10/2023 to 01/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006870-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-09T11:02:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-06T23:30:36.164Z
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