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title: "Flexible Framework for Provision of Care at Home Services for Adults and Older People"
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# Flexible Framework for Provision of Care at Home Services for Adults and Older People

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/flexible-framework-for-provision-of-care-at-home-services-for-adults-and-older-people-ocds-h6vhtk-03f057). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Inverclyde Council: "Flexible Framework for Provision of Care at Home Services for Adults and Older People". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £10,550,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Inverclyde Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/inverclyde-council-ons-s12000018)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £10,550,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 December 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services, Social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM83
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03f057`

## 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/flexible-framework-for-provision-of-care-at-home-services-for-adults-and-older-people-ocds-h6vhtk-03f057#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/flexible-framework-for-provision-of-care-at-home-services-for-adults-and-older-people-ocds-h6vhtk-03f057#participate

## Description
This procurement exercise is to establish a ‘Flexible Framework Agreement’ in accordance with Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (further referred to as 'Flexible Framework (FF)') for the provision of Care at Home Services for Adults and Older People.
The FF allows for New Entrants to be admitted, as Providers, after it has been established. Following award, successful Providers will also be able to amend locations to their service offering in accordance with the terms of the FF.
Inverclyde Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint Providers on to a FF for the provision of Care at Home Services which will be delivered to Supported Persons residing within Inverclyde and who are clients of the Council acting on behalf of Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP). Providers will only be commissioned in accordance with their level of experience, training, adopted management actions, supervision, working practice and their level of Care Inspectorate grades.
The value provided in II.1.5 is an ESTIMATE only for the total period of the FF of 4 years, with an option to extend a further 1 year.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85310000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £10,550,000
- **Description:** The Service shall be delivered in a range of ways including providing personal care, personal support and housing support within Supported Persons own homes, 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, each day per year.
Award Criteria:
Quality criterion: Servi...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2024 to 31/03/2028

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 016793-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **365 care limited, Care1 Professional Services LTD, Caring Grace Ltd (+10 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-133378`, `GB-FTS-50495`, `GB-FTS-172833`, `GB-FTS-114789`, `GB-FTS-50498`, `GB-FTS-114790`, `GB-FTS-114791`, `GB-FTS-93730`, `GB-FTS-114792`, `GB-FTS-114793`, `GB-FTS-133329`, `GB-FTS-114794`, `GB-FTS-133414`
  - Value: £10,550,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 016793-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,550,000
  - Signed Date: 20/02/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016793-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-29T14:49:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T06:24:51.405Z
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