Official UK procurement notice
Flexible Framework for the Provision of Supported Living for Adults and Older People
Authority: Fife Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFife Health and Social Care Partnership (“the Partnership”) requires to commission a Supported Living Service (both personal care and non-personal i.e., Housing Support Services) from a variety of external service providers. It is recognised that in some circumstances the Partnership may wish to commission a service that comprises of Housing Support only. On that basis this Contract is open to Providers who do not have dual registration for Care and Support and Housing Support, however it is the preference that Providers will have dual registration.
- Recurrence: There will be an ongoing requirement for external Supported Living Services, it is envisaged that the next time this will go out to full open tender will be 4 years after Contract award date. As this is a flexible framework this Contract will be re-opened at regular intervals throughout the Contract lifetime to allow new Care Providers to submit a bid to join the Framework.
CPV: Health and social work services · Social work and related services · Social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 100 suppliers · 33 bids received (0.3 per place) · 25 appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 85
- Price: 15
- Suitability
Providers are required to hold the relevant registration to provide the services detailed in the Service Specification.
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Flexible Framework for the Provision of Supported Living for Adults…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 100 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
Yes · There will be an ongoing requirement for external Supported Living Services, it is envisaged that the next time this will go out to full open tender will be 4 years after Contract award date.
As this is a flexible framework this Contract will be re-opened at regular intervals throughout the Contract lifetime to allow new Care Providers to submit a bid to join the Framework.
- First published
- 8 Dec 2022, 10:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Jan 2025, 12:23 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Feb 2024 – …
- Authority reference
SC0026- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-003094- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038bb8Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Economic operators should approach the contracting authority in the first instance. However, the only formal remedy is to apply to the courts:
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: 30th January 2025 This is an award notice for the Supported Living Framework which was awarded 1st May 2024. Please note the following: This requirement is not for Care at Home Services - this is covered under Framework (SC0005). (SC Ref:789215)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 9 Feb 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 1080 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 Feb 2024, 09:00 GMT
Timeline
13 Feb 2023 → 30 Jan 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected13 Feb 2023
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown9 Feb 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened12 Feb 2024, 09:00 GMT
- Notice published30 Jan 2025, 12:23 GMT
Notice history
8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2023- Published value updated to £21,200,00029 Sept 2023, 08:45 BSTwas £34,000,000
- Status changed to active29 Sept 2023, 08:45 BST
- Procurement method changed29 Sept 2023, 08:45 BST
- Deadline published: 2 Nov 2023, 17:00 GMT29 Sept 2023, 08:45 BST
- Status changed to cancelled2 Nov 2023, 10:35 GMT
- Status changed to active12 Jan 2024, 14:42 GMT
- Deadline moved to 9 Feb 2024, 17:00 GMT12 Jan 2024, 14:42 GMT+99 days · was 2 Nov 2023, 17:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete30 Jan 2025, 12:23 GMT
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2023-09: 1 release · 29 Sept 2023
- 2022-12: 1 release · 8 Dec 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 003094-2025-SC0026-1
- Signed
- 1 May 2024
- Value
- £84,800,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33bids · 33 electronic · 33 from abroad | 19 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kirkcaldy Sheriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
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Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria