IA2063 Home Care including carers home based respite services in Staffordshire

The total minimum estimated annual value for Lot A and Lot B(including sub lots) combined is £40,000,000 - £50,000,000. The total minimum Platform Agreement value range identified is the minimum that could be awarded via this Platform Agreement. This Platform Agreement is open ended and therefore the total estimated Platform Agreement value is unknown. The aim of the Care in the home Services is to support the development of home care, increasing supply and encouraging innovation, whilst avoiding large-scale disruption of the market. The strategic objectives are to procure a sustainable supply of home care across the county which: Is of a suitable quality, meets the needs of the Service Users and improves their outcomes and experience; Is timely and responsive; Is cost effective and within the budget set by the medium-term financial strategy (MTFS); Reduces use of reablement services to provide home care and delayed transfers of Care; and Improves recruitment and retention of staff and supports a sustainable market. The Platform Agreement duration will be flexible and will be in place for a minimum of no less than 4 years from 1st September 2021 - 31st August 2025 with the option to extend by 3 x 12 months to 31st August 2028. No later than 1st September 2024, the Council will review its intentions for any future extension to the Platform Agreement and will notify Suppliers of any future extension period of the Platform Agreement. Any further future extensions will be notified to the Suppliers no less than 6 months prior to the expiry of any future extension period. Should the Platform Agreement be extended following the minimum Platform Agreement period and should the total estimated Platform Agreement value range be exceeded then the documentation will be updated in line with Public Contract Regulations 2015. The Services procured under this flexible Platform Agreement fall under the Light Touch Regime of the Procurement Contract Regulations 2015 and therefore a hybrid approach to ensure flexibility of Suppliers to help manage demand fluctuations within Care in the Home will be used. Following the initial closing of the flexible Platform Agreement and award of Suppliers to each Platform Lot and sub lots, the Council will reopen the Platform Agreement from time to time. This is to give prospective Suppliers from across the UK/EU the opportunity to apply to join the Platform Agreement. The Council reserves the right to reopen the Platform Agreement and sub lots at other times to help meet demand. Following the closing of any reopening of the Platform Agreement, the Council will evaluate the submissions against the same award criteria and same process as outlined further in this ITT Procurement Pack. The timescales associated with any reopening of the Platform Agreement will be identified within the procurement documentation issued at the time. The lots are as follows: Lot A1- Standard Home Care Contract Zone 1 East Staffordshire Lot A1a - Standard Home Care Pre Purchase Rota Contract Zone 1 East Staffordshire Lot A2 - Standard Home Care Contract Zone 2 Tamworth Lot A2a - Standard Home Care Pre Purchase Rota Contract Zone 2 Tamworth Lot A3- Standard Home Care Contract Zone 3 Lichfield Lot A3a- Standard Home Care Pre Purchase Rota Contract Zone 3 Lichfield Lot A4- Standard Home Care Contract Zone 4 Moorlands North Lot A4a- Standard Home Care Pre Purchase Rota Contract Zone 4 Moorlands North Lot A5- Standard Home Care Contract Zone 5 Moorlands South Lot A5a -Standard Home Care Pre Purchase Rota Contract Zone 5 Moorlands South Lot A6 -Standard Home Care Contract Zone 6 Newcastle Lot A6a- Standard Home Care Pre Purchase Rota Contract Zone 6 Newcastle Lot A7 -Standard Home Care Contract Zone 7 Newcastle North Lot A7a -Standard Home Care Pre Purchase Rota Contract Zone 7 Newcastle North Lot A8- Standard Home Care Contract Zone 8 Stafford Lot A8a -Standard Home Care Pre Purchase Rota Contract Zone 8 Stafford Lot A9- Standard Home Care Contract Zone 9 South Staffordshire North Lot A9a- Standard Home Care Pre Purchase Rota Contract Zone 9 South Staffordshire North Lot A10- Standard Home Care Contract Zone 10 South Staffordshire Lot A10a -Standard Home Care Pre Purchase Rota Contract Zone 10 South Staffordshire Lot A11 -Standard Home Care Contract Zone 11 Cannock South Lot A11a -Standard Home Care Pre Purchase Rota Contract Zone 11 Cannock South Lot A12 -Standard Home Care Contract Zone 12 Cannock North Lot A12a -Standard Home Care Pre Purchase Rota Contract Zone 12 Cannock North Additional information: The full details of the Providers awarded to the Platform Agreement from the commencement on 1st September 2021 can be found: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Business/Procurement/DPS-Contract-Award-Notices/Home-Care-Including-Respite-and-Sitting-Services.aspx This list will be updated following each Platform Agreement reopening.

The total minimum estimated annual value for Lot A and Lot B(including sub lots) combined is £40,000,000 - £50,000,000. The total minimum Platform Agreement value range identified is the minimum that could be awarded via this Platform Agreement. This Platform Agreement is open ended and therefore the total estimated Platform Agreement value is unknown. The aim of the Care in the home Services is to support the development of home care, increasing supply and encouraging innovation, whilst avoiding large-scale disruption of the market. The strategic objectives are to procure a sustainable supply of home care across the county which: Is of a suitable quality, meets the needs of the Service Users and improves their outcomes and experience; Is timely and responsive; Is cost effective and within the budget set by the medium-term financial strategy (MTFS); Reduces use of reablement services to provide home care and delayed transfers of Care; and Improves recruitment and retention of staff and supports a sustainable market. The Platform Agreement duration will be flexible and will be in place for a minimum of no less than 4 years from 1st September 2021 - 31st August 2025 with the option to extend by 3 x 12 months to 31st August 2028. No later than 1st September 2024, the Council will review its intentions for any future extension to the Platform Agreement and will notify Suppliers of any future extension period of the Platform Agreement. Any further future extensions will be notified to the Suppliers no less than 6 months prior to the expiry of any future extension period. Should the Platform Agreement be extended following the minimum Platform Agreement period and should the total estimated Platform Agreement value range be exceeded then the documentation will be updated in line with Public Contract Regulations 2015. The Services procured under this flexible Platform Agreement fall under the Light Touch Regime of the Procurement Contract Regulations 2015 and therefore a hybrid approach to ensure flexibility of Suppliers to help manage demand fluctuations within Care in the Home will be used. Following the initial closing of the flexible Platform Agreement and award of Suppliers to each Platform Lot and sub lots, the Council will reopen the Platform Agreement from time to time. This is to give prospective Suppliers from across the UK/EU the opportunity to apply to join the Platform Agreement. The Council reserves the right to reopen the Platform Agreement and sub lots at other times to help meet demand. Following the closing of any reopening of the Platform Agreement, the Council will evaluate the submissions against the same award criteria and same process as outlined further in this ITT Procurement Pack. The timescales associated with any reopening of the Platform Agreement will be identified within the procurement documentation issued at the time. The lots and sublots are as follows: Lot B1 -Non Standard Home Care Contract Zone 1 East Staffordshire Lot B2 -Non Standard Home Care Contract Zone 2 Tamworth Lot B3 -Non Standard Home Care Contract Zone 3 Lichfield Lot B4 -Non Standard Home Care Contract Zone 4 Moorlands North Lot B5 -Non Standard Home Care Contract Zone 5 Moorlands South Lot B6 -Non Standard Home Care Contract Zone 6 Newcastle Lot B7 -Non Standard Home Care Contract Zone 7 Newcastle North Lot B8 -Non Standard Home Care Contract Zone 8 Stafford Lot B9 -Non Standard Home Care Contract Zone 9 South Staffordshire North Lot B10 -Non Standard Home Care Contract Zone 10 South Staffordshire Lot B11 -Non Standard Home Care Contract Zone 11 Cannock South Lot B12 -Non Standard Home Care Contract Zone 12 Cannock North Additional information: The full details of the Providers awarded to the Platform Agreement from the commencement on 1st September 2021 can be found: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Business/Procurement/DPS-Contract-Award-Notices/Home-Care-Including-Respite-and-Sitting-Services.aspx This list will be updated following each Platform Agreement reopening.

The estimated minimum annual agreement value for Lot C is £400,000 - £600,000. The total minimum Platform Agreement value range identified is the minimum that could be awarded via this Platform Agreement. This Platform Agreement is open ended and therefore the total estimated Platform Agreement value is unknown. Respite Care and support enables Carers to take a break from their caring role and evidence suggests that this can help to achieve positive health, wellbeing and quality of life outcomes for Carers. Fewer Carers experienced mental health problems if they had taken a break since beginning their caring role. The purpose of Care in the home and Carers home and community respite Services are to enable Service Users to remain in their own homes, living as independently as possible and to achieve and maintain their autonomy, independence, personal identity and assessed outcomes. The Platform Agreement will be flexible and will be in place for a minimum of no less than 4 years from 1st September 2021 - 31st August 2025 with the option to extend by 3 x 12 months to 31st August 2028. No later than 1st September 2024, the Council will review its intentions for any future extension to the Platform Agreement and will notify Suppliers of any future extension period of the Platform Agreement. Any further future extensions will be notified to the Suppliers no less than 12 months prior to the expiry of any future extension period. Should the Platform Agreement be extended following the minimum Platform Agreement period and should the total estimated Platform Agreement value range be exceeded then the documentation will be updated in line with Public Contract Regulations 2015. The Services procured under this flexible Platform Agreement fall under the Light Touch Regime of the Procurement Contract Regulations 2015 and therefore a hybrid approach to ensure flexibility of Suppliers to help manage demand fluctuations within Care in the Home will be used. Following the initial closing of the flexible Platform Agreement and award of Suppliers to each Platform Lot and sub lots, the Council will reopen the Platform Agreement from time to time. This is to give prospective Suppliers from across the UK/EU the opportunity to apply to join the Platform Agreement. The Council reserves the right to reopen the Platform Agreement and sub lots at other times to help meet demand. Following the closing of any reopening of the Platform Agreement, the Council will evaluate the submissions against the same award criteria and same process as outlined further in this ITT Procurement Pack. The timescales associated with any reopening of the Platform Agreement will be identified within the procurement documentation issued at the time. The lots and sublots are as follows: Lot C1 -Respite & Sitting Service Contract Zone 1 East Staffordshire Lot C2 -Respite & Sitting Service Contract Zone 2 Tamworth Lot C3 -Respite & Sitting Service Contract Zone 3 Lichfield Lot C4 -Respite & Sitting Service Contract Zone 4 Moorlands North Lot C5- Respite & Sitting Service Contract Zone 5 Moorlands South Lot C6- Respite & Sitting Service Contract Zone 6 Newcastle Lot C7 -Respite & Sitting Service Contract Zone 7 Newcastle North Lot C8- Respite & Sitting Service Contract Zone 8 Stafford Lot C9- Respite & Sitting Service Contract Zone 9 South Staffordshire North Lot C10 - Respite & Sitting Service Contract Zone 10 South Staffordshire Lot C11 -Respite & Sitting Service Contract Zone 11 Cannock South Lot C12 - Respite & Sitting Service Contract Zone 12 Cannock North Additional information: The full details of the Providers awarded to the Platform Agreement from the commencement on 1st September 2021 can be found: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Business/Procurement/DPS-Contract-Award-Notices/Home-Care-Including-Respite-and-Sitting-Services.aspx This list will be updated following each Platform Agreement reopening.