Notification to join the DPS Stage 1 and attend the Market Engagement Day planned for Thursday 28th July 2022

Slough Borough Council (SBC) is seeking providers of Integrated Care and Support in Extra Care Services who can offer a range of support options to meet individual needs in two Extra Care Housing Schemes in Slough. Providers are required to register on the Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to allow consideration for award of a 3-year contract plus one extension period of one year from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2027. The contract award will be based on the provision of 38,942 care and support hours per annum. The indicative contractual budget for this is between £3,103,200 and £3,448,000. Services must deliver value for money, add social value and support the building of community capacity. We are looking for innovative solutions that draw upon national good practice.There are two Extra Care Housing Schemes in Slough; with a total of 126 properties across the two schemes, where 31 individuals are currently in receipt of Slough Council commissioned extra care and support services. The provision of good quality Integrated Care and Support in Extra Care enables individuals with assessed care and support needs to remain living in their own home, thus promoting independence and reducing the need for more expensive residential care. This is fundamental to the Council’s vision for extra care services. Slough Borough Council wishes to engage with the market to gauge the interest in the delivery of Extra Care services for individuals aged 55 years or older, with care and support needs, and who have a local connection to the area. The Council have been working to review existing Extra Care arrangements in place within the borough considering how the existing model for provision can be improved whilst ensuring value for money. Providers will be expected to outline how they will contribute to key aspects of the service model outlined below:• Promoting Wellbeing, • Offering Good Quality• Ensuring Choice & Control• Cultural awareness• Partnership Working• Promote Greater Independence• Being Adaptable• Working to Best PracticeIn order to be invited for upcoming mini competitions for Extra Care Services (Domiciliary Care/Replacement care) you must register for one or more Service Lots 5, 8, 20, 21 within the DPS when completing your Stage 1 Selection Questionnaire (SQ).Please note that the Stage 2 Mini Competition for this provision will be launched on or around the 1st September 2022 via the DPS route . Recommended deadline for participants to submit their completed SQ’s to qualify for Stage 1 and to be able to participate and be able to reasonably develop their tender is the 15th August 2022. Once your SQ has been evaluated, you will be informed of the outcome. If you have been successful to be qualified onto Stage 1, you will automatically receive an invite to participate within the Stage 2 Mini Competition. If you do not submit your Stage 1 application by the 15th August 2022 this may mean your organisation will not be assessed in time to compete in the mini-competition. If you have any queries or would like any support registering on to the DPS please contact ASC.Commissioning@slough.gov.uk with  Registration on DPS" in subject line. It is important that you register in good time as the processing of your application can take up to 10 working days. A Market Engagement event will be held for suppliers who wish to participate in this tender .The Market Engagement day is planned to take place from 10:00 – 12:00 on Thursday the 28th of July 2022. This Market Engagement Day will be by invitation only. Please register your request to attend this event by emailing Pranay.Chakravorti@slough.gov.uk with Extra Care Market Engagement Day  in the subject line. You will then be emailed the Microsoft Teams invitation to invite you to join the Market Engagement day . We are looking to appoint just one provider for this service.