Reopening of the Flexible Contracting Agreement for Externally Provided Day Opportunities

CPV: Health and social work services · Health services · Social work and related services · Social work services

Procedure method

Restricted 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

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Competitive procedure

GPA / WTO covered

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

No (one-off requirement)

First published

10 Feb 2025, 17:17 GMT

Last source update

8 Mar 2026, 20:55 GMT

Authority reference

P2286A

FTS notice number

2026/S 000-020671

Classification (CPV)

Health and social work servicesHealth servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work services

Delivery area

West Midlands (UKG31)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-04dd73 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Council wishes to establish a Flexible Contracting Agreement (FCA) via the Light Touch Regime in accordance with Regulation 34 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) and the Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016as set out in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Annex A) (PCR 2015) in relation to Social, Health and Education services.The Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) is based on the principles of a Dynamic Purchasing System. The FCA will re-open on an ad hoc basis as required; this will be at the Council’s discretion and based on citizen need and market provision. There will be an initial one-off re-opening of the FCA to allow for new applications as appropriate; this includes the opportunity for unsuccessful applicants to re-apply. The FCA will be for a period of 5 years commencing on 1 August 2025, with an option to extend for a further period of 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance and budgetary availability. The duration of the call off contracts will be based on the individual requirements i.e. care packages; citizens’ care may remain commissioned under these arrangements until such time as the call-off ends and provision will be made for this within the associated contract terms.The FCA is a two-stage process:• Stage 1 – Selection Stage – all Potential Suppliers must submit a Request To Participate and pass the criteria to be appointed to the FCA. The selection stage consists of qualification questions including mandatory and discretionary exclusion criteria (SQ - Selection Questionnaire webform) and quality assessment questions (the 002 Questionnaire and Appendices 3 and 4). All successful participants will be admitted to the FCA and the Stage 2 process will be followed as set out below.• Stage 2 – allocation of care packages: the care package prescriber; e.g. social worker will identify the potential provider(s) based on the client’s support needs and locality. Providers will be awarded the care package based on most appropriate to deliver and ‘user choice’. There is no competitive procurement process under the current process however this may be subject to change during the lifetime of the FCA.The RTP application process for the FCA is being issued using the Council’s e-tendering portal on Intend www.in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc. All applications must be submitted via the appropriate portal Intend. Use of the e-tendering portal is free throughout the whole procurement process. The system is secure and access to RTPs will only be made available to those employees of the Council and/or their authorised advisors.Deadline for receipt of initial Selection Questionnaire is noon on 4th April 2025.

Submission deadline

4 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST

Submission channel

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Accepted languages

en

39 further award records carry no date or value.

• Age Concern BirminghamAwarded supplier 76-78 Boldmere Road, Boldmere, , Birmingham, West Midlands, B73 5TJ
• Age UK BirminghamAwarded supplier Stratford House, Stratford Place, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 0HT
• Antoine CareAwarded supplier 31 Doversley Rd, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 6NN
• Apna Ghar Day CentreAwarded supplier 21 - 22 Clevedon Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 9HD
• Assisted Lives LtdAwarded supplier 114 - 116 Manningham Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, BD8 7JF
• Balance Senior Day ServiceAwarded supplier Bromley 26, The Green, Kings Norton, , Birmingham, West Midlands, B38 8SD
• Be Care Ltd T/A British elderly care BirminghamAwarded supplier 53 Newbridge Crescent, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, West Midlands, WV6 0LH
• Birmingham Care GroupAwarded supplier Units 6, Magreal Business Park, Freeth Street, Birmingham , West Midlands, B16 0QZ
• Birmingham Industrial Therapy Association Ltd T/A Better PathwaysAwarded supplier 201 - 206 Alcester Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 0NQ
• Ceeds Midlands LimitedAwarded supplier 47-51 Shirley Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B27 7XU