Shared Lives service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East of England (UKH14)

Awarded value£3,500,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Nov 2021

Awarded to PSS (UK)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Suffolk County Council is appointing a provider to support people to live with their Shared Lives carer and their family on either a short-term or a long-term basis. The service can also provide for people who need daytime care only.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1To operate and manage the 'Shared Lives' contract

To operate and manage the 'Shared Lives' contract.

A Shared Lives provider will charge a management fee to cover the administration of the service and a weekly fee is paid to the Shared Lives carer for the care and support of the individual.

Delivery: East of England · Suffolk

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 1 Nov 2021, 11:29 GMT
Last source update: 1 Nov 2021, 11:29 GMT
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-027296
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f20e Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: In accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons where no reasonable alternative exists.
Market research has not identified any other provider capable of providing the service in the timescales avaiable.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Suffolk County Council incorporates a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the point at which information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules, to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Any such action must be brought promptly)

Publisher note: Contract period: 13th November 2021 to 12th November 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,500,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Nov 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
PSS (UK)	£3,500,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 027296-2021-1 · PSS (UK)
Signed
1 Nov 2021
Value
£3,500,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suffolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Endeavour House, Russell Rd, IPSWICH, East of England, IP12BXContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

PSS (UK) LimitedAwarded supplier 18 Steel Street, Liverpool, North West, L1 4BE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.