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SOL - Residential and Nursing Care Home Beds for Older People FCA - opening and mini-competition
Health and social work services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline 31 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council: "SOL - Residential and Nursing Care Home Beds for Older People FCA - opening and mini-competition". Published status: active. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 31 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Market Analytics
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Published history for Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
6.4Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 9 active published awards; 9 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySolihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published3 Oct 2023, 14:03 BST | Last source update3 Oct 2023, 14:03 BST | Recurring procurementYes |
ClassificationHealth and social work services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02c18c | ||
What is being bought
Solihull MBC established a Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) under the Light Touch regime of the PCR 2015 to purchase residential and nursing care home beds for older people in 2021. The FCA is with a range of providers and is used to purchase both individual placements and also to run mini-competitions to award block contracts.This opportunity is a re-opening of the FCA to allow additional providers to apply to join the FCA (Stage 1) and also a mini-competition for Pathway 2 Nursing and Dementia Respite beds (Stage 2). New providers must complete Stage 1 but Stage 2 is optional. Existing providers do not need to re-complete Stage 1.The FCA will run until 30th September 2026 with options to extend for up to 24 months plus 24 months. The Council does not commit to any volumes through the FCA. Block contracts will be for a 2 year period and delivery of the block contracts is required to be within Solihull Borough.Deadline for submissions is noon on 31st October 2023.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to active
3 Oct 2023, 14:03 BST - Official notice release published
3 Oct 2023, 14:03 BST - Submission deadline changed to 31 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT
3 Oct 2023, 14:03 BST - Status changed to complete
5 Oct 2021, 09:54 BST - Official notice release published
5 Oct 2021, 09:54 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
5 Oct 2021, 09:54 BST - Status changed to active
29 Jun 2021, 17:08 BST - Official notice release published
29 Jun 2021, 17:08 BST - Submission deadline changed to 2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
29 Jun 2021, 17:08 BST - Buyer information updated
29 Jun 2021, 17:08 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished valueNot publishedSolihull MBC established a Flexible Contracting Arrangement (FCA) under the Light Touch regime of the PCR 2015 to purchase residential and nursing care home beds for older people in 2021. The FCA is with a range of providers and is used to purchase both individual placements and also to run mini-competitions to award block contracts.This opportunity is a re-opening of the FCA to allow additional providers to apply to join the FCA (Stage 1) and also a mini-competition for Pathway 2 Nursing and Dementia Respite beds (Stage 2). New providers must complete Stage 1 but Stage 2 is optional. Existing providers do not need to re-complete Stage 1.The FCA will run until 30th September 2026 with options to extend for up to 24 months plus 24 months. The Council does not commit to any volumes through the FCA. Block contracts will be for a 2 year period and delivery of the block contracts is required to be within Solihull Borough.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
3 Oct 2023, 14:03 BST - Submission deadline
31 Oct 2023, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Contracting authority GB-FTS-14204Documents (2)
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