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Published 1 Jul 2024, 12:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

South Monmouthshire Domiciliary Care and Support – Block Contracts

Official notice

Authority: Monmouthshire County Council (Local council)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 1 lot per supplier
Published estimate£21,000,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 9 Dec 2024awarded 17 Mar 2025
Awarded to GP Homecare Ltd +2 more3 awards

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Long term care and support in the South of Monmouthshire to include the provision of personal care for older people, people with disabilities and mental health needs and people with dementia. The tender will comprise of three block contracts, which will be the primary mechanism for the delivery of long-term domiciliary care and support in the South of the county. Following the procurement process, a single designated Care Provider will deliver all Block Contract domiciliary care and support services in their respective Lot area. Care and support will be delivered in a way which seeks to focus the service on the quality of the intervention and the benefit it achieves, and not just on time and task. Promoting independence and reducing unnecessary dependence on services through an enabling and strengths-based approach, signpost people to access the resources available in our communities.

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

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Shared scope across all lots

To respond to the current challenges within the domiciliary care sector in South Monmouthshire we need to manage and deliver domiciliary care in a way that ensures both current and predicted demand for the service can be met.

We aim to ensure:

The provision of sustainable high quality domiciliary care to those with an assessed need within Monmouthshire.

Increased capacity and resilience within the domiciliary care sector both now and into the future.

Improved outcomes for individuals who need or may need care in the future, through targeted reablement and best use of capacity.

Maximization of the cost effectiveness of the care.

Improved and standardised terms and conditions for the independent sector domiciliary care workforce supporting with stability of workforce within providers.

Lot #1Chepstow Town and RuralAwardedRenewal
Delivery: Wales
Extensions: The contract will be awarded for a fixed term of 4 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years, plus the option to extend for a further 2 years.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Caldicot TownAwardedRenewal
Delivery: Wales
Extensions: The contract will be awarded for a fixed term of 4 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years, plus the option to extend for a further 2 years.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3The Levels and RuralAwardedRenewal
Delivery: Wales
Extensions: The contract will be awarded for a fixed term of 4 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years, plus the option to extend for a further 2 years.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open 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
1 Jul 2024, 12:59 BST
Last source update
11 Apr 2025, 09:56 BST
Award evaluation window
9 Dec 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014461
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0478bb Find a Tender

Publisher note: (WA Ref:149566)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
9 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
9 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Sept 2024 → 11 Apr 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    2 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    9 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    9 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    11 Apr 2025, 09:56 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2024
  1. Status changed to active
    21 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    21 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Deadline published: 9 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
    21 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    11 Apr 2025, 09:56 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £14,792,1903 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 4335 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 17 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Chepstow Town and Rural1 award
GP Homecare Ltd£6,151,682 †—Awarded
Lot 2 · Caldicot Town1 award
Care Quality Services Ltd£4,075,274 †—Awarded
Lot 3 · The Levels and Rural1 award
LOUGHER HOME CARE LIMITEDSME£4,565,234 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Chepstow Town and Rural16bids · 16 electronic · 16 from abroad13——
2 · Caldicot Town16bids · 16 electronic · 16 from abroad13——
3 · The Levels and Rural11bids · 11 electronic · 11 from abroad9——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Monmouthshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityDomiciliary Care County Hall, Rhadyr, Usk, Wales, NP15 1GAContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria