Official UK procurement notice
Supported Living Block Contracts 2023: Lot 1 – Homes for Living (Learning Disability/Autism). Lot 2 - Options for Support (Mental Health)
Authority: Buckinghamshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionBuckinghamshire Council is seeking a Provider/s to provide Care and Support under 2 block contract arrangement within 13 supported living services, 7 locations supporting people with a learning disability/autism and 6 locations supporting people with mental health conditions.
The services vary in size and support a total of 124 service users.
The Provider will provide high quality and person-centred care and support for people
assessed by the Council or in exceptional circumstance the Integrated Care Board (ICB) as being eligible for health and social care support under the provisions of The Care Act 2014 and The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care 2022.
The Provider must be a Care Quality Commission (CQC) Registered Provider to deliver this regulated activity. The Provider must have a good track record and be rated by CQC as ‘Good’ or above in 50% of their registered service portfolio or be rated ‘Good’ or above if they only have one other service. The Provider must have in post a registered person or Director who must have the qualifications, competence, skills, and experience necessary for the role. The Registered person or Director must not have been responsible for any serious misconduct or mismanagement while carrying out a regulated activity.
The ownership of the properties is split between 2 Registered Landlords, it being a
prerequisite for any contract award that any new care provider enters into agreements with these landlords for the purpose of using office accommodation (where this is available), and (where this is necessary) delivering housing management functions, on site.
The Provider is required to deliver services via its support workers based at the locations 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including bank holidays and public holidays as required to meet the needs of Service Users within the Establishments.
The Provider will ensure that all Staff have a new Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check carried out prior to undertaking work with Service Users and shall renew existing staff checks at regular intervals in line with guidance from the DBS service. Staff will be required to have the highest level of DBS check in accordance with the safe and fair recruitment guide set by Skills for Care.
TUPE may apply to this contract.
CPV: Health and social work services · Social work and related services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Homes for Living - Learning Disability and AutismAwarded
Lot 1 - Homes for Living - Learning Disability and Autism (locations across Bucks in Aylesbury, Beaconsfield, High Wycombe, Princes Risborough, Chesham). All Services should operate a model of ‘Shared Supported Living’ (SSL). Further details available in the tender documents
Lot #2Options for Support – Mental HealthAwarded
Lot 2 - Options for Support – Mental Health (locations across Bucks in Aylesbury, High Wycombe, Princes Risborough, Amersham). The Services will operate 2 models of support.
i) Most of the Services will operate a model of ‘Shared Supported Living’ (SSL). The
Provider’s support staff will be based at the Service 24 hours a day 365 days a year and provide Shared Hours (core) support during the day. All Services have an element of Sleeping Night, Waking Night or On Call Support dependent on the assessed needs of the Service Users who reside there. Additional Hours support are also provided by the Provider where required to meet an assessed need.
ii) Some Services will operate a model of ‘Independent Supported Living (ISL)’. The Provider will offer Additional Hours Support to the Service Users based on their assessed level of needs. There will be an on-call service that Service Users contact in an emergency. It should be noted that most ISL services operate from establishments where there is already a Shared Support Service on the site.
Further details available in the tender documents
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
All criteria are stated in the procurement documents accessed via
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- All criteria are stated in the procurement documents accessed via www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk
- 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- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Sept 2023, 11:09 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Jul 2024, 15:27 BST
- Authority reference
DN689556- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-020471- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0401dfFind a Tender
- Performance terms
All criteria are stated in the procurement documents accessed via
- Review procedure
The Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point when information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The standstill period will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for the aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Oct 2023 → 4 Jul 2024 · 2 dates- Submission deadline24 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published4 Jul 2024, 15:27 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Sept 2023- Deadline moved to 24 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST19 Sept 2023, 11:32 BST-327 days · was 15 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete4 Jul 2024, 15:27 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 15 Sept 2024 | 24 Oct 2023 | -327 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Homes for Living - Learning Disability and Autism1 award | |||
| Hightown Housing Association LtdHomes for Living - Learning Disability and Autism (Lot 1) | £20,726,729 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Options for Support – Mental Health1 award | |||
| Hightown Housing Association LtdHomes for Living - Learning Disability and Autism (Lot 2) | £12,862,443 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Homes for Living - Learning Disability and Autism (Lot 1) · Hightown Housing Association Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2024
- Value
- £20,726,729
- Status
- active
Homes for Living - Learning Disability and Autism (Lot 2) · Hightown Housing Association Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Jun 2024
- Value
- £12,862,443
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Homes for Living - Learning Disability and Autism | 19bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Options for Support – Mental Health | 18bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HIGHTOWN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.