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# Supported Living Block Contracts 2023:  Lot 1 – Homes for Living (Learning Disability/Autism). Lot 2 - Options for Support (Mental Health)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supported-living-block-contracts-2023-lot-1-homes-for-living-learning-disability-autism-lo-ocds-h6vhtk-0401df). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Buckinghamshire Council: "Supported Living Block Contracts 2023:  Lot 1 – Homes for Living (Learning Disability/Autism). Lot 2 - Options for Support (Mental Health)". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Buckinghamshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/buckinghamshire-council-ons-e06000060)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 October 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ13
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £33,589,172 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0401df`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supported-living-block-contracts-2023-lot-1-homes-for-living-learning-disability-autism-lo-ocds-h6vhtk-0401df#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplybucksbusiness.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supported-living-block-contracts-2023-lot-1-homes-for-living-learning-disability-autism-lo-ocds-h6vhtk-0401df#participate

## Description
Buckinghamshire 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.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Homes for Living - Learning Disability and Autism
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** 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 availabl...

### Lot 2: Options for Support – Mental Health
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** 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’ (S...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Homes for Living - Learning Disability and Autism (Lot 1) (active)
  - Award id: `020471-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **HIGHTOWN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-140814`
  - Value: £20,726,729 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Homes for Living - Learning Disability and Autism (Lot 2) (active)
  - Award id: `020471-2024-2`
  - Supplier(s): **HIGHTOWN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-140814`
  - Value: £12,862,443 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Homes for Living - Learning Disability and Autism (Lot 1) (active)
  - Signed Value: £20,726,729
  - Signed Date: 29/06/2024

- **Contract:** Homes for Living - Learning Disability and Autism (Lot 2) (active)
  - Signed Value: £12,862,443
  - Signed Date: 29/06/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020471-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-04T14:27:12.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T14:08:05.680Z
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