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Published 23 Dec 2022, 10:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

18 052 Care At Home (Domiciliary Care)

Official notice

Authority: Cheshire East Council (Local council)

Framework agreement7 lotsServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD62)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 28 Sept 2020
Lots 7see the lot list below

Re-procurement plannedCare at Home · tender expected

What is being bought7 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Council has previously awarded agreements to a number of Providers to deliver Care at Home Services (formerly known as domiciliary care), this is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice being used to extend the current agreements beyond their expiry dates. This is to ensure continuous operation of the providers during re-commissioning of this area, which is necessary due to a shortfall in provision, when compared with market demand for services.

Providers will be expected to provide support to a full range of Service Users including those with complex health needs and end of life support at a level set out within this specification. As such, the Service is being jointly commissioned by Cheshire East Council, Eastern Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group and South Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group; known know as the ICB. The principle objective of the service is to enable Service Users to remain in their own homes wherever possible, whilst preserving maximum independence, minimising risks, achieving outcomes and promoting quality of life. Provision is expected to complement and support informal carers where appropriate.

The Council are proposing to extend current agreements by a period of 12 months until 3rd September 2024, with an anticipated additional spend in total of 15,696,067 GBP being added to the contract value across all lots and providers, taking it to approximately 81,881,100 GBP this allows for some growth in the market and a fee increase, due to wage increases.

CPV: Health and social work services

Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure

7 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Adults Prime Providers — Knutsford, Wilmslow and Poynton

4 Prime Providers will be contracted to deliver the Services for a specified named patch within the Cheshire East footprint. The Council will guarantee a minimum payment for a certain number of hours of care per week per provider, in line with the documentation. Additional information: Electronically tendered via the Chest portal: www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Delivery: North West
Extensions: 2 optional extensions of 12 months each — maximum contract length was 60 months.
85000000 Health and social work services
Lot #2Adult Prime Providers — Macclesfield

3 prime providers contracted to deliver the services for a specified named patch within the Cheshire East footprint. The Council will guarantee a minimum payment of 500 hours of care per week per provider.

Delivery: North West
Extensions: 2 optional extensions of 12 months each — maximum contract length was 60 months.
85000000 Health and social work services
Lot #3Adult Prime Providers — Congleton and Holmes Chapel

3 Prime Providers contracted to deliver the Services for a specified named

patch within the Cheshire East footprint. The Council will guarantee a minimum

payment of 400 hours of care per week per provider.

Delivery: North West
Extensions: 2 optional extensions of 12 months each — maximum contract length was 60 months.
85000000 Health and social work services
Lot #4Adult Prime Providers — Sandbach and Middlewich

3 prime providers contracted to deliver the services for a specified named

patch within the Cheshire East footprint. The Council will guarantee a minimum

payment of 400 hours of care per week per provider.

Delivery: North West
Extensions: 2 optional extensions of 12 months each — maximum contract length was 60 months.
85000000 Health and social work services
Lot #5Adult Prime Providers — Crewe

3 prime providers contracted to deliver the services for a specified named patch within the Cheshire East footprint. The Council will guarantee a minimum payment of 500 hours of care per week per provider.

Delivery: North West
Extensions: 2 optional extensions of 12 months each — maximum contract length was 60 months.
85000000 Health and social work services
Lot #6Adult Prime Providers — Nantwich and Rural

2 Prime Providers contracted to deliver the Services for a specified named patch within the Cheshire East footprint. The Council will guarantee a minimum payment of 300 hours of care per week per provider.

Delivery: North West
Extensions: 2 optional extensions of 12 months each — maximum contract length was 60 months.
85000000 Health and social work services
Lot #7Care At Home — Framework Contract

The Care at Home Framework is used to award care for Adults to enable Service Users to remain in their own homes wherever possible, whilst preserving maximum independence, minimising risks, achieving outcomes and promoting quality of life. Provision is expected to complement and support informal carers where appropriate.

Suppliers who are offered Framework Contracts will not be guaranteed any specific volume of work, but will be offered an opportunity to bid for care packages should the Prime Providers named within a specific Lot area not be in a position to undertake the work available. Current prime contracts will be migrated to framework contracts to allow for geographical flexibility when they expire.

Delivery: North West
85000000 Health and social work services

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
What this means for your bid
  • “18 052 Care At Home (Domiciliary Care)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Dec 2022, 10:18 GMT
Last source update
23 Dec 2022, 10:18 GMT
Authority reference
DN337226
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-036487
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
North West (UKD62)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039404 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive; Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

The Council is applying regulation 32 (2) (c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, due to the current situation in the care at home market this is classed as extreme urgency brought about by unforeseen events. Providers are under significant pressure, some have exited the market and others are unable to recruit care workers. Effectively extending the current agreements that the Council has in place with providers and converting the current prime to framework contracts will ensure that the Council is taking every possible action to meet its statutory duty under the Care Act 2014; the intention being to enable providers greater flexibility to work across the borough's geographical areas, hence the new agreements will all be akin to the current framework agreements.

The Council intends to re-open the care at home framework to allow new providers to join in January 2023; upon successful evaluation, care packages may be awarded to new providers. It should be noted that this framework was originally procured under the light touch regime with a voluntary 10 days standstill period effected.

The original agreements have previously been modified to add a total spending of £11,000,000 across all providers and to extend the end date to 3rd September 2023.

This VEAT notice is being published to show the Council's intention to award further business to the current providers and to effectively extend the current agreements by 12 months from 4th September 2023 to 3rd September 2024, at an anticipated cost of approximately £15,696,067 in total across all lots and all of the providers. Note the award values provided in this notice are the expected spend for the new 12 month period, a 10 day standstill period will now be applied from the publication date of this notice.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on this notification is published.

The notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for tenderers or potential tenderers to scrutinise the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI No 102) provides for 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).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 34admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Contracts signed 20latest 28 Sept 2020

34 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 036487-2022-33

    Signed
    28 Sept 2020
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-9

    Signed
    28 Sept 2020
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-10

    Signed
    9 Jan 2020
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-18

    Signed
    9 Jan 2020
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-31

    Signed
    9 Jan 2020
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-32

    Signed
    9 Jan 2020
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-2

    Signed
    18 Jun 2019
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-12

    Signed
    3 Jun 2019
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-13

    Signed
    3 Jun 2019
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-14

    Signed
    3 Jun 2019
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-25

    Signed
    3 Jun 2019
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-26

    Signed
    3 Jun 2019
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-27

    Signed
    3 Jun 2019
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-29

    Signed
    3 Jun 2019
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-3

    Signed
    3 Jun 2019
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-34

    Signed
    3 Jun 2019
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-11

    Signed
    20 Aug 2018
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-15

    Signed
    20 Aug 2018
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-16

    Signed
    20 Aug 2018
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 036487-2022-17

    Signed
    20 Aug 2018
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
———£65,000,000 – £65,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cheshire East Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Westfields, Middlewich Road, Sandbach, North West, CW11 1HZContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

34 commercial parties on the notice
Show 24 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.