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Published 7 Jul 2021, 15:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for the Provision of Specialised Services in Care Homes

Official notice

Authority: Cumbria County Council (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots per supplier

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UKNorth West (UKD1)

Framework ceiling (notional)£60,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 10 Oct 2024awarded 23 Sept 2021

Lots 2max 2 won per supplier

Framework period 3 yrsends 10 Oct 2024 · extension options published · starts 11 Oct 2021

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The purpose of the Specialised Services in Care Homes Framework (“The Specialised Framework”) is to enable the Council and its Health Partners to work with the Care Homes Sector to rapidly commission services that provide a level of additionality or specialism that is over and above the existing care home commissioning arrangements.

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

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 80 suppliers · 9 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (0.1 per place) · 8 appointed
Framework period: 3 yrs from 11 Oct 2021

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £60,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Block contractsAwardedRenewal 3 yrsceiling above

Block arrangements are when beds are purchased on a guaranteed basis at a set price. This means that Providers would be required to keep these beds available to the Council and that the beds would be funded regardless of use.

Contract period: 11 Oct 2021 – 10 Oct 2024 (3 yrs)

Delivery: UK, North West

Extensions: It will run for a maximum of 3 years with 2 optional extensions of 12 months each making a total possible extension of 24 months. · 2 periods of 12 months extension availableVariant bids: not allowed

85100000 Health services 85300000 Social work and related services

Lot #2Spot placementsAwardedRenewal 3 yrsceiling above

Spot Placements are when beds are purchased on an individual basis. Spot Placements depend on availability (if a Provider has beds available) and are only funded when in use.

Contract period: 11 Oct 2021 – 10 Oct 2024 (3 yrs)

Delivery: UK, North West

85100000 Health services 85300000 Social work and related 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

How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots

Quality: 100%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 100
Price: 0

What this means for your bid

“Framework Agreement for the Provision of Specialised Services in Care…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 80 suppliers, not a single contract.

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: 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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 7 Jul 2021, 15:11 BST
Last source update: 12 Oct 2021, 15:16 BST
Award evaluation window: 6 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference: DN555046
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-025494
Classification (CPV): Health and social work servicesHealth servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area: UKNorth West (UKD1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02c4da Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Appointment period ends: 10 Oct 2024, 11:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 6 Aug 2021, 11:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.the-chest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

6 Aug 2021 → 10 Oct 2024 · 4 dates

Bids opened
6 Aug 2021, 11:00 BST
Contract starts
11 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST
Notice published
12 Oct 2021, 15:16 BST
Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
10 Oct 2024, 11:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
12 Oct 2021, 15:16 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 8admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 96 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots

Contracts signed 15latest 23 Sept 2021

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

Contracts

All 15 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £60,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

Framework Agreement for the Provision of Specialised Services in Care Homes
Signed
23 Sept 2021
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 10 Oct 2024
Status
active
Contract 025494-2021-10
Signed
23 Sept 2021
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 10 Oct 2024
Status
active
Contract 025494-2021-11
Signed
23 Sept 2021
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 10 Oct 2024
Status
active
Contract 025494-2021-12
Signed
23 Sept 2021
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 10 Oct 2024
Status
active
Contract 025494-2021-13
Signed
23 Sept 2021
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 10 Oct 2024
Status
active
Contract 025494-2021-14
Signed
23 Sept 2021
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 10 Oct 2024
Status
active
Contract 025494-2021-15
Signed
23 Sept 2021
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 10 Oct 2024
Status
active
Contract 025494-2021-2
Signed
23 Sept 2021
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 10 Oct 2024
Status
active
Contract 025494-2021-3
Signed
23 Sept 2021
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 10 Oct 2024
Status
active
Contract 025494-2021-4
Signed
23 Sept 2021
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 10 Oct 2024
Status
active
Contract 025494-2021-5
Signed
23 Sept 2021
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 10 Oct 2024
Status
active
Contract 025494-2021-6
Signed
23 Sept 2021
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 10 Oct 2024
Status
active
Contract 025494-2021-7
Signed
23 Sept 2021
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 10 Oct 2024
Status
active
Spot arrangements
Signed
23 Sept 2021
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 10 Oct 2024
Status
active
Contract 025494-2021-9
Signed
23 Sept 2021
Value
ceiling above
Period
… – 10 Oct 2024
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Block contracts	9bids · 9 electronic	6	—	—
2 · Spot placements	9bids · 9 electronic	6	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cumbria County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cumbria House, 107 - 117 Botchergate, Carlisle, North West, CA1 1RDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Her Majesty's Court ServiceReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

9 commercial parties on the notice

Ascot Care North East LimitedFramework contractor Westoe Grange, 4 Horsley Hill Road,, South Shields, UK
Creative Support LtdFramework contractor Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, UK
Four Seasons (GJP) LimitedFramework contractor Norcliffe House Station Road, Wilmslow, UK
Kamal SiddiqiFramework contractor The Old Vicarage Vicarage Lane Allithwaite, Grange over Sands, UK
Kingsfield (Cumbria) LimitedFramework contractor 17-19 Park Street,, Lytham, UK
RISEDALE ESTATES LIMITEDFramework contractor RISEDALE AT ABBEY MEADOW DUCHY COURT FLASS LANE, BARROW IN FURNESS, North West
RISEDALE ESTATES LIMITEDFramework contractor RISEDALE AT ABBEY MEADOW DUCHY COURT FLASS LANE, Barrow in Furness, UK
Tamaris Healthcare (England) LimitedFramework contractor Norcliffe House Station Road, Wilmslow, UK
Wyndham Court LimitedFramework contractor Lion House 400 Durham Rd, Birtley, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.