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Published 21 Jul 2023, 11:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Home and Community Based Support

Official notice

Authority: Bolton Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 4 Jul 2016no call for competition
Awarded to Guardian Homecare UK Ltd +8 more9 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of Bolton Council's (hereinafter referred to as "the Council") intention to make a direct award of contract for Home Care Services under Regulation 32 (2) (c), to the nine incumbent providers, pursuant to the existing Framework Agreement. This direct award will run for a 14-month period starting from 1st September 2023 and will expire on 30th November 2024.

The original opportunity to be admitted to the Framework Agreement was advertised in OJEU ( 2016-000009) and procured under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Further details of the services and the Framework Agreement are set out in that OJEU notice.

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This direct award will run for a 14-month period starting from 1st September 2023 and…

This direct award will run for a 14-month period starting from 1st September 2023 and will expire on 30th November 2024.

In 2015, the Council awarded a Framework Agreement with two lots to about ten providers following a competitive tender process. The initial term of the Framework Agreement was subsequently extended and is due to expire on 31st August 2023. There are currently nine providers who provide Services to the Council under this Framework Agreement.

The intention of the Council is to go out to tender at the end of 2024, so that a new framework agreement will commence from 1 December 2024. At the same time as making these direct awards, the Council will also open up Q068 DPS Home Care Framework. (see section 11.2.14 below for further details).

Delivery: North West
98000000 Other community, social and personal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Jul 2023, 11:06 BST
Last source update
21 Jul 2023, 11:06 BST
Authority reference
TC157
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021064
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e41e Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Home Care Services in Bolton provide person-centred care to support people to retain or regain their ability to carry out basic tasks of everyday living. The Community Based Support element of the service refers to support provided outside the person's home which includes regaining skills and confidence, to enable participation within the community. These services are for all adults over the age of 18, with a diverse range of presenting conditions, needs and requirements.

The Council wish to carry out a wide-ranging review of these services, which will lead to a new service model. The Council needs to extend the current arrangements in order to be able to have sufficient time to carry out this exercise due to the scale of the review which has to take into account the requirements of the homecare market in line with the changing demographic and advancing needs.

Nationally, the home care market has been very fragile at intermittent periods during recent years, which have impacted on how health and social care is delivered and may also alter the future service model.

The Council needs to ensure continuity of Service in order that it can comply with its statutory obligations during this period. Therefore, the Council has taken a decision to continue to work with the incumbent providers for up to another 14 months. This will provide sufficient time to decide on the new service model so that the Council can carry out a tender Details will be communicated to the market in due course via relevant Contract Notices.

The Council will observe a 10-day standstill from the date of publication of this VEAT.

It should be noted that Homecare services are also provided to the Council by providers under a separate Dynamic Purchasing System arrangement ("DPS Agreement"). This DPS Agreement was set up in March 2021 and will be extended from 30th November 2023 to 30th November 2024, which is permitted under its terms.

At the same time as the direct award is made to the incumbent providers, the Council will re-open the DPS Agreement (Q068 Homecare). This will allow potential providers to request admission onto the DPS Agreement, which will give them the opportunity to bid for and/or to be allocated services.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 9
Contracts signed 9latest 4 Jul 2016
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Guardian Homecare UK Ltd——Awarded
Homecare For You LtdSME——Awarded
Jewel Home Support LtdSME——Awarded
Mayday Homecare——Awarded
Premier Care Ltd——Awarded
Rosie Nightingale Homecare——Awarded
Seva Line LtdSME——Awarded
Surecare Bolton——Awarded
The Local Care Company (Bolton) Limited——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
———£0 – £16,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bolton Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Corporate Procurement, Town Hall, Victoria Square, BOLTON, North West, BL1 1RUContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

9 commercial parties on the notice
  • Guardian Homecare UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06991398 13, Junction 4 services, Dalton Court Commercial Rd, Blackburn, North West, BB3 0DGContact email
  • HomeCare for You LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 4743148 438 Haliwell Road, Bolton, North West, BL1 8ANContact email
  • Jewel Home Support LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08106043 1st Floor, Unity House Fletcher Street, Bolton, North West, BL3 6NEContact email
  • Mayday HomecareAwarded supplier 11 Chorley New Road, Bolton, North West, BL1 4QR
  • Premier CareAwarded supplier 134 Chorley New Road, Bolton, North West, BL1 4NX
  • Rosie Nightingale HomecareAwarded supplier Highfield House 185 Chorley New Road, Bolton, North West, BL1 4QZ
  • Seva Line LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05858247 19 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, North West, BL1 3AD
  • Surecare BoltonAwarded supplier 620 Manchester Road, Bolton, North West, BL5 3JD
  • The Local Care Company (Bolton)Awarded supplier 130 Chorley New Road, Bolton, North West, BL1 4NX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.