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Published 24 Mar 2021, 16:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

SC19 012 - Residential Care Services (Learning Disability, Physical Disability and Mental Health Needs), Supported Living Services & Care and Support in the Home Children’s Services

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Framework ceiling (notional)£434,000,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 23 Apr 2021awarded 9 Nov 2021
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Kent County Council is embarking on a journey to transform social care in Kent. Within the

context of this opportunity, it is imperative that individuals are at the heart of the care and

support they receive, which should be easy to access, of good quality and that maximises

their ability to live independently and safely in their community.

This commissioning exercise included Residential Care Home Services (learning disability,

physical disability and mental health needs), Supported Living Services and Care and

Support in the Home Children's Services.

Please note the award of Lots 1 & 2 (Residential Services) has been postponed, and is not included in this notice.

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

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
130 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 39 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1LD, MH and PD Residential Care Home Services (Specialist and Specialist Plus Needs)Renewal

Lot 1 (LD, MH and PD Residential Care Home Services — Specialist and Specialist Plus) includes those individuals aged 18+ who have been assessed as requiring a residential care service, whose primary assessed need is in relation to a learning disability, physical disability or mental health and whose need level has been assessed as specialist. Full details for this requirement can be found in the tender documents.

KCC intends to establish for DPS-style arrangement for this service; full details of the tender process to be followed can be found in the tender documents. Please note, this process is under the light touch regime established pursuant to Regulations 74-76 and Regulation 76(7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the purposes of commissioning these services. Additional information: Please see the tender documents for full details of the scope of this lot. The current annual spend for residential services is approximately 103 000 000 GBP.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: Please see the tender documentation for further detailsVariant bids: not allowed
85310000 Social work services
Lot #2LD, MH and PD Residential Care Home Services (Mid and High Level Needs)Renewal

Lot 2: (LD, MH and PD Residential Care Home Services — Mid and High Level Needs) includes those individuals aged 18+ who have been assessed as requiring a residential service, whose primary assessed need is in relation to a learning disability, physical disability, or mental health, and have been assessed as having mid to high level needs. Full details for this requirement can be found in the tender documents.

KCC intends to establish for framework arrangement for this service; full details of the tender process to be followed can be found in the tender documents. Please note, this process is under the light touch regime established pursuant to Regulations 74-76 and Regulation 76(7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the purposes of commissioning these services. Additional information: Please see the tender documents for full details of the scope of this lot. The current annual spend for residential services is approximately 103 000 000 GBP.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: Please see the tender documents for further information.Second stage: up to 200 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
85300000 Social work and related services
Lot #3Supported Living ServicesAwardedRenewal

Lot 3 involves Supported Living Services. Supported living enables people to continue to live

within their homes by receiving the support required to maintain their tenancies and remain

as independent as possible. Full details for this requirement can be found in the tender

documents.

Please note, this process has been conducted under the light touch regime established pursuant to Regulations 74-76 and Regulation 76(7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the purposes of

commissioning these services.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: The contract(s) can be extended, at the Council's discretion, up to a maximum of 36 months. Should the full potential extension period be taken, the contract duration would be 7 years. The estimated contract value would be 476 000 000 GBP.Variant bids: not allowed
85310000 Social work services
Lot #4Care and Support in the Home (Children's Services)AwardedRenewal

Care and Support in the Home Children’s Services includes services to provide care and

support to children and families in their homes, whilst also enabling children and young

people to access their communities and engage in activities related to their support plan.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: The contract(s) can be extended, at the Council's discretion, up to a maximum of 36 months.Variant bids: not allowed
85100000 Health 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
  • “SC19 012 - Residential Care Services (Learning Disability, Physical…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Mar 2021, 16:57 GMT
Last source update
8 Dec 2021, 12:31 GMT
Authority reference
DN427548
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-030506
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesHealth servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029ee3 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Please note that the Award of Lots 1 and 2 (Residential Care Services) has been postponed, and are not included in this notice. All estimated contract values are based on indicative volumes, and are not guaranteed. Estimated contract values include the potential extension periods of up to 36 months.

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
23 Apr 2021, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

23 Apr 2021 → 8 Dec 2021 · 2 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    23 Apr 2021, 16:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    8 Dec 2021, 12:31 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Dec 2021, 12:31 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 39admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 130busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 9 Nov 2021

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

Contracts

  • SC19 012 - Residential Care Services (Learning Disability, Physical Disability and Mental Health Needs), Supported Living Services & Care and Support in the Home Children’s Services

    Signed
    9 Nov 2021
    Value
    £476,000,000
    Status
    active

  • Care and Support in the Home (Children's Services)

    Signed
    9 Nov 2021
    Value
    £78,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3 · Supported Living Services130bids———
4 · Care and Support in the Home (Children's Services)130bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Maidstone, South East, ME14 1XQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

42 commercial parties on the notice
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Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.