Westmorland and Furness Council - Any Qualified Provider (AQP) Framework for the provision of Home Care Services

Concepts

• social work
• cumbria

Location

Cumbria

Description

Social care support during the day for people living in their own homes. Main place of delivery will be at the residence of the service user, within the Westmorland and Furness footprint. Providers who currently have call off contracts on the current Any Qualified Provider (AQP) Framework for the provision of Home Care Services, who successfully join the new framework, will have those call-off contracts transferred. The AQP Framework is available for use by NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, and future successor organisations.

Total Quantity or Scope

An Any Qualified Provider (AQP) 'framework' is to be set up to meet the needs of Social Care support during the day for people living in their own homes. An AQP framework will ensure sufficient capacity to meet demand for clients in Cumbria. The AQP 'framework' approach will appoint multiple organisations capable of delivering the specified service. The provider/s will be selected at time of need. They will register an interest to a commission, and selected according to published criteria. Fixed price per unit, please see procurement documents

Renewal Options

The DPS will run for 24 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months. Meaning the potential expiry date of this DPS is 31/03/2027

CPV Codes

• 85300000 - Social work and related services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Please note that the AQP does not limit the number of candidates. Westmorland and Furness Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age,disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Westmorland and Furness Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (I) Not to award any contract as a result of the procurement processcommenced by publication of this notice; and (II)To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content andstructure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurredby the candidates. If the Authority decides to enter into a Contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effortunder taken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The Contract is for 2+1 years. The total value provided is only an estimate. Local Authorities have a duty under the Local Government Act 2003 to obtain best value in the procurement of works, services andsupplies and to secure continuous improvement in the way they carry out their functions, having regard to acombination of economy, efficiency and effectiveness. This means that when procuring contracts, the Council will, on a case by case basis, weigh up the costs of the contract against the benefits off their employment terms for contractors employees and any resulting benefit to the Council. There is scope forgiving some weight at thetender evaluation stage to the attitude of contractors, suppliers and some service providers to fair employment clauses and of the Council's fiduciary duty to tax payers and obtaining best value. Each case will be considered separately and flexibly, with any impact on costs fully assessed and justified. Please note that AQP does not limit the number of candidates