Care and Support at Home (Care at Home and Supported Services)

A Prior Information Notice (Social)
by FALKIRK COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
4 year
Value
164M
Sector
HEALTH
Published
12 Dec 2023
Delivery
01 Apr 2024 to 31 Mar 2028
Deadline
22 Jan 2024 11:00

Concepts

Location

Larbert

Geochart for 2 buyers and 0 suppliers

2 buyers

Description

The service covers both long and short term support needs and may include personal care, domestic support, housing support, social and emotional support as well as providing support to families and carers. The Framework covers a range of support needs including specific support requirements attributed to adults and older people living with frailty, people requiring palliative care, and/or end of life support, physical disability, learning disability, mental health, sensory impairment, communication difficulties and behaviours that may challenge.

Lot Division

1 Care at Home

Care provided by a professional social care worker in a person's own home in line with reablement practices. The service aims to help People sustain, recover, or manage their health, skills, and abilities to lead independent and fulfilling lives within their local communities. This includes all elements of personal care.
2 Supported Services

Care provided by a professional social care worker, can be offered in a homely setting or directly in the community, allowing the person to live as independently as possible and to achieve and maintain or increase their potential in relation to physical, intellectual, emotional, and social capacity. This includes elements of personal care and non-personal care.

CPV Codes

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services
  • 85310000 - Social work services
  • 85311100 - Welfare services for the elderly
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
  • 85320000 - Social services
  • 85311200 - Welfare services for the handicapped

Indicators

  • Performance considerations apply.

Other Information

It is the intention of the Council that any Framework Agreement resulting from this ITT will commence on 1st April 2024 for a period of 2 years. At the Council’s sole option, any Framework Agreement may be extended for up to a further 24 months. The scope of services to be provided under this Framework falls within the definition of social and other specific services in Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and therefore the procurement process shall be subject to the requirements of section 7 of the Regulations. SPPN 7/2021 may apply. Reserve right to open Framework to new entrants. New Entrants will be subject to the same requirements as detailed in this Contract Notice and Tender Documents. New Entrants can apply by making initial contact to cpu@falkirk.gov.uk. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=752277. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Please refer to tender documents. (SC Ref:752277)

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