ASC23043 - Positive Behaviour Support Supported Living Services in Herefordshire & Worcestershire DPS

Concepts

• health and social work
• worcester
• worcestershire dps
• supported living services
• positive behaviour support
• herefordshire integrated care board
• living services
• worcestershire county council
• herefordshire
• worcestershire

Location

Herefordshire and Worcestershire

Description

Worcestershire County Council ("the Council") and the NHS Worcestershire and Herefordshire Integrated Care Board ("ICB"), together the Participating Authorities are establishing a joint Dynamic Purchasing System ("the DPS") for the provision of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Supported Living Services in Herefordshire and Worcestershire and seek applications from suitably experienced, qualified and appropriately accredited Suppliers who wish to pre-qualify for this Service.

Total Quantity or Scope

This DPS is a 3 stage process. In order to be added to the DPS, a Supplier will be required to meet selection criteria and minimum standards as requested in the SSQ Questionnaire (Stage 1), and Evaluation (Stage 2). Any Supplier who meets and passes Stage 1 and 2, will be admitted on to the DPS and will be invited to participate in future opportunities to be known as Mini Competitions (generally for scheme/cluster placements) or Referrals (for individual placements) (Stage 3), which will be advertised as explained in Appendix 2 - DPS agreement.

Renewal Options

2 twelve month extensions to term built in dependant upon supplier performance and funding.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

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

Other Information

The DPS will be run as a Light Touch Regime, a modified restricted procedure based on Regulations 28, 65 and 74-76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and will comprise of one application stage; selection and evaluation being run concurrently. Only Bidders meeting selection requirements will be considered for evaluation and a place on the DPS.