Dorset Care, Support, Housing and Community Safety Framework

Dorset Council’s Adults and Housing Directorate is establishing a new 10‑year Care, Support, Housing and Community Safety Framework to replace its existing arrangements. The framework is designed to secure high‑quality, personalised care and support services that adopt a strengths‑based approach, ensuring outcomes for service users are met while the services are financed sustainably. By operating under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, the framework allows the Council, in partnership with NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group, to innovate procurement and contracting models that best satisfy service requirements.

The framework is organised in two stages. In Part I providers who meet the minimum entry criteria may join for any lot, after fulfilling the required entry conditions. In Part II, participating providers will be invited to compete in further quality‑and‑price evaluations for specific call‑offs, a process anticipated to begin in April 2022. Multiple procurement methods are permitted to support flexibility, including brokerage of individual packages, fixed‑term block contracts, and Individual Service Funds (ISF). The framework remains open for new providers to apply at any time during its term, and existing providers may re‑apply to improve their standing or to add new lots, provided that any prior non‑compliance agreements have not been terminated.

All entrants must satisfy the minimum entry criteria specified in Part I and comply with the Light Touch Regime under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

The commissioning partners seek to provide high quality, personalised care and support services (taking a strengths based approach) which focus on meeting the outcomes of those individuals using the services, whilst ensuring they are delivered and financed in a sustainable way.
In order to achieve this Dorset Council’s Adults and Housing Directorate is opening a new Framework; this will act as a vehicle to procure a range of care and support, housing and community safety services. It will replace the existing Frameworks.
The Dorset Care, Support, Housing and Community Safety Framework will be established by utilising the flexibilities of the Light Touch Regime under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. These enable Public Sector Bodies, in terms of health and social care, to adapt and innovate procurement and contracting models to best meet service requirements.
The Framework will be in place for up to 10 years and will enable providers to join at any time (as long as specific criteria is met) instead of fixed opening periods (as is the case with the existing Frameworks). It will work in two stages as follows:
• Part I: The overarching 10 year framework will open and detail specific lots. At this stage providers need to meet the minimum entry criteria, this is detailed when the framework is open. At this stage providers will be asked to complete minimum entry criteria for the Lots they may in future wish to participate in further competitions for.
• In Part 2 providers will be invited further competition which will include further quality / price evaluation processes in respect of “specific call off”s. It is anticipated that this process will commence from April 2022.
The Framework shall allow a variety of procurement methods in order to support flexibility; opportunities to expand Providers’ geographical reaches and to respond to the needs of Service Users in receipt of Direct Payments or Personal Health Budgets. These shall include but are not limited to:
• Brokerage of individual packages
• Fixed term block contracts
• Individual Service Funds (ISF)
The Framework shall remain open for providers to apply to be appointed onto the Framework at any time during the Term, including those who have previously applied and failed to become a Framework provider (but excluding any whose Framework Agreement and/or Call-Off Contract has been terminated for Contract Non-Compliance). Framework providers may re-apply to improve their standing on the Framework by applying to be appointed to additional Lots.

Ocid: ocds-h6vhtk-032465
Contract location: UKK25
Communication: http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-04-20T12:00:00+01:00

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: En
This is a recurrent procurement: No
Submission address and any special instructions: http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

Lot number: 1-27
Description: The commissioning partners seek to provide high quality, personalised care and support services (taking a strengths based approach) which focus on meeting the outcomes of those individuals using the services, whilst ensuring they are delivered and financed in a sustainable way. In order to achieve this Dorset Council’s Adults and Housing Directorate is opening a new Framework; this will act as a vehicle to procure a range of care and support, housing and community safety services. It will replace the existing Frameworks. The Dorset Care, Support, Housing and Community Safety Framework will be established by utilising the flexibilities of the Light Touch Regime under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. These enable Public Sector Bodies, in terms of health and social care, to adapt and innovate procurement and contracting models to best meet service requirements. The Framework will be in place for up to 10 years and will enable providers to join at any time (as long as specific criteria is met) instead of fixed opening periods (as is the case with the existing Frameworks). It will work in two stages as follows: • Part I: The overarching 10 year framework will open and detail specific lots. At this stage providers need to meet the minimum entry criteria, this is detailed when the framework is open. At this stage providers will be asked to complete minimum entry criteria for the Lots they may in future wish to participate in further competitions for. • In Part 2 providers will be invited further competition which will include further quality / price evaluation processes in respect of “specific call off”s. It is anticipated that this process will commence from April 2022. The Framework shall allow a variety of procurement methods in order to support flexibility; opportunities to expand Providers’ geographical reaches and to respond to the needs of Service Users in receipt of Direct Payments or Personal Health Budgets. These shall include but are not limited to: • Brokerage of individual packages • Fixed term block contracts • Individual Service Funds (ISF) The Framework shall remain open for providers to apply to be appointed onto the Framework at any time during the Term, including those who have previously applied and failed to become a Framework provider (but excluding any whose Framework Agreement and/or Call-Off Contract has been terminated for Contract Non-Compliance). Framework providers may re-apply to improve their standing on the Framework by applying to be appointed to additional Lots.
This contract is subject to renewal: No
Information about options. Options: No
Variants will be accepted: not allowed