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Worcestershire County Council

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

HealthcareCPV 85000000 85300000 85100000 85310000
Value£10.5m
Deadline29 Aug 2027
Published25 Apr 2024
RegionUK-wide
Timeline
Published 25 Apr 2024412 days leftCloses 29 Aug 2027
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£10.5mtotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

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The brief

UPDATE MONDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2024: PLEASE NOTE THIS DPS IS NOW OPEN TO NEW APPLICATIONS.

The ASC23043 - Positive Behaviour Support Supported Living Services in Herefordshire & Worcestershire DPS (Dynamic Purchasing System) is now open to new applications until the end of the DPS term, however as stated in the tender documents evaluation will take place in rounds which will be advertised through In-Tend.

Indicative timescales for evaluating Round 2 will be advertised on the project page at a later date.

Initial advert: 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.

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.

There are no maximum number of suppliers.

Suppliers have the option to apply to join the DPS at any time, however, the evaluation may take place in periodic 'rounds' to be determined by the Commissioner.

Your application needs to be submitted by 13th June 2024, 4pm to be considered for Round 1.

Once the Council has accepted the initial successful Suppliers onto the DPS, it shall re-open the DPS to new Suppliers within a maximum of 12 weeks time, who may apply to be admitted to the DPS throughout the DPS Term.

The Council will assess new applications periodically through Rounds advertised on the Council's procurement portal (In-Tend).

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Positive Behaviour Support Supported Living Services in

Positive Behaviour Support Supported Living Services in Herefordshire & Worcestershire DPS (Dynamic Purchasing System) is now open to new applications until the end of the DPS term, however as stated in the tender documents evaluation will take place in rounds which will be advertised through In-Tend.

02

In order to be added to

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).

03

Your application needs to be submitted by

Your application needs to be submitted by 13th June 2024, 4pm to be considered for Round 1.

04

Once the Council has accepted the initial

Once the Council has accepted the initial successful Suppliers onto the DPS, it shall re-open the DPS to new Suppliers within a maximum of 12 weeks time, who may apply to be admitted to the DPS throughout the DPS Term.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
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