Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ba4-d484-718f-a814-f3656c0752c0/2223-0170-home-care-flexible-framework closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # 2223-0170 Home Care Flexible Framework [Islington Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/islington-council) Estimated value £170,000,000 Published 20 Apr 2023 Deadline Closed 14 Jun 2023 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Home care is a key component of Islingtons Adult Social Care vision to support residents to live healthy, fulfilling and independent lives, maximising independence and connecting them with their community, ensuring equality and fairness throughout. Home Care, also known as Domiciliary Care, covers a wide range of activities, including but not limited to, personal care, reablement, support with medication and household tasks to support people with long term care needs in the community. Residents may require these services for a short period to recover from illness or injury for example, or for a longer period to allow them to remain safe, independent and living in their own home. Our ambitions for Home Care centres around four key areas Improving outcomes for residents through a personalised, strengths based approach that maximises wellbeing and independence for all Ensuring capacity within high quality provision able to meet diverse needs and fluctuations in demand Driving a more inclusive economy through fair pay and good conditions for the care workforce, and community wealth building Delivering greater value for money by better managing demand, preventing or delaying escalation of need To enable an integrated approach to home care, through locality based provision the borough will be divided three localities, North, South and Central. ### The framework agreement has two lots - Lot 1 locality providers - Lot 2 providers of individual packages of care Providers can only apply for one lot, either Lot 1 or Lot 2. As the value of the contract is above the threshold for wider advertising of the opportunity, a Contract Notice will be published on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender FTS. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the PCR. The procurement is subject to the light touch regime under Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services of Part 2 of the PCR. Under Regulation 76 the Council is free to establish a procedure, provided that the procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators, service providers, and is initiated by a contract notice. The Council has utilised the flexibility allowed under the light touch regime to design a process that will ensure a robust assessment of providers prior to being appointed to the framework agreement, and to allow flexibility around procedures for placement of individual service users. The procedure the Council has designed is based on the open procedure. Read full description ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/e56ebb04-7769-452a-aa7d-bcdaa9232da6) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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