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Innovative Platform for Home Based Services

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The Purpose of this Prior Information Notice is to notify the market of Southampton City Council (the "Council") in partnership with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Commissioning Board's intention to re-open the tender opportunity by inviting suitably experienced and qualified Providers to submit a tender for the Innovative Platform for Home Based Services ("The Platform") more specifically for the provision of Home Care, Live-In Care, Continuing Health Care(CHC) and Complex Care for Adults and Continuing Care (CC) and Complex Care for Children, Bridging Services, and Extra Care in accordance with the overarching and lot specific service specifications (Volume Two of the tender documentation). Please note that the council has previously advertised this tender opportunity via Contracts Finder and via PIN (Prior Information Notice) reference EC09-01-3216 published 10th February 2023. This notice now replaces the original PIN that was published. The Council is subsequently communicating/clarifying intended timescales for evaluation of tenders for the remaining term of the framework, please note that this is applicable for existing providers who have already been appointed to the framework for either a change to a current offer or submission of a new tender application (for example for additional branch(es) to be added to the Platform or for existing branch (es) to deliver additional lots) and new/perspective providers. Please refer to the tender for further information and documents and we recommend you review information relating to - how the platform will work, contract management and award documents. We would like to advise that when a new tender is submitted it will be evaluated via an evaluation panel on behalf of the Council, during the following months of February, May, August and November and that this pattern will be repeated throughout the term of the framework. Please note for tenders to be evaluated during these months, tenders must be received prior to the last working day of the month, all further tenders received after this date will be evaluated during the next period of evaluation. Lot 1 - Homecare Lot 2 - Live in Care Services Lot 3 - Continuing Health Care (CHC) and Complex Care for Adults and Continuing Care (CC) and Complex Care for Children Lot 4 - Bridging Services Lot 5 - Extra Care Additional information: The contract opportunity is divided into five lots which reflect the Services to be delivered under the Platform. It is anticipated that the platform will operate for at least ten years; however, the platform could run beyond this term for a further period of ten years (5th June 2023 - 4th June 2043). The operation of the Platform will be reviewed by the Authority, Platform at a minimum of every three (3), five (5), eight (8) and ten (10) years of its ten (10) year cycle(s). Please note that the platform (the Council's arrangement for the procurement of Services for the Innovative Platform for Home Based Services) commenced with effect from 5th June 2023, and is currently operating. This notice relates to re-opening the tender opportunity for new-perspective applicants. "Provider Commencement Date" This is the date that a Provider is officially awarded onto the Platform. "Platform Commencement Date" This is the date the Platform commences and is open for awarding Orders There is no limit to the number of providers who can be awarded onto to the Platform insofar as the requirements of the Authority are met. The Authority reserves the right to modify the platform during its operation. The Authority also reserves the right to terminate the operation of the platform at anytime. Please refer to Volume One, Schedule 1 of the ITT (Invitation to Tender) documentation for further information. Providers can express an interest to join the platform or complete and submit the online questionnaire associated to this tendering opportunity at any time during the lifetime of the platform. To view this notice please visit the Proactis Supplier Portal and search the opportunities for REQ/1000162.

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5 months ago

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Southampton City Council

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tendermaangement@southampton.gov.uk

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