FPS for The provision of Domiciliary Care Services in St. Helens

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FLEXIBLE PURCHASING SYSTEM (FPS) FOR THE PROVISION OF Domiciliary Care for Older People 65+ and Adults and Younger People with complex care needs Within St Helens Lot 1 - Domiciliary Care for older people 65+ within St Helens Lot 2 - Adults and Younger People with complex care needs Within St Helens St Helens Borough Council is prepared to receive applications to be included on a Flexible Procurement Systems (FPS) relating to the provision of Domiciliary Care for Older People 65+ and Adults and Younger People with complex care needs Within St Helens, which will be subject to the information, specification and application pack enclosed. This shall be a single FPS that all the Members shall have access to and may utilise in whole, or in part throughout its duration. The period of the FPS will be for 3 Years with the option to extend for a period of +12 months and a Further +12 months from commencement. During this period, the FPS will remain open to new Suppliers. A FPS is, in effect, an open framework agreement to which new Suppliers can apply to be appointed to during its life. Individual Call-Off Contracts shall be entered into under the FPS in the manner described within this document, and may commence at any time after the commencement date. Neither the Council, nor any Member guarantees to call off any specific quantities/work during the term of the FPS, and placement on to the FPS is not a guarantee of being awarded any contracts. Please note: Suppliers not on the FPS will not be able to bid for Domiciliary Care for Older People 65+ and Adults and Younger People with complex care needs Within St Helens, that become available and competed through the FPS. Please note * Daft T&C's have been supplied and the T&Cs will be updated during the bidding window (1st week of January), we do not expect the project specific T&Cs to be a significant deviation from those published, and that we do not intend to extend the bidding window following their publication Keywords: Domiciliary Care, Social Care, Adults, Younger Adults