ASC23043 - Positive Behaviour Support Supported Living Services in Herefordshire & Worcestershire DPS
Worcestershire County Council · UK-wide
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What the buyer wants
Worcestershire County Council and NHS Worcestershire and Herefordshire Integrated Care Board are establishing a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Positive Behaviour Support Supported Living Services in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Suppliers must pre-qualify through a selection questionnaire and evaluation to join the DPS and be eligible for future mini competitions or referrals.
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).
Additional information: The DPS will be run as a Light Touch Regime, a modified restricted procedure based on Regulations 28, 65 and 74-76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and will comprise of one application stage; selection and evaluation being run concurrently. Only Bidders meeting selection requirements will be considered for evaluation and a place on the DPS.
The value provided is an estimate for 3 years.
Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
How Tenderoo reads it
This is a dynamic purchasing system (a dynamic market under the Procurement Act): suppliers can apply to join at any point while it runs, and work is awarded in rounds to the members. A missed deadline is not the end of it.
The notice reads as suitable for a small or medium-sized firm: the scope, value and requirements are within reach of a business of that size.
Services required
- Health and social work services
- Health services
- Social work services
- Miscellaneous health services
- Social work services with accommodation
- Social work and related services
What you will need to show
- Pre-qualification via SSQ questionnaire — Suppliers must complete and meet the selection criteria and minimum standards as set out in the Selection Questionnaire (SSQ) to be considered for the DPS.
- Evaluation stage — Suppliers passing the selection stage will be evaluated concurrently to determine admission to the DPS.
- Suitably experienced, qualified and accredited — Suppliers must demonstrate appropriate experience, qualifications and accreditations relevant to Positive Behaviour Support Supported Living Services.
- Compliance with UK data protection laws — Suppliers must comply with UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 requirements.
- Compliance with health and safety law — Suppliers must comply with applicable health and safety legislation.
- Compliance with Equality Act 2010 — Suppliers must comply with the Equality Act 2010.
- Compliance with Modern Slavery Act — Suppliers must comply with the Modern Slavery Act.
Documents to submit
- Selection Questionnaire (SSQ)
Key facts
- Buyer: Worcestershire County Council
- Deadline: 29 August 2027
- Contract period: 30 August 2027 to 31 August 2027
- Location: UK-wide
- Published on: Contracts Finder
- First seen by Tenderoo: 14 October 2026
- CPV: 85000000, 85100000, 85310000, 85140000, 85311000, 85300000
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