Supporting Vulnerable Adults DPV: Category 4 - Extra Care (Round 1)

The London Borough of Newham established a Supporting Vulnerable Adults Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle (DPV) in June 2023 for an initial term of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 5 years.

The DPV included the following categories:

Category 1 - Supported Living

Category 2 - Supporting Vulnerable Single Homeless Adults (SVSHA)

Category 3 - Prevention and Floating Support

Category 4 - Extra Care

Category 5 - Shared Lives

Category 6 - Care Homes

Category 7 - Immigration Advice and Support

The Authority will undertake the procurement for each Category in phases.

This notice is in relation to Category 4 - Extra Care, Round 1. Estimated Total Aggregate Value across the lifetime of the DPV for Category 4 is £39,620,361.

The primary purpose of category 4 is to deliver Extra Care which places the Resident at the heart of Service delivery, involves Residents in choices about their care and support, that promotes positive risk taking, independence, dignity and choice at all times and has a strong focus on enabling and re-enabling.

The Authority seeks innovative ways for care and support to be delivered using digital technology to assist with the support and delivery of these services.

The overall aim of Extra Care shall be to work with the Authority, Residents, Landlords and other stakeholders to create and maintain a safe, supportive and inclusive environment that promotes independence, health and well being by offering care and support within the context of an Extra Care setting.

Category 4 is to be delivered across two (2) different specialisms:

1) Care and Support in Schemes

2) Extra Care Accommodation with Care and Support

The procurement is being conducted in accordance with Regulation 74 to 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement is subject to the light-touch regime under Section 7 and as such, the Authority is free to establish a procedure, provided that procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (providers).

The DPV is open for admission and withdrawal of providers to each category (once launched) and specialism(s) throughout its lifetime. Applications for admission to a category will be assessed in "Rounds" throughout the lifetime of the DPV (further information below).

Providers applying for admission to a category within a Round will be required to complete and meet minimum standards set out within the procurement documentation.

The Estimated Total Aggregate Value for Newham across the lifetime of the DPV is £957,356,593.

The DPV is open for use to other North East London Boroughs.

The Boroughs are: Barking and Dagenham, City of London, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest.

Estimated Total Aggregate Value across all local authorities across the lifetime of the DPV is £6,701,496,150

Additional information: The procurement will be carried out in two stages.

To be admitted to the DPV for Category 4, all providers must complete and meet the minimum criteria within the Selection Questionnaire referred to as Stage 1 of the process.

Following the launch and admission of providers onto the DPV for Category 4, mini competitions may be run for award of contracts, this is referred to as Stage 2 of the process. Only those providers who have been successfully admitted to the DPV for Category 4 will be eligible to bid for contracts under the mini-competition process at Stage 2.

There is no limit to the number of providers that may join Category 4.

Providers applying for admission to the category within a Round will be required to complete and meet minimum standards set out within the procurement documentation.

Any interested organisation/consortium with relevant experience may apply to be admitted to the Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle (DPV). The DPV is a predominantly electronic system.

There will be no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee granted by the Authority or any other authority which is eligible to purchase services under the DPV in respect of the DPV services.

The E-Tendering portal used for this procurement will be Oracle Fusion and tender documentation is available from 10:00am on 22nd July 2024. The reference number for the Tender is 'ITTN366'.