Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Portsmouth City Council
Civic Offices
PORTSMOUTH
PO12AL
UK
Contact person: Procurement Service
Telephone: +44 2392688235
E-mail: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/business/business.aspx
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/business/business.aspx
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Day Opportunity Services Framework
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Portsmouth City Council ('the council') has awarded an Open Framework Agreement for the provision of learning disability (LD) day services and opportunities based predominantly in the Portsmouth area but may also extend to surrounding areas. The Council currently spends approximately £6,100,000 per annum on LD day services and opportunities which currently support 305 residents.
Fourteen providers have been admitted onto the framework however, the framework will remain open past the initial deadline for new applications. These will be reviewed in April and October each year following commencement of the framework.
The framework opportunity is open to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and micro providers (for example a provider could apply to support 1 or 2 clients) as well as larger regional and national providers. In establishing this Open Framework Agreement, the council are aiming to create a diverse and varied 'highstreet' of services and opportunities for individuals to access.
The Open Framework Agreement will be operational for a period of 8 years. Providers will be able to apply to join, or add new services to, the Open Framework Agreement any time during the 8-year framework period.
There will be no limit to the number of providers who can join the Open Framework Agreement throughout its duration. However, the Council reserves the right to close the Open Framework Agreement to new entrants at any time, giving 3 months' notice via a Modification Notice to the original Find a Tender Service Contract Notice and updating the framework advert on both Contracts Finder and the council's e-sourcing system. Closure may be on a temporary or permanent basis and will be clearly stated in the updated notices and adverts.
The Open Framework Agreement will be used for placements of individuals, which in some cases will together form a block contract, commissioned via the Further Competition or Direct Award call-off processes. Placements of individuals will be on a meet or beat Open Framework Agreement rate basis. Any Block 'call-off' contracts will be competed for on a quality and cost basis separate to the Framework rates.
From the framework start date it is important to note that there will be no automatic transition of already existing arrangements to the new Open Framework Agreement. These will transition aiming for completion within a 12-month period. However, any NEW packages of day service provision set up for individuals must utilise the new Framework. This may be done on a block contract or individual basis.
The Framework Agreement will commence on 1st November 2024. The total Open Framework Agreement value is currently estimated to be £6.1m per annum, £48.8m over the 8-year term. This is based on current contracted activity so actual spend may fall below or above these estimated figures.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
48 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85310000
85320000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Learning disability day opportunity services available on the Open Framework Agreement will enable people with a learning disability to learn new skills, take part in meaningful activities which are outcomes focused, build relationships, and improve health and wellbeing outside of their home environment. They also provide families and carers with time to undertake tasks not possible whilst fulfilling a carer role, such as allowing family members to work, other essential living or alternative carer tasks.
Via the Open Framework Agreement, the Council are seeking to develop, expand upon and broaden community opportunities and support so that people with learning disabilities and their carers can lead ordinary daily lives and improve outcomes in respect to health and independence, employment, lifelong learning, leisure, and relationships.
The provision of Learning Disabilities Day Opportunity Services is to support people to achieve meaningful life outcomes based around four key outcome areas; Health, Independence, Community, and Employment. This outcome focus also supports long term efficiencies as people become healthier, more independent and are supported to both contribute to, and gain support from, their communities.
Staffing ratios will be set at 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, 5+:1. Service providers do not need to offer all levels of staff support at a single service but will only set rates against these five staffing ratios (although not all staffing ratios need to be provided).
All rates quoted in the Pricing schedule for services will be the maximum rate allowed on a meet or beat Open Framework Agreement rate basis and will be required to be held for a period of 12 months from the framework start date, thereafter, adjusted for inflationary uplifts.
Hourly rates for Learning Disabilities Day Services may be uplifted on an annual basis in April in accordance with the percentage agreed by the council which will take into consideration inflation and other cost increases such as changes to national living wage. The Council will not consider other 'in-year' requests for uplifts unless in exceptional circumstances.
Under the new Open Framework Agreement the council will be moving from the current commissioning of services by day or half-day, to commissioning by hours. This will be exclusive of any travel time to the service and only for the hours spent at the service. Hourly rates will need to be set against the following staffing ratios for each service.
Where the service provides transport to and from the day service, where required, this will be purchased outside of the day service commissioned hours as a separate cost. Providers must include transport costs within the tender pricing spreadsheet.
It is the service provider's responsibility, where required, to ensure they source suitable accommodation or properties to deliver the day opportunity services from.
Portsmouth City Council currently have two (2) properties (owner/leased) which are available for the delivery of specific day opportunity services, and these may continue to be made available to providers under this framework under a lease agreement, which will be set out in any future contract agreement.
During the course of this framework agreement the Council may also identify and make available other properties for the delivery of day opportunity services which would also be subject to a lease agreement.
Any service involving Council properties are likely to require a competitively tendered block contract agreement from the framework (call-off).
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The services covered under the contract are social services and fall under the Social and Other Services in Schedule 3 ("Light Touch Regime") of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("Regulations"). The Council has executed this procurement process in general accordance with the Open Procedure as set out within the Regulations.
Pursuant to Section 7 of the Regulations, the council has established a pseudo framework which will not need to comply with the full extent of the Regulations governing framework agreements.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-021736
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 23
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ALMA VALLEY HEALTHCARE LIMITED
13032365
193 Fratton Road
Portsmouth
PO1 5EU
UK
NUTS: UKJ3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 23
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aldingbourne Trust
01385053
Blackmill Lane, Norton
Chichester
PO18 OJP
UK
NUTS: UKJ
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 23
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Chaos Support Ltd
08196149
8 Leigh Road
Havant
PO9 2ET
UK
NUTS: UKJ
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 23
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Chriskepa Limited
08595752
18 Eastdean Bank
Leeds
LS14 1HJ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 23
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Creative Advances Limited
01779889
Appledram Barns, Birdham Road
Chichester
PO20 7EQ
UK
NUTS: UKJ
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 23
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Enable Ability
1405937
311-313 Copnor Road
Portsmouth
PO3 5EG
UK
NUTS: UKJ31
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 23
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Go Create Care Limited
10258594
Copperfields Community Hobby Farm, Peststead Lane
Soberton
SO32 3RJ
UK
NUTS: UKJ3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 23
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hampshire County Council - Locks Heath Keystone
Heath Road, Locks Heath
Southampton
SO31 6PJ
UK
NUTS: UKJ3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 23
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Minstead Trust
03149116
Minstead Lodge, Seamans Lane,
Minstead
SO43 7FT
UK
NUTS: UKJ3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 23
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Options Day Service
4574090
35 Madeira Road, Copnor
Portsmouth
PO2 0SZ
UK
NUTS: UKJ31
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 23
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Rose Road Association
01366534
300 Aldermoor Road
Southampton
SO16 5NA
UK
NUTS: UKJ3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 23
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sea Salt Studio CIC
15328413
30 Chelsea Road
Southsea
PO5 1NJ
UK
NUTS: UKJ31
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 23
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sky99 UK LTD
12462802
The Track, Station Road
Bognor Regis
PO21 1QF
UK
NUTS: UKJ
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/10/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 23
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Grace Eyre Foundation
02806429
36 Montefiore Road
Hove
BN3 6ED
UK
NUTS: UKJ
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The value of the awarded contracts to the 14 suppliers has been added as £0.01 due to the fact that there is no guarantee of call-contracts to be awarded under this framework. However spend with each supplier is very likely to fall above this amount and across all suppliers is estimated to be IRO £48million over the 8 years.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.justice.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/10/2024