Health and social work services

Tender description

Kirklees Council, in conjunction with the Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group and North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group, procures approximately 17 000 weekly hours of domiciliary care. The Council wishes to provide the best possible care for Service Users by procuring in the most effective way to stabilise and sustain its Service Providers. A number of providers,who have the relevant skills and experience, have been appointed to the Domiciliary Care framework agreement to deliver Personal Care and Support (domiciliary care) in Service Users homes. Kirklees Council will purchase Services to support people to live successfully in their own homes with an appropriate range of person centred services and to enable Service Users receiving care to lead a good qualityof life, maximising their independence, remain safe and comfortable in their own homes for as long as possible whilst maintaining their individual dignity, privacy and freedom of choice. Domiciliary Care Services, in the Borough of Kirklees, has been divided into six (6) geographical Zones (Lots). One contract has been awarded for each Zone (Lot) to one single Principal Provider under the Domiciliary Care Services Contract (KMCAS-104). This tender opportunity was to establish a Framework Agreement to underpin the Principal Providers across all the Zones, and provide additional capacity in the market (Domiciliary Care Framework Agreement KMCAS-105). 25 Framework Providers have subsequently been appointed to the Domiciliary Care Framework Agreement. Kirklees Council intend that the Principal Providers in each Zone will provide approximately 70 % of contracted hours of Service within that Zone, and the remaining 30 % may be offered to the Domiciliary Care Framework Providers. The Framework Agreement will commence on 1.12.2017 for 3 years (with the option to extend for a further period or for successive periods up to 30.11.2022).