The provision of Supported Living for individuals with a Learning Disability and/or Mental Health Conditions

Tender description

For the avoidance of doubt this is not a Call for Competition - this is to notify you of Staffordshire County Council's future intention to procure supported living services via a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). Commissioners from Staffordshire County Council are seeking to re-commission the existing Community Support (Regulated) Framework for people with a Learning Disability and/or Autistic Spectrum Condition (18+), which is due to end on 31st March 2019. Staffordshire County Council would like to offer a solution to enable call offs to be made for a range of high quality community support services to support residents of Staffordshire who have a Learning Disability and/or Mental Health needs. Staffordshire County Council is seeking to ensure a sustainable and quality Community Support offer for citizens with a Learning Disability and/or Autism and/or Mental Health who are tenants in their own right and supported up to 24/7. For the avoidance of doubt this includes potentially supporting individuals in early adulthood. The Providers we are seeking to work with will be able to prevent, reduce or delay the development of care and support needs, providing good outcomes for citizens. The Supplier shall provide the Services for the benefit of all individuals with either a Learning Disability and/or Mental Health needs and/or who may have medical or physical needs that require reasonable adjustments. These needs may be but are not limited to: a) Learning Disability; b) Mental Health; c) Autism; d) Sensory Impairment; e) Physical Disability; f) Challenging Behaviour; g) Acquired Brain Injury. Following the market engagement events held in July 2018 where interested providers helped to shape the model and future provision, the Commissioners have decided to procure these services via a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). A further soft market testing online questionnaire has also been made available regarding the setting of a range for the reference rate for this Agreement. This questionnaire has captured your comments and helped to shape the model. It is anticipated that documents for applicants to the Dynamic Procurement System will be available in January/February 2019 via our e-portal https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/business/procurement/tendering/etendering/home.aspx. The guide to the portal is on the link and will always be the most up to date version.