Plymouth Supported Living Framework Supplier Information Event Invitation

Tender description

<div> <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0; margin: 6pt 23.55pt 0.0001pt 0"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">We are pleased to inform the market that Plymouth City Council and Devon ICB will be opening up its Supported Living Framework in the spring of 2023 with a proposed contract start date of autumn 2023.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0; margin: 6pt 23.55pt 0.0001pt 0"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">We would like to offer interested support &amp; care providers the opportunity to find out more by inviting you to attend one of two events via a virtual event. We felt this was the best way to enable as many people to attend who want to. </span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0; margin: 6pt 23.55pt 0.0001pt 0"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">Each of the sessions will comprise two parts – the first gives interested providers the opportunity to understand the benefits of being part of the Supported Living Framework in Plymouth, meet commissioners and ask questions. After a short break, there will be the opportunity to attend a tender training session. </span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0; margin: 6pt 23.55pt 0.0001pt 0"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">These sessions will be booked on a first come first served basis and bookings will be open from 30th of March 2023 to 6th of April 2023. </span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0; margin: 6pt 23.55pt 0.0001pt 0"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0; margin: 6pt 23.55pt 0.0001pt 0"><strong><u><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">20th of April 2023</span></u></strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">– online virtual session via Teams</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 6pt 23.55pt 0.0001pt 0"><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">Session 1:</span></strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif"> 10.00 – 10.30am - <strong><u>Meet the Commissioner opportunity</u> - </strong>these short sessions will give interested organisations the opportunity to learn about the supported living market, the current commissioning and contracting model and what it delivers for the citizens of Plymouth.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 6pt 23.55pt 0.0001pt 0"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">Short coffee/comfort break – 5 mins </span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 6pt 23.55pt 0.0001pt 0"><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">Session 2:</span></strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif"> 10.40am – 11.40am - <strong><u>Tender training</u></strong> - this is an opportunity for all new and existing spot purchased providers that may be interested in tendering for the Supported Living Framework (in the spring/winter of 2023) to learn about how Plymouth operates its tendering process (according to procurement regulations). After the session there will be 20 mins set aside for questions.</span></p> <p style="margin: 6pt 23.55pt 0.0001pt 0"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif"><span style="text-decoration: none">&nbsp;</span></span></u></strong></p> <p style="margin: 6pt 23.55pt 0.0001pt 0"><strong><u><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">25th of April 2023</span></u></strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">– online virtual session via Teams</span></p> <p style="margin: 6pt 42.5pt 0.0001pt 0"><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">Session 1:</span></strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif"> 10.00 – 10.30am - <strong><u>Meet the Commissioner opportunity</u> </strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 6pt 23.55pt 0.0001pt 0"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">Short coffee/comfort break – 5 mins </span></p> <p style="margin: 6pt 42.5pt 0.0001pt 0"><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">Session 2:</span></strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif"> 10.40am – 11.40am - <strong><u>Tender training</u></strong> </span></p> <p style="text-align: justify; margin: 6pt 23.55pt 0.0001pt 0"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">After the session there will be 20 mins set aside for questions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">Plymouth City Council/Devon ICB will re-open the existing Supported Living Framework agreement for Support, Enablement and Care Services for all eligible clients (including people with learning disabilities, autism, mental health conditions and or physical disability needs).&nbsp; </span></p> </div> <p style="margin-right: 23.55pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">This will include support delivered to people in their own homes, with family, in supported accommodation and respite care. This procurement will not cover extra care housing and larger shared support schemes.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">The new entrants to the Supported Living Framework will be expected to be operational in autumn 2023. The contracts awarded will be for 6 years, in 3 yearly increments.&nbsp; The framework will be opened again in 3 years for new providers to join.</span></p> <p style="margin-right: 23.55pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Individual organisations, partnerships and consortia will be invited to take part in this exercise. </span></p> <p style="margin-right: 16.5pt; text-align: justify"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">&nbsp;</span><strong><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Please note that the current providers within the existing framework agreement in Plymouth do not need to re-apply</span></strong><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">. </span></p> <p style="margin-right: 16.5pt; text-align: justify"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Supported living providers currently operating under a Plymouth City Council spot contract agreement as well as new supported living providers will be encouraged to submit a tender to join the Supported Living Framework in a tender exercise planned for spring 2023.</span></p> <p style="margin-right: 16.5pt; text-align: justify"><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">Further details on the process of how to submit a tender for this future opportunity will be set out at the tender training events on the 20^th and 25^th of April &nbsp;2023 and will be included in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents on the supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk website when published in spring 2023 (subject to change).</span></p> <p style="margin-right: 16.5pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">To receive notification when this tender opportunity becomes live please ensure that your organisation is registered with our procurement portal (www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk) against the relevant Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) code –</span></p> <p style="margin-right: 16.5pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Symbol">·<span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">85000000-9 Health and Social Work Services</span></strong></p> <p style="margin-right: -16.7pt"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">We also advise that you periodically check the portal for new opportunities and not rely solely on notifications.</span></p> <p style="margin-right: 16.45pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">For more information and to book on a session please contact </span><a><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">fiona.gordon@plymouth.gov.uk</span></a><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif"> and provide the attendee name and email address for the meeting invite to be sent</span></p> <p style="margin-right: 16.45pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">&nbsp;</span><strong><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">Please note that these sessions are for information only and are not part of the tender process which will be advertised and launched at a later date.</span></strong></p> <p style="margin-right: 16.45pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;, sans-serif">Plymouth City Council is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, good race relations and eliminating unlawful discrimination.&nbsp; Equality will be built into all aspects of the procurement cycle to reflect the Plymouth City Council Corporate Equality Policy.</span></p> Keywords: Supported Living, Community Support, Framework, Plymouth, Independent Living, Support at home