Nottinghamshire County Council
Extension of existing Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) provider list for the provision of Residential Care for Younger Adults
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This is a large award for Health & Social Care — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.
Nottinghamshire County Council has set up a DPS provider list under the light touch regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR2015) for the provision of Residential Care for Younger Adults.
In line with the transition arrangements under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), the Council is extending the DPS period of validity from 31 July 2026 to 31 July 2027, to ensure continuity of service.
All other terms and conditions of the DPS remain unchanged.
What the supplier must deliver
In line with the transition arrangements under
In line with the transition arrangements under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), the Council is extending the DPS period of validity from 31 July 2026 to 31 July 2027, to ensure continuity of service.
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Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
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- Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
- Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
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- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
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