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West Northamptonshire Council

Residential and Nursing Care DPS (Dynamic Purchasing System)

HealthcareCPV 85311000
Value£293.0m
Deadline30 Apr 2033
Published17 Mar 2023
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 17 Mar 20232473 days leftCloses 30 Apr 2033
Who to contact
procurement@westnorthants.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£293.0mtotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£316.4m

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.

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The brief

The Council has successfully improved outcomes for residents by embedding strengths-based approaches.The new Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will provide a solid foundation to deliver improvements and innovation including working towards the integration of health and social care at the locality level, maximising the use of technology enabled living to improve health and wellbeing, increased efficiency, and a reduction of the environmental impact of service delivery and adding social value.The Council wishes to work with provider partners who will establish a strong presence in their areas of operation and work strategically and collaboratively with stakeholders and each other to improve the outcomes for people.

What it takes to bid this

4580 daysof bid-team effort
£30.8k£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Stated in this notice

  • Show at bidSocial value commitments…l impact of service delivery and adding social value.The Council wishes to work with provider partners who will…

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
  • Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b3fa
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
007870-2023
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