Domiciliary Care Services Framework Agreement (KMCAS-105)

Kirklees Council, in conjunction with the Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group and North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group, wishes to procure approximately 17,000 weekly hours of domiciliary care.

Kirklees Council wishes to 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 quality of 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),with each Zone to be awarded to one single Principal Provider under the Domiciliary Care Services Contract(KMCAS-104).

This tender opportunity is 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).It is expected that between 10 and 25 Framework Providers will be appointed to the Domiciliary Care Services 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 (under this tender opportunity).

The Framework Agreement will commence on 1/12/17 for 3 years (with the option to extend for a further period or for successive periods up to 30/11/22).