Supporting Vulnerable Adults DPV: Category 5 Shared Lives (Round 1)

The London Borough of Newham established a Supporting Vulnerable Adults Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle (DPV) in June 2023 for an initial term of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 5 years.

The DPV included the following categories:

Category 1 - Supported Living

Category 2 - Supporting Vulnerable Single Homeless Adults (SVSHA)

Category 3 - Prevention and Floating Support

Category 4 - Extra Care

Category 5 - Shared Lives

Category 6 - Care Homes

Category 7 - Immigration Advice and Support

The Authority will undertake the procurement for each Category in phases. This notice is in relation to Category 5 Shared Lives.

Estimated Total Aggregate Value across the lifetime of the DPV for Category 5 is £16,521,691.

Shared Lives provides a community-based living option for adults with support needs who seek a more homely and inclusive environment. Adults are matched with approved Shared Lives Carers who share their home and provide personalised care and support tailored to individuals' needs. Shared Livers provides an alternative to traditional care settings, promoting greater independence and social inclusion. The Authority seeks to commission Shared Lives Service(s) offering a flexible and individualised approach to empower individuals with diverse needs who desire a more homely and inclusive living environment.

Service specifications for category 5 are not available to view at admission stage, but core information relevant to the service specification is included in 'The Service Brief' document.

This should give providers enough information to decide whether they want to apply for admission to the Supporting Vulnerable Adults DPV - Category 5 Shared Lives.

The procurement is being conducted in accordance with Regulation 74 to 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement is subject to the light-touch regime under Section 7 and as such, the Authority is free to establish a procedure, provided that procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (providers).

The DPV is open for admission and withdrawal of providers to each category (once launched) and specialism(s) (where applicable) throughout its lifetime. Applications for admission to a category will be assessed in "Rounds" throughout the lifetime of the DPV (further information below).

Providers applying for admission to a category within a Round will be required to complete and meet minimum standards set out within the procurement documentation.

The Estimated Total Aggregate Value for Newham across the lifetime of the DPV is £957,356,593.

The DPV is open for use to other North East London Boroughs.

The Boroughs are: Barking and Dagenham, City of London, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest.

Estimated Total Aggregate Value across all local authorities across the lifetime of the DPV is £6,701,496,150.

Additional information: The procurement will be carried out in two stages.

To be admitted to the DPV for Category 5, all providers must complete and meet the minimum criteria within the Selection Questionnaire referred to as Stage 1 of the process.

Following the launch and admission of providers onto the DPV for Category 5, mini competitions may be run for award of contracts, this is referred to as Stage 2 of the process. Only those providers who have been successfully admitted to the DPV for Category 5 will be eligible to bid for contracts under the mini-competition process at Stage 2.

There is no limit to the number of providers that may join Category 5.

Providers applying for admission to the category within a Round will be required to complete and meet minimum standards set out within the procurement documentation.

Any interested organisation/consortium with relevant experience may apply to be admitted to the Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle (DPV). The DPV is a predominantly electronic system.

There will be no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee granted by the Authority or any other authority which is eligible to purchase services under the DPV in respect of the DPV services.

The E-Tendering portal used for this procurement will be Oracle Fusion and tender documentation is available from 19th December 2024. The reference number for the Tender is 'ITTN422'.