BHCC Adults Community Support and Supported Living Light Touch Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Admission Round 4

Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC) established a Light Touch Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the supply of services in respect of Community Support and Supported Living for adults on 4th March 2024 for an initial period of up to 5 years + with optional further extension provisions for an additional 3 years + 2 years. The end of the initial contract term of the DPS is 3rd March 2029. This Contract Notice is for the fourth admission round onto the DPS. The services required fall under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). As a result, this procurement is undertaken under the 'Light Touch Regime' as detailed in Section 7 of PCR 2015. Any interested organisation or consortium with relevant experience may apply to be admitted onto the DPS. The DPS will have two (2) lots and be further divided into sub-lots as follows:

Lot 1: Community Support

Lot 1.1: Adults with Learning Disabilities and who may also be autistic

Lot 1.2: Adults with Mental Health needs

Lot 1.3: Adults who are Neurodivergent and who may also be autistic

Lot 1.4: Adults with Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI)

Lot 1.5: Adults with Physical Disabilities and/or sensory needs

Lot 1.6: Adults with Substance Misuse and eligible Care Act needs

Lot 2: Supported Living, for people with:

Lot 2.1: Adults with Learning Disabilities and who may also be autistic

Lot 2.2: Adults with Mental Health needs

Lot 2.3: Adults who are Neurodivergent and who may also be autistic

Lot 2.4: Adults with Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI)

Lot 2.5: Adults with Physical Disabilities and/or sensory needs

Lot 2.6: Adults with Substance Misuse and eligible Care Act needs

Potential Providers are invited to apply for one lot or sub-lot; or multiple lots and sub-lots. The Brighton & Hove commissioning strategy is to reduce the number of people in residential care, placed out of the city and in long term services that do not meet their needs. Supported Living and Community Support are effective in meeting this goal. The aim of the DPS is to: - Ensure that all providers on the DPS have met quality requirements and signed up to a new service specification that reflects the needs that people who receive support and their carers have identified. - Attract new providers to the market and create a more diverse market that provides more choice for people who receive support. - Ensure a more strengths-based approach that focus on outcomes for people who receive support. - Enable the Council to meet the care and support needs of residents who have been assessed as having eligible social care needs in line with the Care Act 2014 For each Lot, there will be an 'Admission' stage, followed by a 'Commissioning' stage. BHCC intends to open the 'Admission' stage annually for new applications. The Council reserves the right to revise the number of rounds ('opening ceremonies') for Admission stage per year at its discretion. By applying to be admitted to the DPS, Providers are not obligated to bid for services at 'Commissioning' stage. These services are being procured under a multiple-Provider DPS. There will be no limit to the number of Providers admitted onto the DPS, providing they meet the minimum requirements as set out in the Invitation to Tender documents. There will be no guarantee of work or volume of work given under this DPS. Admission stage evaluation will be based on 100% Quality. For Lot 1: Community Support, Pricing will be requested and will be binding until 31st March 2028 but will not be scored. This pricing will be used at Stage 2: Commissioning Stage for Direct Awards.