# 0696 Live at Home Framework re-opening

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Essex County Council](/buyers/essex-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: About Me Care and Support Limited
- Award value: £400,000,000
- Tender value: £400,000,000
- Award date: 21 March 2019
- Published: 20 June 2019
- Contract start: 7 April 2019
- Contract end: 6 April 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 1c8f365b-965e-4ac9-9c2a-0c9f7b711bb6-296434
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b7089754-611d-4304-b97f-bb26db06da2a

## Description

The Live at Home framework will be procured on a lot basis, per district\. Broken down into: - district, - client group, - service type, - target supply area\. ECC shall produce a ranked list per district, client group, and service type, ranking the bidders in descending order based on their overall score\. The ranked list will operate for general home support needs under the Live at Home framework model\. Care packages will be placed with the highest ranked provider on the relevant list\. Providers will have the ability to select which districts, client groups and service types they wish to deliver service to, ECC has set the enhance needs rate, but providers will be able select an additional premium for delivering services in target supply areas\. On an annual basis, existing providers will have the opportunity to submit a revised price matrix and new entrants will be permitted to bid for inclusion on the ranked lists\.

## Related contract awards

- [SuDs & GI in Schools Programme 26/27](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-21aa6201-e389-418a-b3b6-c8f7b6b97eb8): ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- [Quantity Surveying \(QS\) support for the Ormiston Rivers SEN project](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-792a8c30-dbea-4c19-b53b-675db70c888a): ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- [NDORS Booking System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-652764a5-9885-4560-87b1-3ad5260098b7): ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c8f365b-965e-4ac9-9c2a-0c9f7b711bb6-296434)