# Living Well @ Home 5 \(regulated home based care/domiciliary care\)

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [NHS South West - Acutes](/buyers/nhs-south-west-acutes/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Gem Care SW
- Award value: £840,000
- Award date: 13 December 2021
- Published: 1 February 2022
- Contract start: 10 January 2022
- Contract end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 54324dba-ec4a-40d7-9fc7-60f30e7fe0e2-506106
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f86fc05a-8b42-4049-be60-3e1816d52c3c

## Description

The Contracting Authority intends to let a Framework Agreement under Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 \(Light Touch Regime\)\. The Contracting Authority are seeking to contract with a number of home care Providers through an open framework agreement from 1st April 2020 for 5 years with the option to extend for a further 3 years\. We currently purchase circa 9,000 hours per week and we need to develop our market to fill outstanding packages of care\. We plan to periodically open the procurement for new applicants and/or lots, extending the scope beyond standard home based care/domiciliary care\. The Contracting Authority will issue an Invitation to Participate that will contain a Selection Questionnaire and Award Criteria Questions\.

## Related contract awards

- [SECURITY SERVICES CPFT](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a9107746-6556-4305-8329-ce9d7b4cccdd): NHS South West - Acutes
- [Provision of Compassionate Leadership Training](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-fb48886d-b02c-4232-9ee0-75bae54af389): NHS South West - Acutes
- [Freedom to Speak Up/Guardian Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e08e32cf-e506-4b79-b923-885d084eea36): NHS South West - Acutes

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54324dba-ec4a-40d7-9fc7-60f30e7fe0e2-506106)