Open for bids· Closes 22 Feb 2029
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Supported Living Services
Pembrokeshire County Council · Carmarthenshire, Wales
Pembrokeshire County Council is inviting bids for Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Supported Living Services, a dynamic framework for supported living in Carmarthenshire.
Source: Find a Tender · published 1 Apr 2025 · details refreshed every 30 minutes
Key dates
2024
Pipeline notice published
Planning Notice · 11:27
View notice2024
Tender notice published
Tender Notice · 14:57
View notice2025
Contract starts
2025
Tender notice published
Tender Notice · 15:08
View noticeNext
2029
Bids close
2029
Contract ends
4 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Pembrokeshire County Council is inviting bids for Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Supported Living Services, a dynamic framework for supported living in Carmarthenshire. The estimated value is £17,512,132, and the contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 23 February 2029 (4 years). Bids close on 22 February 2029.
It is run as an open procedure. Published on Find a Tender on 1 April 2025 as notice 012343-2025, OCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-04c167. Bids are made through the buyer's Sell2Wales portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Pembrokeshire County Council, in collaboration with Hywel Dda University Health Board, is currently in the planning stage for the Dynamic Purchasing System for Supported Living Services. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is aimed at providing community and household care and support for individuals with assessed needs within Pembrokeshire. A Pre Tender Briefing event is scheduled to take place virtually on Microsoft Teams on Friday, 6th December 2024, from 14:00 to 15:30.
Interested organisations are invited to register their participation by 17:00 on Thursday, 5th December 2024. This tender represents a substantial business opportunity valued at approximately £17,320,404.40 per annum. Businesses with expertise in social work, housing support, and community engagement are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract.
The DPS framework is open-ended, allowing providers to apply at any time during its term, from 1st April 2025 to 23rd February 2029. This arrangement promotes collaboration through consortia and mandates conditions such as the payment of the Real Living Wage and adequate reimbursement for vehicle usage by support workers. Engaging with this tender could facilitate significant business growth for providers skilled in enhancing community integration and independent living.
The notice in full
Pembrokeshire County Council (PCC) and on behalf of the Hywel Dda University Health Board are issuing a tender for a Dynamic Purchasing System for Supported Living Services comprising of both Community and Household Care and Support. The approximate Hywel Dda University Health Board contract value and approximate Housing Related Support Grant contract value has been included within this notice. The value provided is per annum.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Active
The purpose of this Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) is to provide Supported Living Services for citizens of Pembrokeshire with an assessed need. This may include packages where service users are eligible for support through the Housing Support Grant to 'prevent people from becoming homeless, stabilise their housing situation, or help potentially homeless people to find and keep accommodation.' This arrangement will impose the following special conditions: - Minimum of Real Living Wage payment for all Support Workers - Pay those delivering support using their own vehicle a minimum of and 45 pence per mile. - Shift based pay - flat rate of pay for travel, training and contact time This arrangement also includes a rate provider payment model as well as mini competition in exceptional circumstances.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Supported Living
- Procurement type
- Dynamic framework
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Mar 2025 to 23 Feb 2029 (4 years)
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement method
- Open
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Current stage
- Tender
- Stages so far
- Planning, Tender
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- Sell2Wales
Not stated in the notice: awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £17,512,132
- Lots value
- £17,512,132
Not stated in the notice: awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Active
- Lots
- Active
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 012343-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04c167
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services85300000 - Social work and related services85311000 - Social work services with accommodation85312000 - Social work services without accommodation98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services98 - Other community, social and personal services
Location
- Local authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Town
- Swansea
- Postcode
- SA61 1TP
- Electoral ward
- Carmarthen Town West
- Constituency
- Caerfyrddin
- Delivery area
- West Wales and The Valleys, TLL14 South West Wales
- Region
- Wales
- Sub-region
- South West Wales
- Area
- Mid and South West Wales
- Country
- Wales
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Pembrokeshire County Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Not specified
- Phone
- +44 1267229774
- Address
- Pembrokeshire, SA61 1TP · Wales · Wales
Documents and links
- Sell2Wales portal, to register and bidsell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx
- Etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uketenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
- Sell2wales.gov.walessell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx
- Sell2wales.gov.walessell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx
- Latest noticefind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012343-2025
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-04c167 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Supported Living Services
When is the deadline for the Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Supported Living Services tender?
Bids must be submitted by 22 February 2029. The notice sets the exact time of day, so confirm it on the Sell2Wales portal and submit early: buyer portals normally stop accepting bids at the deadline.
How much is the Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Supported Living Services contract worth?
The estimated value is £17,512,132. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 23 February 2029 (4 years).
Who is the buyer for Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Supported Living Services?
Pembrokeshire County Council, based in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
How do I bid for Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Supported Living Services?
Register on the buyer's Sell2Wales portal, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
Want help winning this tender?
We write and review care tender bids: quality answers, case studies and social value, checked against how the buyer scores before you submit.
Bidding for contracts like this
More supported living tenders from councils and the NHS are listed on our sector page, with what commissioners score and how to prepare a bid.
Other tenders in Carmarthenshire
- Reflect ProjectCarmarthenshire
- Community Preventative Services 2Carmarthenshire
- Domiciliary CareCarmarthenshire
- Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Domiciliary Care and Support ServicesCarmarthenshire
- Community Preventative Services- Preliminary Market Engagement EventCarmarthenshire
- Community Preventative Services- Preliminary Market Engagement EventCarmarthenshire