Flexible Framework for the Provision of Care Homes
Bath & North East Somerset Council
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Description
This is a flexible framework, procured under the light touch regime. The framework is open throughout it's life for suppliers of care homes within a specified radios of the BANES Boundary to join.
The flexible framework will be used to purchase individual and block contracts from registered care home for adults which fall into the following specialisms:
a. Residential & Nursing within 3 miles of B&NES Border
b. Dementia within 3 miles of B&NES Border
c. Discharge to Assess & Intermediate Care Funding within 3 miles of B&NES Border
d. Learning Disability, Autism, Physical, Cognitive impairment (acquired brain injury), and Sensory Impairment within 9 miles of B&NES Border
The Council is limiting the application process for homes which fall within the above radius of BANES.
In order to be successful in getting onto the framework, your organisation will be required to evidence the conditions of participation detailed in the Invitation to Tender.
The Council will be closing & re-opening the framework for evaluation on the following dates:
23rd October 2026 - 12:00pm - Midday Closing date for initial applications (Round 1) (Specialisms - Residential & Nursing, Dementia, Discharge to Assess). Round 2 Opens.
5th February 2027 - 12:00pm - Midday Closing date for initial applications (Round 2) (Specialisms - Residential & Nursing, Dementia, Discharge to Assess). Round 3 opens - All specialisms to apply.
5th May 2027 12:00pm - Midday Round 3 Closes (All Specialisms).
June 2027 Results of Round 3 issued.
Round 4 closes & Round 5 opens.
The Flexible Framework will not be closed to new entrants. Requests to Participate will be invited periodically.
It is anticipated that this will take place at least 6 monthly but may be more frequent at the Council's discretion.
As and when the Flexible Framework is re-opened to new entrants a message will be issued through Pro-Contract advising registered organisations that a new "Acceptance Round" has been released. The system will create a new acceptance round with a revised deadline date.
Once organisations have been accepted onto the Flexible Framework, they do not need to concern themselves with a new acceptance rounds.
How to engage
The provider engagement will be via Care Home Forums, these forums, will be from the middle of May to the end of August and separate provider meetings will be available to discuss the framework. These sessions are open to all relevant providers, to attend a session, please contact [email protected] if you wish to attend. There will also be separate sessions on the co-production of the specification, understanding risks & key performance indicators, this will be for the Residential & Nursing Lot and the Dementia Lot. Provider's who have the relevant speciality and who attend the care home forums will be asked to partake. All information shared and developed at these meetings and forums, will be available to interested suppliers via the commissioning email box. The Learning Disabilities, Autism and Sensory Impairment Specification, will be developed with providers at a later stage, in line with the re-commissioning of these services. This is anticipated to take place in Autumn 2026.
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