Supporting Vulnerable Adults Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle (DPV): Category 1 Supported Living

Category 1: Supported Living Admission Stage - Round 1

The London Borough of Newham wishes to establish a Supporting Vulnerable Adults Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle (DPV) for an initial term of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 5 years.

Estimated Total Aggregate Value for Newham across the lifetime of the DPV is £957,356,593

The DPV will include the following categories: Category 1: Supported Living Category 2: Supporting Vulnerable Single Homeless Adults (SVSHA) Category 3: Prevention and Floating Support Category 4: Extra Care Category 5: Shared Lives Category 6: Care Homes Category 7: Immigration Advice and Support

The Authority will undertake the procurement for Category 1 first, followed by subsequent categories in 2023 onwards.

Supported Living Services are accommodation-based services for Residents with a wide range of needs such as mental health, learning disabilities, autism, physical and/or sensory disability etc. Supported living enables adults to live in their own home whilst maintaining their independence and have choice and control. As a term, it covers a wide variety of settings and can include some form of group living.

Estimated Aggregate Value across the lifetime of the DPV for Category 1 (5 5 years) is £266,777,101

The procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement is subject to the light-touch regime under Section 7 Social and Other Specific Services. Under Regulation 76 the Authority is free to establish a procedure, provided that procedure is sufficient to ensure compliance with the principles of transparency and equal treatment of economic operators (Providers).

Any interested organisation/consortium with relevant experience may apply to be admitted onto the Dynamic Purchasing Vehicle (DPV). The DPV is a completely electronic system used to purchase commonly used goods, works or services.

The Authority is using the Fusion Procurement Portal for the Procurement Process: https://elyq.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/fscmUI/faces/PrcPosRegisterSupplier?prcBuId=300000002089195 ("the Procurement Portal").

It is imperative that suppliers read all guidance documents on: • How to register as a supplier for the tender • How to submit a bid for the tender

These documents are available to view here https://www.newham.gov.uk/council/procurement---buy/2