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Supported Living Services in West Northamptonshire

Awarded to Abitol Services Limited, Alive Healthcare Limited, Alves iCare Limited +32 more

West Northamptonshire Council(buyer)

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Published 14 November 2024
Deadline
Closed 16 December 2024

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Overview

West Northamptonshire Council has awarded a supported living services contract worth £35 million to 34 providers including Abitol Services Limited, Alive Healthcare Limited, and others, effective from June 2025. The contract requires providers to deliver high-quality adult social care focused on health, safety, enablement, and independence for residents assessed as needing supported living, in line with Care Quality Commission regulations and the Care Act 2014. Services must support people to maintain or regain skills for independent living while preventing unnecessary hospital and residential care admissions.

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  • Learning Disability

    Learning disability is described by the Department of Health and Social Care as a significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information, to learn new skills (impaired intelligence), with a reduced ability to cope independently (impaired social functioning), which started before adulthood. Providers will have a key understanding of the needs and rights of people with learning disability to live well in their own home in the community, to have new experiences, relationships, and engage with their local community, as well as develop their skills, competence, and confidence to achieve this. The Provider's role will be to promote health and wellbeing and maximise the potential of Individuals, supporting them to fulfil their needs, wishes and ambitions. Care and support will be person-centred, and the Individual will be at the centre of decision-making and life planning, giving them choice and control. The Care and Support plans will clearly demonstrate the development and maintenance of life skills, interests, and activities. To ensure that plans are being regularly updated, they will be formally reviewed with the Individual to ensure they are fit for purpose.

    £350,000,000
  • Autism

    The Northamptonshire All Age Autism strategy 2018-2021 provides an outline of defining Autism as characterized by: unique social interactions, non-standard ways of learning, keen interests in specific subjects, inclination to routines, challenges in typical communications and particular ways of processing sensory information. Autistic individuals experience the world differently and often view autism as a fundamental aspect of their identity. Autism is not an illness or disease. Autistic individuals, their families and carers, have a great many gifts and strengths. With the right sort of support, all can learn, develop, and live more fulfilling lives of their own choosing. Providers will work with the Individual, the agencies involved in their life and their circle of support to develop outcome focused Care and Support Clans which reference their particular requirements in relation to their experience of the world and their needs specifically arising from autism, as well as any other conditions or experiences which are unique to them and require inclusion in their care and support planning and delivery. Providers will ensure that all relevant plans which support reasonable adjustments within the wider system are also developed with the Individual, including (but not limited to) an Autism Health Passport. Providers will ensure emotional regulation plans are actively used and reviewed, presented in an accessible way, and, where possible, led by the Individual. Providers will ensure that Staff are very familiar with the individual's plans and support requirements related to emotional regulation, behaviours related to emotional regulation, and sensory stimulation, and can implement them on a day-to-day and long-term basis with the autistic Individual.

    £350,000,000Won by Alive Healthcare LimitedWon by Care MK LimitedWon by Caredom Healthcare LimitedWon by Creative Support LimitedWon by Elyon Healthcare LimitedWon by Ignite Nursing LimitedWon by Midco Care LimitedWon by Sincerity Health Care LimitedWon by TimetoShine Limited
  • Mental Health

    Commissioners have engaged with local Individuals with needs arising from mental health to develop this Specification, to understand what matters to them. Some key statements and contributions are included in clause 4.0 of this document. In addition, the requirements set out in the specifications are designed to support Northamptonshire's MHLDA Collaborative vision: Our vision for the future of Northamptonshire's health and care services is for a positive lifetime of health, wellbeing and care in our community...Wherever we work and whatever our role we all want people in Northamptonshire to be able to choose well, stay well, live well. The Collaboratives vision for people living in Northamptonshire with Mental Health needs is that people: • receive the right care at the right time, • work in partnership to ensure access to support to prevent mental health deteriorating, • to ensure people are supported to live well in the community, • participate in mainstream activities and supported into employment, • are discharged from hospital in a timely way and receive with the right support in the community, reducing readmission Providers will ensure plans developed and reviewed include crisis and risk management plans as appropriate to the Individuals needs and circumstances, which will be developed in collaboration with the relevant people in the Individual's life including their local Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and care coordinator.

    £350,000,000Won by Abitol Services LimitedWon by Alive Healthcare LimitedWon by Alves iCare LimitedWon by Dobix Healthcare LimitedWon by Eden Housing and Support LimitedWon by Gracewood HealthcareWon by Homecare Solutions For You LimitedWon by J M Kamau LimitedWon by Sincerity Health Care LimitedWon by TimetoShine Limited
  • Physical Disability

    The Equality Act, 2010, describes a physical disability as a "limitation on a person's physical functioning, mobility, dexterity, or stamina." It has a 'substantial' and 'long-term' negative effect on a person's ability to do daily activities. Commissioners want to work with Providers who do not just focus on the physical condition, but also understand how the condition affects daily life for the Individual and impacts activities such as work, leisure and personal care as well as their mental health. People with physical disabilities may also have other associated conditions, including neurological conditions, Cerebral Palsy, or Multiple Sclerosis. Many people may also have sensory impairments, including visual and hearing impairments, taste, touch, and smell. The Provider will need to support people with both physical and sensory disabilities. The Provider will be able to support comorbid conditions alongside the primary need of physical disabilities.

    £350,000,000Won by Caretech Community Services LimitedWon by Milestone Care Group LimitedWon by Peartree1 LimitedWon by Salutem - PathwaysWon by Support HealthCare Limited
  • Acquired Brain Injury

    The National Care Institute for Care and Excellence (NICE) defines brain injury as an injury to the brain from any cause that results in neurological impairment. Causes include trauma, tumours, infections, metabolic insults and disorders of the blood supply. The resulting impairments may improve, progress or remain relatively stable over time. Adults with ABI have often suffered life-changing events that have adversely affected both the Individual and their families. The Provider will support people in their continuous recovery, resilience and maintenance of independence as well as helping them to adapt to life changes due to the injury. Developing independence and respecting Individuals' autonomy and choice are key requirements of the care and support. Commissioners have engaged with local Individuals with acquired brain injuries to develop this Specification, to understand what matters to them.

    £350,000,000Won by Caredom Healthcare LimitedWon by Caretech Community Services
  • Bective House

    The care and support provided at Bective House will enable the Individuals living there to live their lives, in their own home, as independently as possible, achieving their individually defined goals and outcomes on a day-to-day and long-term, aspirational basis. The needs of Individuals across the site will vary from person to person, and it is expected that the Provider will be able to offer a model of support that can flex to meet the needs of everyone on a planned and urgent basis. The service must provide a minimum of 1 member of staff present 24 hours per day, seven days per week on site. It is expected that the service will be able to offer a flexible support model ensuring there is adequate staffing at the site to meet the assessed risk, and care and support profile across the service at any given time. Weekly support hours shall be agreed between the Individual, the Provider and the agency responsible for the referral (Adult Social Care, NHFT, NICB). The Provider will need to deliver the Service effectively, responding to the changing needs of all Individuals at Bective Court and their progression towards independence.

    £350,000,000Won by Rehability UK Limited
  • Moray Lodge PD/ABI

    The care and support provided at the Moray Lodge scheme enables the Individuals living there to live their lives, in their own home, as independently as possible, achieving their individually defined goals and outcomes on a day-to-day and long-term, aspirational basis. The criteria for Individuals referred to and living at this service are that they require a supported living environment with 24 hours of support available on site. Generally, it is envisaged that Individuals referred will be supported to gain readiness for living in the community, potentially stepping down from more restrictive support environments, with the goal of ultimately moving onto community housing where possible. Some individuals may be referred to support maintaining their independence and to prevent them from moving onto more restrictive support environments. The needs of Individuals across the site will vary from person to person, and it is expected that the Provider will be able to offer a model of support that can flex to meet the needs of everyone on a planned and urgent basis. The service will work with individuals to maximize their independent living skills, and where possible, support them to get ready for living independently in the community and move onto alternative independent housing. The service must provide a minimum core support of 2 support workers present on site 24 hours per day, seven days per week. It is expected that the service will offer a flexible support model ensuring there is adequate staffing at the site to meet the assessed risk, and care and support profile across the service at any given time.

    £350,000,000Won by Leonard Cheshire Disability
  • Moray Lodge MH/LD/A

    The care and support provided at the Moray Lodge MHLDA scheme enables the Individuals living there to live their lives, in their own home, as independently as possible, achieving their individually defined goals and outcomes on a day-to-day and long-term, aspirational basis. The criteria for individuals referred to and living at this service are that they require a supported living environment with 24-hour support available on site. Generally, it is envisaged that Individuals referred will be supported to gain readiness for living in the community, ultimately moving onto community housing. Some Individuals may be referred to support maintaining their independence and to prevent them from moving onto more restrictive support environments. The needs of Individuals across the site will vary from person to person, and it is expected that the Provider will be able to offer a model of support that can flex to meet the needs of everyone on a planned and urgent basis. The service will work with Individuals to maximize their independent living skills, and, where possible, support them to get ready for living independently in the community and move onto alternative independent housing. The service must provide a minimum core support of 1 support worker present on site 24 hours per day, seven days per week. It is expected that the service will offer a flexible support model ensuring there is adequate staffing at the site to meet the assessed risk, and care and support profile across the service at any given time.

    £350,000,000Won by Creative Support Limited
  • Sandy Hill Lane

    The service must provide a minimum of 1 member of staff present 24 hours per day, seven days per week on site. It is expected that the service will be able to offer a flexible support model ensuring there is adequate staffing at the site to meet the assessed risk, and care and support profile across the service at any given time. The care and support provided at Sandy Hill Lane will need to enable the Individuals living there to live their lives, in their own home, as independently as possible, achieving their individually defined goals and outcomes on a day-to-day and long-term, aspirational basis. The needs of Individuals across the site will vary from person to person, and it is expected that the Provider will be able to offer a model of support that can flex to meet the needs of everyone on a planned and urgent basis. It is expected that the service will offer a flexible support model ensuring there is adequate staffing at the site to meet the assessed risk, and care and support profile across the service at any given time.

    £350,000,000Won by Wellington Support Limited

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£35,000,000
Procedure
Open
Contract type
Framework agreement
Published
14 November 2024
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Social work services with accommodationSocial work services without accommodation

Award outcome

Award date
1 June 2025
Contract period
— → 25 April 2032
Winners
  • Abitol Services Limited
  • Alive Healthcare Limited
  • Alves iCare Limited
  • Blueboard Care Services
  • Care MK Limited
  • Caredom Healthcare Limited
  • Caredom Healthcare Ltd
  • Caretech Community Services
  • Caretech Community Services Limited
  • Cherry Care Services Limited
  • Complete Support Care Services Limited
  • Creative Support Limited
  • Dobix Healthcare Limited
  • Eden Housing and Support Limited
  • Elyon Healthcare Limited
  • Exceed Support Services Limited
  • Gracewood Healthcare
  • Homecare Solutions For You Limited
  • Ignite Nursing Limited
  • J M Kamau Limited
  • Lakesyde Care Limited
  • Leonard Cheshire Disability
  • Midco Care Limited
  • Milestone Care Group Limited
  • Nottingham Community Housing Association
  • Peartree 1 Limited
  • Peartree1 Limited
  • Rehability UK Limited
  • Royal Mencap Society
  • Salutem - Pathways
  • Sincerity Health Care Limited
  • Sublime Care Solution Limited
  • Support HealthCare Limited
  • TimetoShine Limited
  • Wellington Support Limited

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  1. Contract

    3 September 2025

  2. Contract Notice

    14 November 2024

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