Contract award · 13 Feb 2025

Children's Care and Support at Home and Community Support - Lot 27 Further Competition 2 - DCF2

Dorset Council awarded “Children's Care and Support at Home and…” to DKM Healthcare Limited, Share the Care Ltd, TP Care at Homes Ltd for £8m.

Health & social careSouth West

BuyerDorset Council
Value £8m
WinnersDKM Healthcare Limited SME, Share the Care Ltd SME +1 more

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Dorset Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£8,000,000
Procedure
Restricted procedure
Sector
Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date13 Feb 2025
  2. Published13 Feb 2025Published the same day

Description

Dorset Council has a duty to ensure there is a sufficient range of individual support and short break services available to children and young people in the Dorset Council area who have assessed needs relating to disability, mental health and emotional wellbeing. Services may also be required to 'reach out' from a Dorset base to children for whom Dorset Council has a responsibility who live outside Dorset in neighbouring local authority areas. The aim of the service is to provide inclusive care and support at home and in community settings for children and young people from birth to 25 years of age, who are disabled and/or have mental health and emotional wellbeing needs. Care and Support services are provided by trained care and support workers who can implement care and support plans to meet needs related to health, safety, social, emotional, behavioural, psychological and physical development, enable children and young people to experience a Short Break from their family, enjoy and…

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