Preferred Provider List for provision of Residential Care and Supported Living for Adults 18+ PPL5

Dear Provider,
Buckinghamshire County Council is inviting providers to complete an application form to be considered for inclusion on a Preferred Provider List for the provision of Supported Living and Residential Care Services.

The providers who are successful in their application form will be placed on the Preferred Provider List for the client groups they believe they are capable of providing. These are listed in the documentation. For clarity - acceptance on to a list enables the Provider to respond to capability assessments and related mini competitions, which the Council opens when a requirement arises. These are for specific provision of care and support services in designated accommodation provided by or on behalf of the Council. You are NOT required to be on the preferred lists to provide accommodation based services on a spot contractual basis in or out of County.

The Preferred List commenced on the 15th January 2014. The list opens every six months and is subject to the Council approval process. The Preferred List will be in place for 3 years until January 2017. If you are already on the list, you do not need to re-apply. This is the last opportunity to join the list before it closes. There are 46 providers on the approved list for learning disabilities to date . Currently only one contract is likely to be called off the list, this requirement will likely be in the learning disability client group

This approved provider list for Supported Living and Residential Care Services has been in place since February 2014 and is due to close in February 2017. This is the last opportunity to join the list before it closes. There are 46 providers on the approved list for learning disabilities to date. Currently only one contract is likely to be called off the list, this requirement will likely be in the learning disability client group.

The deadline for receipt of application forms is the 10th May 2016 at 12:00 Midday via the South East Business Portal. We cannot accept application forms received after this time.
Questions must be received by midday 12:00pm on the 26th April 2016 via the messages function of the South East Business Portal. Any questions asked after this date will not receive a response. We anticipate sending a final Q & A document on 3rd May 2016 via the messages function of the portal. Please check the portal for these Q & A’s.
The terms and conditions are attached- you are required to sign up to the conditions as part of the application process.

There are 6 specifications to inform the applicants of the overarching requirements of each client group. There are also specifications for both residential care and supported living to assist the applicant in understanding and responding to the Council’s requirements.

The questions and answers from the first four rounds of applications are attached for information.