Procurement

Accredited Provider

As an Administering Authority, Hampshire County Council needs to ensure that providers, or potential providers, of Supporting People services are suitable organisations.

The guidance produced by the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG), has stated that an accreditation framework should ensure that providers meet five criteria, which are:

·financially viable

·have competent administrative procedures that are able to properly handle and account for Supporting People grant

·have effective employment policies to cover staff development, staff supervision and the health and safety of both staff and service users

·have sufficiently robust management procedures to provide Supporting People services

·are able to demonstrate a track record or competence to deliver services

Applicants accepted onto the Register will have been assessed as meeting the agreed criteria covered by the application process. The criteria are designed to ensure the competence and suitability of an Applicant as a party with whom the County Council may contract. Where tenders are invited from the Register, it is not necessary for the competence and suitability of Tenderers to be investigated afresh.

Providers on the Register will be notified of all services to be tendered by Supporting People, including those where support and care are to be jointly provided

The Register is refreshed every three years. The period of the current Register is 1st April 2012 to 31st March 2015. By admitting new providers and removing those that do not continue to fulfil the minimum criteria outlined in this Application Form, the composition of the Register may change annually during the three year period.

The Register will be opened annually for a period of at least 14 days for new applications and successful Applicants would be accepted onto the Register for the remainder of the period up to 31st March 2015.

The open period will be advertised each year in October. In addition to advertising the opportunity in various press publications, it will be advertised using the County’s Tendering Opportunities website, In Tend. As such, it is advised that organisations register themselves on the In Tend website. Full details of how to do this can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home

Any queries concerning the Register should be referred to Dawn Field. Emails should be sent to supporting.people@hants.gov.uk marked for the attention of Dawn Field.

In the first instance, interested organisations should apply preferably by e-mail including full details of the company to supporting.people@hants.gov.uk

Accredited Provider List

Tendering

The aim of this policy is to ensure that maximum use is made of the resources available and that the administering authority is able to ensure high quality services that provide value for money.

Where services and contracts are put out to tender, Supporting People will adopt the process set out by the Hampshire County Council Standing Orders on Procurement and Tendering effective at the relevant date.

Tendering Process

In-Tend

Instruction on how to express an interest in Tenders via In-Tend

Guidance on registering with In-Tend