Establishment of Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System for Care and Support Services by Wakefield Council

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Wakefield Council awarded a contract to Voyage Care, Millennium Support, CHOICE SUPPORT, Community Integrated Care, alternative care Limited, St.

Anne's Community Services, Real Life Options, Lifeways Community Care Limited, Affinity Trust, and Avalon G for the development of a Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (Pseudo DPS) for the delivery of Care and Support services.

The PDSP will operate initially for 5 years, with an option to terminate or extend for a further 5 years at the Council's sole discretion.

Appointment to the PDPS offers no guarantee of any level of business to any Service Provider.

Support is payable at fixed rates: £16.84 per hour and £9.13 per hour for sleep-in shifts, subject to annual review.

The services fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and are not bound by all requirements.

The initial set-up stage allowed providers to submit questionnaires within the first 30 days of the PDSP notice, with further applications accepted from 9th April 2022 throughout the PDPS lifetime.

The contract value is AUD 93,000,000.