Flexible Procurement Agreement for Personal Care and Support at Home and Auxiliary Care Services

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Sunderland City Council established a Flexible Procurement Agreement for the provision of personal care and support at home and auxiliary care and support services.

The agreement covered care and support for individuals aged 18 and over living in their own homes with needs arising from frailty, physical disability, sensory impairment, mental health needs including dementia or cognitive impairment, and learning disabilities including autism and challenging behaviour, who were assessed as eligible under the Care Act 2014 and whose care was funded fully or in part by the Local Authority.

Bidders could submit tenders for validation to be placed on the agreement at any time during the contract period, with initial ITT periods of 30 days during the first 4 months and subsequent periods up to 12 months.

The contract was not awarded.

The contract value was AUD 70,000,000.