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Cambridgeshire County Council is inviting applications to join our DPS for Individual Service Funds Framework. Cambridgeshire County Council will be able to call-off the DPS. Individual Service Funds (ISFs) were formally introduced in the Care Act (2014), as an option for commissioning self-directed support. They are a mechanism by which a person's personal budget, agreed by a Social Worker, can be held by a third party organisation (i.e. neither by the County Council nor the person) who is a trusted organisation accredited by the County Council to help the person find the care and support they need in the local community, be it access to Homecare, Day Services, a Personal Assistant (PA), equipment needs, live-in care, social prescribing or signposting to other services and voluntary organisations that will help them achieve their agreed outcomes, or indeed a combination of all of the above. It is a form of Self-Directed Support. ISFs are particularly appropriate when people do not feel confident enough or have the capacity to manage the financial and employer responsibilities of a Direct Payment on their own but still prefer to exercise personal choice and control over how their agreed care and support needs are met. Some people who receive a Direct Payment may prefer the support of a local approved ISF Broker who can assist the person with support to plan their activities and care but would not themselves hold the budget responsibility this is why the ISF service requirements include separate clauses relating to: -providers delivering care and brokerage support (Lot 1 of the ISF Dynamic Purchasing System), and -providers brokering care and support delivered by other providers (Lot 2 of the ISF Dynamic Purchasing System). This is a re-advertising of 21129 CCC & PCC Individual Service Funds (The original notice cannot be updated due to a technical error). Original FATS notice 2022/S 000-009448 (cannot be linked due to a technical error)

This DPS is for delivery of home to school and social care transport services. These will be for a range of client groups including pupils (to/from mainstream and special educational needs establishments), children's social care service users and adult social care service users. These services will be for the Authorities primarily, though other local authorities and public bodies within Cambridgeshire may also access services. The DPS is part of the wider project to bring the transport services across the two Authorities together and give a consistent approach to service providers. Offering one Platform to service providers to bid for work for Home to School transport services both mainstream and SEND, Children's social care and Adult social care transport services across the County Additional information: The Dynamic Purchasing system currently operates a weekly onboarding (Fridays at 12:00 round closure), it has been decided that the On-Boarding will move to TWICE a month frequency. This change will take effect from September 2024 with the round closing 6th September, then fortnightly for there in, (to be clear the following one will be 20th September at 12:00). Under the DPS Agreement such is change is allowed, please refer to the Invitation to Participate document on ProContract section Rounds 1.6.17 - 1.6.19 for further information. For any New Operators wishing to join the dynamic Purchase system, will mean that your application will be review following the round closure ONLY TWICE during each month. Please ensure you take this change into account, if you are keen to bid for opportunities advertised under this DPS. For Current Operators this will not have any immediate impact unless you have to update your previous submission. If you wish to make changes to your application, please ensure you have considered that any changes will not be reviewed until the next round closure (every fortnight).

The Council intends to establish a multi-provider framework agreement through which care packages will be commissioned. The scope of this procurement includes the provision of regulated homecare services to adults (18+) across Cambridgeshire, including older people, people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health and autism needs, and other eligible service users. Services will be delivered across defined geographic areas (lots), ensuring local responsiveness and continuity of care. The framework is expected to operate on a locality basis, supporting strong local partnerships and effective care coordination with health and community services. The procurement of the Homecare Framework reflects the Council’s commitment to: • Deliver place-based services • Strengthen local care markets across Cambridgeshire • Improve consistency and quality of care provision • Support a sustainable and resilient provider base • Embed a strengths-based and preventative approach • Deliver value for money whilst maintaining high standards of care The Council is seeking providers who: • Demonstrate strong quality and safeguarding standards • Can support flexible, responsive service delivery, including hospital discharge and urgent care • Have a clear commitment to workforce stability, development, and fair pay • Are able to work collaboratively with the Council, NHS partners, and the voluntary sector • Can evidence innovation in delivering outcomes-focused care

The Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to its provision of Residual Waste Collection, Haulage and Treatment Services The proposed scope of the engagement is: • Haulage of residual waste from the Council's transfer stations • Acceptance and treatment of municipal residual waste collected from the Council's transfer stations at treatment facility/facilities • Management of any process residues arising from municipal residual waste treatment • Management of carbon impacts attributable to transporting and treating the Council's waste • Recording and reporting key performance data to the Council • Provision of contingency residual waste treatment arrangements to ensure service continuity. Compliance with all relevant legislation. The dates below are indicative only and are provided for market engagement purposes. The Council reserves the right to amend its approach, timing and structure following consideration of feedback and internal approvals.

The Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to its provision of the Household waste sites and Waste Transfer Station. The scope of the engagement is the management and maintenance of nine Household Recycling Centres and three Waste Transfer Stations. The dates below are indicative only and are provided for market engagement purposes. The Council reserves the right to amend its approach, timing and structure following consideration of feedback and internal approvals.

Cambridgeshire County Council have a combined Cleaning & Grounds Maintenance contract, which has been in place since 2023. This process is a re-procurement of that contract. The current contract is accessed by Fenland District Council for cleaning services, and this new process shall also be accessed by Fenland DC (only for cleaning services). The Authority wishes to appoint one Provider to provide a Cleaning and Grounds Maintenance Service to the organisation across a variety of properties within the geographical boundaries of the County of Cambridgeshire. The Provider shall be expected to undertake a comprehensive cleaning service, including routine daily cleaning of varying types of buildings, deep cleans, periodic cleans, window cleaning, provision of sanitary bins and nappy bins, barrier matting and other requirements usually associated with a contact of this type, including reactive and preventative pest control and also gritting and snow cleaning services, as well as a Grounds Maintenance service.