ASC23043 - Positive Behaviour Support Supported Living Services in Herefordshire & Worcestershire DPS

Worcestershire County Council (“the Council”) and the NHS Worcestershire and Herefordshire Integrated Care Board (“ICB”), together the Participating Authorities are establishing a joint Dynamic Purchasing System (“the DPS”) for the provision of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Supported Living Services in Herefordshire and Worcestershire and seek applications from suitably experienced, qualified and appropriately accredited Suppliers who wish to pre-qualify for this Service. This DPS is a 3 stage process. In order to be added to the DPS, a Supplier will be required to meet selection criteria and minimum standards as requested in the SSQ Questionnaire (Stage 1), and Evaluation (Stage 2). Any Supplier who meets and passes Stage 1 and 2, will be admitted on to the DPS and will be invited to participate in future opportunities to be known as Mini Competitions (generally for scheme/cluster placements) or Referrals (for individual placements) (Stage 3), which will be advertised as explained in Appendix 2 – DPS agreement. There are no maximum number of suppliers. Suppliers have the option to apply to join the DPS at any time, however, the evaluation may take place in periodic ‘rounds’ to be determined by the Commissioner.