Tender

Application for a Care Home Contract

NHS CORNWALL AND ISLES OF SCILLY ICB

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TenderUpdate

18 Apr 2024 at 12:04

Planning

03 Mar 2021 at 11:05

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board and the Cornwall Council have issued a tender for care home services. The procurement stage is in the Planning phase. The opportunity aims to establish a joint contract for care home providers to deliver quality care and support in Cornwall. Key dates include the original closing date of 31st March 2024, extended to 30th September 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for care home providers to participate in a joint contract that focuses on meeting health and social care needs in Cornwall. Businesses in the residential health facilities services industry would be well-suited to compete. The procurement method is selective, with a focus on a restricted procedure to ensure compliance with procurement regulations. The contract period is set to commence on 1st April 2021, with a total value of £355 million, offering significant growth potential for qualified care home providers.

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Notice Title

Application for a Care Home Contract

Notice Description

NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board and the Cornwall Council are pleased to invite care home providers to join the new joint contract for care home services from the 1st April 2021. The aim of care home service is to ensure people have access to good quality care, support and accommodation that can enable them to meet their health and social care needs and outcomes twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year. Services that are within the scope include care homes with or without nursing for a person who is eligible in accordance with: a) The Care Act 2014; b) The eligibility criteria for NHS Funded Nursing Care or Continuing Healthcare; c) Other joint funding responsibilities of the Commissioners. Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust may also commission care home services through the new joint contract.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Kernow and the Cornwall Council currently operate independent, but aligned, interim contracts for care home services in Cornwall which expire on the 31st March 2021. The Contracting Authorities which include NHS Kernow, the Cornwall Council and Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are required under the Public Contract Regulations (2015) to ensure we use a compliant process for purchasing services. In order to balance this with our duties under the Patient Choice Regulations (2013) and the Care Act (2014), the Contracting Authorities have developed a straightforward process and invite Care Home Providers to join a new joint contract for Care Home Services that will: * Not preclude registered providers from joining the joint contract; * Replace the independent, but aligned, interim contracts that the Contracting Authorities operate; * Enable the Contracting Authority to transfer existing placements and block contracts on the interim contracts to the new joint Contract; * Enable the Contracting Authority to commission new Care Home Services (Placements and Block Contracted Arrangements) using the Call Off Process defined in the new joint Contract. The new joint Contract will be for a term of three (3) years with the option to extend for a further two (2) twelve (12) month period and commence on the 1st April 2021. Care Home Providers are invited to complete the application form that can be found in the procurement documents, in order to be accepted for a Contract, Care Home Providers are required to self-declare that they are able and willing to comply with the Contracting Authorities minimum standards, which follow: * Meet the minimum standards set out in Section 2 - Grounds for Mandatory Exclusion and Section 3 - Grounds for Discretionary Exclusion in the Application form; and * *Deliver a Care Home Service that is registered with the CQC and in accordance with the Service Specification and policies set out in Section 2 of the Commissioner's guidance document; and * Pay all staff employed in the provision of regulated activities no less than the Living Wage Foundation Rate https://www.livingwage.org.uk ; and * Sign the Contract for the Services set out in Section 2 of the Commissioner's guidance document; and * Provide the documents set out in the Conditions Precedent in Schedule 1.A of the Contract by the long-stop date in the Contract. Additional information: The new joint Contract will be for a term of three (3) years with the option to extend for a further two (2) twelve (12) month period and commence on the 1st April 2021.

Renewal: The new joint Contract will be for a term of three (3) years with the option to extend for a further two (2) twelve (12) month period and commence on the 1st April 2021.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0297e5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012663-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85144000 - Residential health facilities services

85144100 - Residential nursing care services

85320000 - Social services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£355,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£355,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Apr 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Mar 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2024 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS CORNWALL AND ISLES OF SCILLY ICB
Additional Buyers

CORNWALL COUNCIL

CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

NHS KERNOW CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP

Contact Name
Gill Beardsmore, John Ward
Contact Email
ciosicb.contracts@nhs.net, cpn-tr.enquiries@nhs.net, john.ward@cornwall.gov.uk, kccg.contracts@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
ST AUSTELL
Postcode
PL25 5DR
Post Town
Plymouth
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Delivery Location
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence
Westminster Constituency
North Cornwall

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