Planning

Contract for Managed Service to conduct Care Act reviews for 650 people

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

15 Sep 2021 at 16:30

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Kent County Council, which is seeking tenders for a contract titled "Contract for Managed Service to conduct Care Act reviews for 650 people", classified under health and social work services. This procurement is currently at the planning stage, with expressions of interest closing on 24th September 2021, and completion of the contracted work required by 10th December 2021. The service will be delivered in the region of Maidstone, Kent, and is part of the council's strategy to allocate external agencies to assist with annual reviews due to the increased demand amplified by the COVID pandemic.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those with experience in delivering Care Act compliant reviews. Providers should demonstrate prior successful engagements with local authorities and possess the capability for a hybrid service model, combining remote and face-to-face interactions. Companies that can offer skilled personnel and have the necessary resources available to meet the delivery deadline of December 2021 will be well-positioned to compete for this contract, which may pave the way for additional phases of procurement in the future.

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Notice Title

Contract for Managed Service to conduct Care Act reviews for 650 people

Notice Description

It has been a challenge for all local authorities nationally, to complete the number of annual reviews required and to keep pace with a programme of reviews, at a time when the volume and acuity of need among those from within the community and at point of discharge from hospital, has been exacerbated by COVID infection. Kent County Council Adult Social Care has determined that it will meet this challenge to its statutory duties, by allocating contracts to external agencies to undertake a specified quantity of review activity on its behalf. This work is to be delivered to a standard which is Care Act compliant, and which aligns with the Council's ambition to support people to maximise their independence in their own homes through an approach which builds on their strengths and which identifies and makes best use of the offer of community support which is available in their locality or which may be commissioned to increase such support in future (i.e. strength based and asset based approaches and practice). We are looking for high quality providers to deliver this work who need to be able to demonstrate successful delivery for other local authorities. We are looking for a hybrid of staff - remote working and an element within Kent to support face to face visits when required. Please express an interest if you can provide this service considering the below criteria and let us know where you recently delivered this type of service, how you would approach the work and the support from Kent that you would require for it to be successful. Our ambition is to procure contracts with two providers with a total of no more than 650 cases at this stage. The cohort will be identified at the point the contracts are let. For the Council to deliver our requirement we require expressions of interest from providers who can deliver this requirement as well as confirm that they have the resources available to complete all contract requirements by no later than 10th December 2021. Completion of the volume of work by the above date will allow the Council the opportunity for a review of outcomes both in terms of the service offer to sustain and support people to live as independently as possible, and to make the most effective use of what can be provided locally to support people's independence, where that is necessary. It is likely that a phase 2 of the contract will be issued in early 2022. We look forward to hearing from you. Expressions of interest will close at 5pm on Friday 24th September. Please respond via the Messages facility once you have expressed an interest.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Please refer to the Description above

Renewal: Please refer to the Description above

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e134
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022977-2021
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
10 Oct 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mr Craig Merchant
Contact Email
craig.merchant@kent.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3000416475

Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Post Town
Rochester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
TLJ4 Kent

Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

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