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Provision of Mental Health Blocked Beds at Eden Mansions Care Home

CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL

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11 Jul 2023 at 10:36

Summary of the contracting process

The CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL has awarded a contract for the provision of Mental Health Blocked Beds at Eden Mansions Care Home. The procurement process involved a tender with the main procurement category being services in the health services industry. The procurement method was a limited procedure conducted as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was signed on 31st March 2023, with a total value of £936,000.

This tender for Mental Health Blocked Beds at Eden Mansions Care Home, issued by CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, presents opportunities for businesses in the health services sector offering nursing dementia care services. The contract aims to address the urgent demand for care services due to increased mental health referrals and challenges in care provision exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Businesses capable of providing high-quality, urgent short-term nursing dementia care services are well-suited to compete and contribute to meeting the growing demand in this sector.

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Notice Title

Provision of Mental Health Blocked Beds at Eden Mansions Care Home

Notice Description

This WARN is for the block booking arrangement for the provision of nursing dementia care services in an accommodation-based setting and is designed to support both hospital discharge and hospital avoidance.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This WARN is for the block booking arrangement for the provision of nursing dementia care services in an accommodation-based setting and is designed to support both hospital discharge and hospital avoidance.

Procurement Information

The reason for the blocked booked mental health beds arose due to unprecedented demand in mental health referrals and psychiatric hospital admissions during 2021. There have also been significant pressures on care provision over the past 24 months as a direct result of the Covid- 19 pandemic. As a result, we have had significant issues in sourcing care for older people with advanced dementia and challenging behaviour. Alongside this, the acuity of mental ill health has risen very significantly with a rise in Mental Health Act assessments locally and nationally. There are bed shortages and on a daily basis people in the community, general hospitals A+E departments and wards, police stations and care homes, have been assessed as needing to be admitted, under the Mental Health Act, to a psychiatric ward but there are no beds available here. In addition to this we have high numbers of people that are unable to be discharged, and as a result have been on psychiatric wards for much longer than usual, with delays over 60 days being regularly noted in acute care meetings and the 'MADE' meetings. 'Multi Agency Discharge Events' were introduced under the NHS England framework to improve patient flow, look at blockages and how these can be reduced and challenge, improve and simplify discharge processes. We have been working with all our care homes (those with suitable registration) to try and arrange EMI nursing beds, but the demand has outstripped the supply. Furthermore, placements often breakdown when people living with dementias mental health deteriorates. The blocked booked beds are preventing admissions by providing suitable urgent short-term provision in the care home market which we are currently unable to achieve. Many of the admissions to psychiatric wards could then potentially be diverted to less restrictive alternatives. The blocked booked beds are monitored via the fortnightly contract meetings. Service users are discussed to ensure bed flow and demonstrate value for money. Utilisation of these beds has remained high throughout the previous 12 months and as services of this nature remain in high demand but short supply, there is confidence that these beds will continue to receive a high volume of use over the next 12 months.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e08c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019746-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£936,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Mar 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
william.tyler@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SANDBACH
Postcode
CW11 1HZ
Post Town
Crewe
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD62 Cheshire East
Delivery Location
TLD62 Cheshire East

Local Authority
Cheshire East
Electoral Ward
Sandbach Town
Westminster Constituency
Congleton

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BARKER CARE LIMITED (ALSO KNOWN AS CEDAR CARE HOMES

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