Notice Information
Notice Title
Discharge to Assess Test for Change
Notice Description
Aberdeen City Health & Social Care Partnership wish to engage a social care provider to develop and deliver a Discharge to Assess Test of Change. This will be run over a maximum period of two years, with built in monitoring and evaluation to ensure that outcomes are being met. The Test of Change will be delivered by a dedicated team who would work alongside hospital staff in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary to identify individuals who are medically fit to be discharged but require a period of recovery, assessment and enablement in their own home environment. The level of need of these individuals would normally indicate that they would require a care home environment. On discharge the service will provide an intensive, targeted period of support and assessment at home, including wrap around 24/7 support where required. The service will have an enablement focus and include an assessment of a person's ability to live at home and the level of ongoing support required to enable this. It is anticipated that following this period the supported person would be able to remain in their own home and avoid alternative accommodation.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Test of Change will be delivered by a dedicated team who would work alongside hospital staff at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary to identify individuals who are medically fit to be discharged but require a period of recovery, assessment and enablement in their own home environment. The level of need of these individuals would normally indicate that they would require a care home environment. On discharge the service will provide an intensive, targeted period of support and assessment at home, including wrap around 24/7 support where required. The service will have an enablement focus and include an assessment of a person's ability to live at home and the level of ongoing support required to enable this. It is anticipated that following this period the supported person would be able to remain in their own home and avoid alternative accommodation. Scope: It is anticipated that the test of change will deliver around 500 hours per week within 6 months of starting service delivery. If the project is evidencing successful outcomes there will be scope to increase the hours of delivery to meet the needs of the Partnership. Timeline: It is expected that work on developing the project and recruiting staff will commence immediately following the appointment of a provider. Service delivery should begin within at least the next three months. The maximum budget for Year 1, including set up costs and assuming service delivery at 500 hours per week would be 800,000GBP. This would be subject to change should the number of hours delivered increase. The key elements of the service will be: - The service will be registered with the Care Inspectorate. - Support will be delivered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as required. - A physical presence in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary to support close working with hospital staff, patients and families. - Provision of a care at home service for a targeted short period of time, which may include 24/7 support. Activities undertaken will include assessment and support planning, personal care, medication administration, support with daily living activities and signposting/supported referrals to other health and social care, statutory or community services as required. - An enablement focus designed to develop the independence of the supported person. - Support delivered will be continuously reviewed against the supported person's identified goals and will dynamically change on a visit-by-visit basis as required. - Assistive technology will be used as required - Liaison with Social Work teams to support the arrangement of ongoing packages of care as assessed. - A staff team which will include: - A dedicated Registered Manager who will have responsibility for overall management and development of the service - Team Leaders/Senior staff - Support Workers who will deliver support in line with support plans. All staff will have the appropriate qualifications, training and SSSC registration. - The provision of monitoring reports as required, attendance at regular monitoring meetings, and involvement in evaluation of the test of change at key points.. Please provide a proposal for the development and delivery of a Discharge to Assess Test of Change. The proposal must include: - Timeline for the development of the service - Proposal for recruitment of staff within required timescale - Examples of experience in delivering comparative services Your proposal should be emailed to catking@aberdeencity.gov.uk by 17:00 on Friday 11 April 2025.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000794670
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR527049
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F1 - Prior Information 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
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- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 18 Apr 2025Expired
- 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Catherine King
- Contact Email
- catking@aberdeencity.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1467539600
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ABERDEEN
- Postcode
- AB16 5GB
- Post Town
- Aberdeen
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
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- Local Authority
- Aberdeen City
- Electoral Ward
- Midstocket/Rosemount
- Westminster Constituency
- Aberdeen North
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR527049
Discharge to Assess Test for Change - Aberdeen City Health & Social Care Partnership wish to engage a social care provider to develop and deliver a Discharge to Assess Test of Change. This will be run over a maximum period of two years, with built in monitoring and evaluation to ensure that outcomes are being met. The Test of Change will be delivered by a dedicated team who would work alongside hospital staff in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary to identify individuals who are medically fit to be discharged but require a period of recovery, assessment and enablement in their own home environment. The level of need of these individuals would normally indicate that they would require a care home environment. On discharge the service will provide an intensive, targeted period of support and assessment at home, including wrap around 24/7 support where required. The service will have an enablement focus and include an assessment of a person's ability to live at home and the level of ongoing support required to enable this. It is anticipated that following this period the supported person would be able to remain in their own home and avoid alternative accommodation.
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