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title: "Bed Based Intermediate Care 2023 - 2024"
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# Bed Based Intermediate Care 2023 - 2024

Buyer: KNOWSLEY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1578b294-8060-45fc-ada3-7a73a41c3d72

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## Summary

The Knowsley Council has awarded a contract for the provision of a bed-based intermediate care service for the period 2023-2024. This service aims to prevent unnecessary admissions to acute hospitals, provide short-term therapy support, and enable individuals to transition back to independent living. The contract, valued at £2,042,434 GBP, was awarded to Qualia Care Hillside and St Helens & Knowsley Caring Association Ltd. The procurement process was carried out through an open procedure, with a tender period ending on 4th July 2023, and the contract is set to start on 1st September 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for SMEs and organisations in the health and social work services sector to compete for providing bed-based intermediate care within the North West region of the United Kingdom. Businesses with expertise in delivering care services aimed at stabilising and improving physical and mental functioning abilities are well-suited to participate in this procurement process. For interested parties, adherence to the specific requirements outlined by the Knowsley Council is crucial to ensuring eligibility and successful participation in the tender award process.

## Notice

The purpose of this service is to provide a high quality, personalised, bed based intermediate care service supporting the home first approach within the Borough of Knowsley. Only those providers registered within borough will be eligible for this contract as therapy staff are provided by a third party which are contracted to deliver services within the borough of Knowsley. The Service is to be provided in a Care Quality Commission registered care setting in an environment that meets the persons needs and offers a safe and comfortable setting for the duration of the intervention required. Only those providers with a minimum CQC rating of requires improvement may apply. The service aims to prevent unnecessary admissions to acute hospitals and premature admissions to longterm care, and to further support timely discharge from a hospital setting. Bed based intermediate care is designed to provide people with short term, intensive therapy support, to stabilise and improve their physical, mental, and functioning ability. This then enables people to move on to a less intensive reablement care intervention or back into independent living within the community. Bidders are advised that the deadline set out in the documents is absolute. You are advised to upload your submission well in advance of the deadline to avoid any technical issues that might arise causing you to fail to meet the deadline which would lead to the rejection of your submission. The Council is conscious that Bidders spend a huge amount of time, effort and expense in putting together a submission and is keen to ensure that no bid is rejected for this reason. In submitting your quotation you agree to contract on the terms and conditions as detailed on The Chest. Due to the Councils obligations of fairness and equal treatment to all bidders it cannot accept amendments to these terms and conditions or alternative terms and conditions. If you seek to amend the terms and conditions or submit alternative terms and conditions the Council may reject your tender. Additional information: If Bidders have any questions about the ITT, such questions should be submitted to the Council using the 'Question and Answer' facility within the opportunity advertised on The Chest. A copy of the question and a copy of the written reply may be circulated to all Bidders, with anonymity of the Bidder preserved. Bidders must not raise questions through any other channels, including emails direct to any officer member, or consultant of the Council. No questions will be responded to, other than those raised through The Chest as described. Tenders must be submitted electronically via the internet using the Council's electronic tendering system, The Chest at www.the-chest.org.uk by the deadline. If your company requires any technical support in relation to the submission of its tender via The Chest, please contact The Chest helpdesk (managed by ProActis) during business hours of 08:30 to 17:30, Monday to Friday (excluding public/statutory holidays) by following the instructions in the Supplier Support section of The Chest portal

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc3478c2-b43c-400f-8580-7e627b3ff8c3 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,042,434 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,042,434 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KNOWSLEY COUNCIL |
| Locality | KNOWSLEY |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L36 9YZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside |
| Local authority | Knowsley |
| Electoral ward | Roby |
| Westminster constituency | Knowsley |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | QUALIA CARE HILLSIDE; ST HELENS & KNOWSLEY CARING ASSOCIATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 22 Aug 2023 at 09:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc3478c2-b43c-400f-8580-7e627b3ff8c3
- 6 Jun 2023 at 12:28 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ddb2e0c4-faa7-494b-ab95-ac064d92f9a0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc3478c2-b43c-400f-8580-7e627b3ff8c3
  22nd August 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ddb2e0c4-faa7-494b-ab95-ac064d92f9a0
  6th June 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=dab9501b-6204-ee11-8123-005056b64545
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## Notice URLs

- http://www.knowsley.gov.uk

## Provenance

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