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title: "Luton Council Reablement and Care Plan Solution"
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# Luton Council Reablement and Care Plan Solution

Buyer: LUTON COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-26b5061e-f84a-43e7-8a27-1f9fc61b1160

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## Summary

Luton Council is seeking a solution for their Reablement and Care Plan service, highlighted in their tender titled "Luton Council Reablement and Care Plan Solution". This procurement falls under the industry category of IT services, specifically consulting and software development. The tender period concludes on 15 May 2020, with the contract commencing on 1 September 2020 and running until 31 August 2024. The total estimated value of this contract is £100,000, aiming to enhance the Council’s operational efficiency by ensuring timely and accurate care provision for local residents.

This opportunity presents significant growth potential for businesses specialising in IT solutions, particularly those that can provide modernised software for care management and workforce rostering. Companies that focus on developing integrated IT systems to improve care delivery and case management will be particularly well-suited to respond to this tender. Given the urgent requirement for a more efficient mobile care service, firms that can demonstrate innovation and responsiveness will have the advantage in this competitive landscape.

## Notice

**** ADVERT HAS CEASED 24.4.20 DUE TO A OVERWHELMING RESPONSE **** RE MINI TENDER BELOW OJEU : Luton Council has a requirement to provide a mobile Reablement service to the community along with other services such as Extra Care. In outline: For Reablement this includes sending care workers to residents homes, servicing their care needs, updating records at the point of each visit, reallocating the repeat care requirement into a roster system, this will ensure that regardless of any resource issues the resident is always programmed to receive a visit from a carer and that up to date information of the persons care requirements including taking of prescribed drugs is always available to any member of the care team who have been allocated the work. This is an in-house service provision to Luton Council and as such it needs to operate as a business, therefore any solution providing tool to assist in the running of an efficient business will be considered. The Reablement Service, part of Intermediate Care has a workforce of approx. 70 field based support workers, coordinated by a team of 11 office based employees. Luton Council current solution for rostering and a care planning software tool is Staffplan with Iconnect providing the mobile handset solution. The current versions of both Staffplan and Iconnect are not only outdated with limited functionality but also lack the ability to integrate with other systems within LBC such as Liquid Logic and ITrent. Current solution user areas include the Reablement Team: 11 - office based / 80 mobile based (10 headroom) and the Extra Care Team: 4 - office based with a potential 24 mobile based (TBC - with head room). The Extra Care staff team work in 3 separate courts where individuals that they support have their own flats within that building. The service is covered by staff 24/7 the carers work shift patterns of mornings, afternoons and waking night shifts. The teams make up about 17 carers per court with a maximum of 5 carers working on one shift. Extra Care staff visit residents in their own homes, deliver care tailored to the resident's needs, updating records on each visit, using a rostering system that plans residents visits

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/433c6068-a7b1-455f-bfde-36bee8c741fb |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Apr 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 15 May 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2020 - 31 Aug 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LUTON COUNCIL |
| Locality | LUTON |
| Post town | Luton |
| Postcode | LU1 2BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH21 Luton |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Luton South and South Bedfordshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 24 Apr 2020 at 08:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/433c6068-a7b1-455f-bfde-36bee8c741fb
- 23 Apr 2020 at 11:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd7032d6-46f5-4e0e-9b3e-838c32df6b24

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/433c6068-a7b1-455f-bfde-36bee8c741fb
  24th April 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fd7032d6-46f5-4e0e-9b3e-838c32df6b24
  23rd April 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=b7f42d62-9784-ea11-80ff-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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