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title: "Cost of Care Exercise with Home Care and Care Home Providers"
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# Cost of Care Exercise with Home Care and Care Home Providers

Buyer: SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3727e088-df0a-4bb6-83a5-6cee298c0426

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## Summary

The SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL has completed a tender process for the 'Cost of Care Exercise with Home Care and Care Home Providers' in the Health and social work services category. The procurement method used was a Direct Award due to Urgency. The procurement stage concluded with an award on 2nd July 2022. The contract value is £134,200 in GBP. The contract period is from 16th May 2022 to 14th October 2022. The procurement opportunity was located in the West Midlands region, United Kingdom.

This tender from the SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL offers business growth opportunities for providers in the health and social work services sector. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete. The contract's focus on fair cost of care provision creates a niche market for businesses looking to enhance their care services portfolio. Interested parties should tailor their bids to meet the local authorities' requirements and financial expectations outlined in the tender.

## Notice

The 2022 to 2023 funding is designed to ensure local authorities can prepare their markets for reform and move towards paying providers a fair cost of care, as appropriate to local circumstances. The identified 'fair cost of care' will be what local authorities are required to move towards paying providers. It is understood from the guidance that this means to both increase the payments to providers below this rate and bring down the value of payments to providers above the rate. 'the cost of care report is required to capture the lower quartile and upper quartile costs. This reflects that there are a range of local costs. The median figure will enable transparency and assurance that fee rates are moving towards the fair cost of care'

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3edea4b-cfb0-40b6-b7e7-1e02db0c3e29 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Direct Award due to Urgency |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 14 May 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | 15 May 2022 - 14 Oct 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £134,200 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £134,200 |
| 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 | SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | OLDBURY |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B69 3DE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG37 Sandwell |
| Local authority | Sandwell |
| Electoral ward | Oldbury |
| Westminster constituency | West Bromwich |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ARCC HR |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 15 Aug 2022 at 10:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3edea4b-cfb0-40b6-b7e7-1e02db0c3e29

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3edea4b-cfb0-40b6-b7e7-1e02db0c3e29
  15th August 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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