--- title: "Open list for D2A" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4b9ca0ba-4fa4-4ba1-aac3-99f162cf372b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4b9ca0ba-4fa4-4ba1-aac3-99f162cf372b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4b9ca0ba-4fa4-4ba1-aac3-99f162cf372b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4b9ca0ba-4fa4-4ba1-aac3-99f162cf372b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2021-06-23" --- # Open list for D2A Buyer: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4b9ca0ba-4fa4-4ba1-aac3-99f162cf372b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4b9ca0ba-4fa4-4ba1-aac3-99f162cf372b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4b9ca0ba-4fa4-4ba1-aac3-99f162cf372b.json) ## Summary Buckinghamshire Council is initiating a tender process for the "Open list for D2A" contract, which focuses on health and social work services within the South East region of the United Kingdom. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with an engagement deadline set for 31st December 2021. The council aims to develop a Discharge to Assess (D2A) pathway to support the rapid discharge of medically optimised patients from hospitals while ensuring appropriate care packages are provided in the community. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the health and social care sector, particularly those providing domiciliary care, residential care, and various specialised nursing services, including dementia care. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as they can demonstrate the agility and local knowledge required to meet the specific needs of service users. Businesses that can accommodate care for individuals returning home post-Covid-19 or those requiring complex care arrangements will be particularly well-suited for this contract. ## Notice Buckinghamshire Council is working in partnership with the Clinical Commissioning Group and the wider health and social care system to sustain and continue the development of a robust Discharge to Assess (D2A) pathway through the commissioning of Home care packages and care home placements. Discharge to Assess is a pathway which has been successful in reducing acute bed occupancy. It is designed to be a nimble process that facilitates rapid discharge from hospital of medically optimised individuals, enabling acute and community hospitals to maintains capacity and respond to pressures, whether seasonal or due to the demands of Covid-19. This pathway enables assessments of long term needs to take place in a setting that is less restrictive than hospital, ensuring longer term packages of care and support are reflective of the person's maximum abilities. Some people may require this support for a period of up to a maximum of 6 weeks depending on the assessment. Our philosophy in Buckinghamshire is Home First. Whilst most people will be discharged home without the need for any extra funded support, some will have care and support needs that require D2A Home care Providers. This will provide care and support at home whilst social care needs assessments, and occasionally NHS Continuing Healthcare Assessments of eligibility, are undertaken in a community setting. It is expected that Home care providers will accept D2A service users that are Covid-19 positive but have been asymptomatic for 48 hours and also those that are post 14 days isolation and Covid-19 recovered. If discharge home is not possible due to safety or client need, a care home placement may be considered. The duration of each service user's placement in the D2A package of care or placement will be determined by the time taken to identify long term needs and funding arrangements. For most service users this will be within two weeks, but where CHC eligibility requires a full assessment, this may be up to six weeks. Service users are expected to move through the pathway as quickly and safely as is possible for them. Buckinghamshire Council is seeking to establish a list of Care Providers who would be willing to accept D2A service users. Care Providers will be required to complete various pass/fail criteria to obtain access onto the list. When an individual requires a D2A placement, Care Providers will be selected from the list based on availability, the specific needs of the individual, affordability and accessibility. At times, we may need to acquire a number of domiciliary care hours in one geographic area or a number of care home beds in one location. On these occasions a block contract may be offered to one or several Care Providers on the open list. We are seeking providers of the following: * Domiciliary Care * Live in Care * Complex Domiciliary Care * Residential Care * Nursing Care * Dementia Nursing Care * Dementia Residential Care * Care homes able to manage specific nee ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7e84e3c-98bb-490d-aa0d-e7761395b283 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Jun 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Dec 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £930,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | AYLESBURY | | Post town | Hemel Hempstead | | Postcode | HP20 1UA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ13 Buckinghamshire | | Local authority | Buckinghamshire | | Electoral ward | Aylesbury North | | Westminster constituency | Aylesbury | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 23 Jun 2021 at 13:05 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7e84e3c-98bb-490d-aa0d-e7761395b283 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e7e84e3c-98bb-490d-aa0d-e7761395b283 23rd June 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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