--- title: "WSCC Nursing Dementia Block Beds - Early Engagement and Soft Market Testing" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4fbf0107-e9dc-4686-8171-6bdb577a80c4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4fbf0107-e9dc-4686-8171-6bdb577a80c4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4fbf0107-e9dc-4686-8171-6bdb577a80c4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4fbf0107-e9dc-4686-8171-6bdb577a80c4.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-12-20" --- # WSCC Nursing Dementia Block Beds - Early Engagement and Soft Market Testing Buyer: WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4fbf0107-e9dc-4686-8171-6bdb577a80c4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4fbf0107-e9dc-4686-8171-6bdb577a80c4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4fbf0107-e9dc-4686-8171-6bdb577a80c4.json) ## Summary The West Sussex County Council is conducting a planning stage procurement process for the provision of nursing dementia block beds in the northern area of West Sussex. The title of the tender is "WSCC Nursing Dementia Block Beds - Early Engagement and Soft Market Testing". This falls under the social work services with accommodation and health and social work services categories, with a focus on SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises. The engagement end date for this exercise is 15th January 2024 at 23:59:59 UTC. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing residential nursing care with dementia nursing services to express their interest in delivering a block contract for dementia nursing care beds. Businesses would need experience in handling customers with complex needs and challenging behaviors. The council is aiming to secure commitments for winter 2024/25 and competitive pricing for services starting from 1st January 2025. ## Notice West Sussex County Council are asking providers to respond to this exercise to support the gathering of information. The exercise is being undertaken for information purposes only and will be used by West Sussex County Council's (WSCC) contracts and commissioning service to better understand provider interest and ability to provide services that the Council are exploring commissioning. This document does not form a legally binding contract and is not a statement of intent to enter into a contract with any provider. Please note that this is not the commencement of a procurement process and Service Providers are taking part in soft market testing through this market engagement and are not bidding to provide a service at this stage. Should any procurement arise following this engagement and market testing exercise, a separate notice and information will be provided. WSCC are inviting views from providers of residential nursing care that deliver dementia nursing care bed services. The Council's aim is to explore potential interest in relation to the provision of a block contract to provide dementia nursing care services in the northern area of West Sussex. Providers are asked to give their feedback on the points below and to confirm whether this would be of commercial interest to them. The services would require an understanding and experience of delivering dementia nursing care in a residential setting, including managing customers with multiple complex needs (MCNs) and/or behaviours that challenge services. This market testing exercise aims to obtain providers' views on the potential to deliver the following services: * A block of dementia nursing care beds in the Northern area (see map on the attached document). Providers are asked to submit: o The volume of beds which they could commit to delivering as a block contract from Winter 2024/25 o An anticipated weekly or annual price for delivery of a block contract, excluding Funded Nursing Care (FNC), from an available date on or after 1 January 2025. WSCC is looking at what competitive rates can be offered for a service in this area which provides a guarantee of business for a volume of beds. To support the Council with our information gathering, if you would be interested in providing a block of nursing dementia beds as set out in the attached document, please can you complete the table and questions 2 - 5 within the attached document and submit your completed document via email to adultscommissioning@westsussex.gov.uk. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac99e9da-e365-45df-8aa2-79693a8c672e | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | 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 | 20 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 Jan 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHICHESTER | | Post town | Portsmouth | | Postcode | PO19 1RQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) | | Local authority | Chichester | | Electoral ward | Chichester Central | | Westminster constituency | Chichester | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation ## Release History - 20 Dec 2023 at 08:37 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac99e9da-e365-45df-8aa2-79693a8c672e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac99e9da-e365-45df-8aa2-79693a8c672e 20th December 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0ebcd5a2-1f99-42ad-911f-3ad5398e3a9e Nursing Dementia Block Bed - Market Engagement (20.12.2023) ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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