--- title: "Care Home Trusted Assessor - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5a8159fe-120a-4311-ac62-550f27cfbec8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5a8159fe-120a-4311-ac62-550f27cfbec8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5a8159fe-120a-4311-ac62-550f27cfbec8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5a8159fe-120a-4311-ac62-550f27cfbec8.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL" published: "2024-08-16" --- # Care Home Trusted Assessor - Market Engagement Buyer: MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5a8159fe-120a-4311-ac62-550f27cfbec8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5a8159fe-120a-4311-ac62-550f27cfbec8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5a8159fe-120a-4311-ac62-550f27cfbec8.json) ## Summary The Milton Keynes Council is conducting a market engagement for the "Care Home Trusted Assessor" service in the health and social work industry sector, specifically within health services and social work without accommodation. This procurement process, currently in the planning stage, aims to gather feedback from potential providers regarding the recommissioning of the Care Home Trusted Assessor role. The service's primary objective is to facilitate timely patient discharges from Milton Keynes University Hospital Foundation Trust to care homes. Interested parties are encouraged to provide their responses through the specified e-Tendering portal by 12 noon on 30th August 2024. Key location details include Milton Keynes, South East, UK, with the postal code MK9 3EJ, and the engagement period ends on 16th November 2024. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in health and social care services to expand their market presence and contribute to improving patient discharge processes. Companies with expertise in conducting statutory assessments for care home placements and managing patient care transitions would be particularly well-suited for this contract. Participation in this early engagement phase allows businesses to influence the final tender requirements and align their offerings with council needs, fostering strong relationships and seizing growth potential in the Milton Keynes area. ## Notice THIS IS A MARKET ENGAGEMENT STAGE Milton Keynes City Council ('the Council') would like feedback from providers who may be interested in the contract recommissioning for our Care Home Trusted Assessor (CHTA). The purpose and aim of the Care Home Trusted Assessor (CHTA) is to support and facilitate discharges for in-patients into care homes, and avoid discharge delays from Milton Keynes University Hospital Foundation Trust (MKUHFT). Following a period of in-patient care, and prior to an individual's discharge to a care home, the registered manager of the care home is required to undertake a statutory assessment, or review, to establish eligibility and level of need to facility a placement and support the individual's care needs. We are keen to hear from providers on the following questions Please can you, respond to the following questions latest by 12 noon, 30th August 2024 via InTend Correspondence section/market engagement stage. Additional information: For any suppliers interested in this opportunity please visit our e-Tendering portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eef0063a-5447-4ec8-a34e-5a808e39aa2e | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Aug 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 16 Nov 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 | MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL | | Locality | MILTON KEYNES | | Post town | Milton Keynes | | Postcode | MK9 3EJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes | | Local authority | Milton Keynes | | Electoral ward | Central Milton Keynes | | Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85100000 - Health services - 85300000 - Social work and related services - 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation ## Release History - 16 Aug 2024 at 14:48 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eef0063a-5447-4ec8-a34e-5a808e39aa2e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eef0063a-5447-4ec8-a34e-5a808e39aa2e 16th August 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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