--- title: "Home to Assess Service North East Essex" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5b2fd724-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5b2fd724-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5b2fd724-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5b2fd724-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2016-11-18" --- # Home to Assess Service North East Essex Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5b2fd724-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5b2fd724-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5b2fd724-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary The procurement process titled "Home to Assess Service North East Essex" is initiated by Essex County Council, located in Chelmsford, England. This contract, which falls under the health and social work services industry, aims to provide care for individuals in their homes to prevent hospital admissions or facilitate transitions after hospital stays. The tender is currently in the active stage, with submissions accepted until 3rd March 2016. The service is scheduled to commence on 14th March 2016 and will run until 31st May 2016, with an option for a three-month extension. The contract value is set at £150,000, with a minimum threshold of £100,000 for participating service providers. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in domiciliary support and health services. Companies that focus on providing flexible care solutions, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), may find this tender well-suited for their skills. The service will be divided into two lots, covering locations in Colchester and Tendring, encouraging collaborations such as consortium applications, which can enhance competitiveness and service delivery. ## Notice Home to Assess Service North East Essex is a contract is to provide care for individuals in their own home to avoid a hospital admission or following a hospital stay for a period of up to six weeks. During the service period a comprehensive health and social care assessment will be undertaken to determine their on-going care requirements at which point they will be referred to the Home Support Service contract. This service will run from 14th March 2016 until 31st May 2016, with an option for ECC for extend for a further three months. The focus will be on service flexibility to enable solutions to be developed to address potential delayed discharges. This service will be broken down into two lots: Lot 1 - Colchester Lot 2 - Tendring ECC will enter into agreements with Service Providers for the provision of the provision of domiciliary support service for guaranteed hours and additional hours as required on a spot purchase basis as required. For the number of guaranteed hours please see the tender documentation. Consortia applications are welcomed. Where organisations are proposing joint delivery, there must be a designated lead applicant who is responsible for ensuring the service agreement terms are adhered to and with whom ECC will be in contract with under this agreement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18bc176d-fee0-41ef-a796-e8727269c726 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 | | Submission deadline | 3 Mar 2016 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 14 Mar 2016 - 31 May 2016 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £150,000 | | 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 | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELMSFORD | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM1 1QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central | | Westminster constituency | Chelmsford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18bc176d-fee0-41ef-a796-e8727269c726 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18bc176d-fee0-41ef-a796-e8727269c726 25th February 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fc48345d-a67f-448b-ab03-f3ee797b5eb6 Bidder Guidance - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7b218b84-a75a-4f2c-924e-805ec97dc410 Contract Documents - Part B - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f007c9dd-7a22-4b75-a1fe-579e9b440934 Contract Documents - Part A ## Notice URLs - http://www.essex.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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