--- title: "Soft Market Test for Short Term Bed Based and Home Support" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-64989420-fc29-4825-b46e-04d1ac4e46cf" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-64989420-fc29-4825-b46e-04d1ac4e46cf" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-64989420-fc29-4825-b46e-04d1ac4e46cf.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-64989420-fc29-4825-b46e-04d1ac4e46cf.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2020-12-14" --- # Soft Market Test for Short Term Bed Based and Home Support Buyer: PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-64989420-fc29-4825-b46e-04d1ac4e46cf [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-64989420-fc29-4825-b46e-04d1ac4e46cf) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-64989420-fc29-4825-b46e-04d1ac4e46cf.json) ## Summary The public procurement process involves a tender initiated by Peterborough City Council for a project titled "Soft Market Test for Short Term Bed Based and Home Support." This initiative falls under the health and social work services industry category and is located in the East of England. Currently in the planning stage, the council aims to develop a new care pathway, with contracts expected to start on 27 November 2021. Key dates include the issue of Invitation to Tender (ITT) on 25 May 2021, and the tender closing date set for 30 June 2021. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in health and social care to expand their services, particularly those specialising in short-stay and homecare provisions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary/community sector enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to participate, as the council seeks to gather innovative ideas and market feedback to inform their procurement strategy. Businesses with experience in delivering care pathways and those capable of adapting to evolving market needs will find this opportunity particularly beneficial for growth. ## Notice Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) and Peterborough City Council (PCC) are planning to design a new step-up, step-down care pathway incorporating a range of short term services aimed at supporting people to remain independent in their own homes wherever possible. We anticipate this will include a mixture of short-stay beds, reablement beds and homecare provision. Currently, we work alongside our health colleagues in meeting the requirements for Discharge to Assess. It has not yet been decided if we will be commissioning future provision jointly with Health. Bed based provision will incorporate: * Individuals being discharged from an acute hospital setting who cannot return home immediately but instead need a short period of support in a care setting. * Individuals who are too unwell to be supported at home but who do not need an acute hospital setting * Individuals who are needing a period of planned respite * Individuals who need a period of unplanned/emergency respite Home based provision will incorporate: * Individuals who are being discharged from hospital where it seems probable that they will need a long term care package, but no such package is available at the point of discharge * Individuals in the community whose physical or cognitive condition needs to be met through a long-term care package, but no such care package is available immediately. Views are sought as to the shape this new pathway should take and how it can be delivered. We would like you to share your experiences of delivery of such services, share examples of effective and innovative models you are aware of or have delivered, and also tell us what in your view needs to be in place to help us develop the most effective and innovative model we can. We also want to understand the market appetite for delivering this requirement to inform our procurement and contracting approach and gain maximum interest. It is anticipated that contracts for the new pathway will be in place in November 2021. Indicative timetable Service design and specification developed Up to 31/03/2021 ITTs issued 25/05/2021 Tender closes 30/06/2021 Contract award 03/09/2021 Contract start 27/11/2021 Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) and Peterborough City Council (PCC) currently have a number of block contracts for short-term bed-based care referred to collectively as "Interim, Respite and Reablement (IRR) beds. Currently, there are 18 Interim beds in CCC. Respite beds in CCC will fall under a different contract from 01/04/2021 and are therefore not being included in the development of a new care pathway. There are 4 Interim beds, 2 respite beds and 9 Reablement flats currently commissioned by PCC. In CCC there is also currently domiciliary care provision via a number of Discharge Cars which deliver care to people leaving hospital where a permanent care package cannot be sourced immediately. There are currently 20 cars delivering 1771 hours of care per... Additional information: Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) and Peterborough City Council (PCC) are planning to design a new step-up, step-down care pathway incorporating a range of short term services aimed at supporting people to remain independent in their own homes wherever possible. We anticipate this will include a mixture of short-stay beds, reablement beds and homecare provision. Currently, we work alongside our health colleagues in meeting the requirements for Discharge to Assess. It has not yet been decided if we will be commissioning future provision jointly with Health. Bed based provision will incorporate: * Individuals being discharged from an acute hospital setting who cannot return home immediately but instead need a short period of support in a care setting. * Individuals who are too unwell to be supported at home but who do not need an acute hospital setting * Individuals who are needing a period of planned respite * Individuals who need a period of unplanned/emergency respite Home based provision will incorporate: * Individuals who are being discharged from hospital where it seems probable that they will need a long term care package, but no such package is available at the point of discharge * Individuals in the community whose physical or cognitive condition needs to be met through a long-term care package, but no such care package is available immediately. Views are sought as to the shape this new pathway should take and how it can be delivered. We would like you to share your experiences of delivery of such services, share examples of effective and innovative models you are aware of or have delivered, and also tell us what in your view needs to be in place to help us develop the most effective and innovative model we can. We also want to understand the market appetite for delivering this requirement to inform our procurement and contracting approach and gain maximum interest. It is anticipated that contracts for the new pathway will be in place in November 2021. Indicative timetable Service design and specification developed Up to 31/03/2021 ITTs issued 25/05/2021 Tender closes 30/06/2021 Contract award 03/09/2021 Contract start 27/11/2021 Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) and Peterborough City Council (PCC) currently have a number of block contracts for short-term bed-based care referred to collectively as "Interim, Respite and Reablement (IRR) beds. Currently, there are 18 Interim beds in CCC. Respite beds in CCC will fall under a different contract from 01/04/2021 and are therefore not being included in the development of a new care pathway. There are 4 Interim beds, 2 respite beds and 9 Reablement flats currently commissioned by PCC. In CCC there is also currently domiciliary care provision via a number of Discharge Cars which deliver care to people leaving hospital where a permanent care package cannot be sourced immediately. There are currently 20 cars delivering 1771 hours of care per week across Cambridgeshire. There is no similar provision in Peterborough and it is not anticipated at this point that there will be. The current indicative spend is as follows: PCC Spot and block IRR beds 2019/20 PS1,126,905 CCC Spot and block interim beds only 2019/20 PS1,508.615 CCC Block cars 2020/21 PS1,919,511 There are a number of issues with the current provision, including the need to spot purchase beds as we do not have the correct mix of block bed types, people remaining with the block cars for longer than the anticipated 6 weeks as there is no capacity in the mainstream domiciliary care market, and a lack of therapy support to the IRR beds. The new care pathway needs to address these. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/42f1e156-95eb-4a75-a8d6-82b888e30756 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Dec 2020 | | Submission deadline | 15 Jan 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 26 Nov 2021 - 30 Apr 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £3,100,000 | | 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 | PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | PETERBOROUGH | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE2 8TY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH41 Peterborough | | Local authority | Peterborough | | Electoral ward | Fletton and Stanground | | Westminster constituency | North West Cambridgeshire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 14 Dec 2020 at 10:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/42f1e156-95eb-4a75-a8d6-82b888e30756 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/42f1e156-95eb-4a75-a8d6-82b888e30756 14th December 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://secure.sourcedogg.com/profile/57fad8bb-8f6a-4ab1-afeb-531e2ec7e009/requests/37249 Please follow this Link to the Request on SourceDogg in order to apply ## Notice URLs - https://www.peterborough.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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