--- title: "Occupational Therapy Consultancy Expression of Interest" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-768c1134-9da4-48d2-b19a-84f3347b6271" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-768c1134-9da4-48d2-b19a-84f3347b6271" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-768c1134-9da4-48d2-b19a-84f3347b6271.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-768c1134-9da4-48d2-b19a-84f3347b6271.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2023-12-06" --- # Occupational Therapy Consultancy Expression of Interest Buyer: SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-768c1134-9da4-48d2-b19a-84f3347b6271 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-768c1134-9da4-48d2-b19a-84f3347b6271) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-768c1134-9da4-48d2-b19a-84f3347b6271.json) ## Summary The Southend-on-sea Borough Council has published a tender titled "Occupational Therapy Consultancy Expression of Interest" related to health and social work services. The procurement process is currently at the planning stage, with a closing date for expressions of interest set for Friday 5th January 2024 at 12 noon. The contract period is scheduled to start on 1st April 2024 and end on 31st March 2027. The tender is open to small and medium enterprises and is located in Southend-on-Sea, England. This tender offers an opportunity for occupational therapy consultancies to provide services to support the needs of adults for care and support. Businesses with expertise in occupational therapy, professional indemnity insurance, and public liability insurance would be well-suited to bid for this contract. The nature of work involves assessing clients for support necessary to live safely and independently in their homes. Interested companies should ensure their expression of interest is submitted by the specified deadline to be considered for the opportunity. ## Notice Section 2 of the Care Act places a general duty on local authorities to provide, arrange or otherwise identify services, facilities and deliver resources to prevent, delay or reduce the needs of adults either for care and support, or the needs of informal carers for support. Assessment by an OT, support with design brief and provision of home adaptations supports this duty as well as supporting section 1 of the Care Act with a duty placed on wellbeing. Currently there is over a 5 month wait for assessment by a LA OT, and with the support of OT consultancy we can assess individuals in a timely way, support access to equipment and adaptations which may reduce the need for further long-term social care services and keep people safe and well. We are needing the support to reduce waiting times to within 12 weeks. Initially we are looking to test the market to see who is able to meet our requirements. 1. Volume of work - Our current consultancy are issued with 20-25 cases per month for assessment - these comprise of various different requirements, but the internal OT service have tried to keep more complex cases in-house as these often require additional visits to support recommendations. 2. Nature of work - The nature of work carried out by the OT for the Adaptation Team Service (DFG) is to assess the client for the type of support they require to remain living safely and independent in their home. The referral will have already been triaged to this service and other aids may have been tested i.e., bathing equipment to trial with the client. A redacted sample of the type of assessment we currently receive has been provided which is very detailed and fully supports the current DFG grant process (content is listed below) 1. Personal details (name, address, contact details, other occupants and pets, height, weight). 2. Medical history, diagnosis, symptoms, GP and medical team involved 3. Description of access to property 4. Description of property and ownership 5. Previous intervention 6. Current level of occupational performance and engagement 7. Issues identified 8. Recommendation (including recommendations for grants etc) Response requirements- the current service covers the residents of Southend who live in their own homes or are privately renting (Social Housing OT service is in-house) it is preferred that assessments are carried out in the same period that they are received but some clients have severe health issues and are not always available for an OT visit or may have health issues that impede visits at certain times of the day etc. Current requirements: Professional Indemnity Insurance PS6,000,000 Public Liability Insurance PS6,000,000 Employers Liability Insurance PS10,000,000 BSC in Occupational Therapy Registered with HCPC To be considered you must respond to this call for expressions of interest (EOI) by Friday 5th January 2024 (12Noon) and confirm you meet all the above criteria. Send your EOI to dfgadaptations@southend.gov.uk Additional information: Please ensure that your company responds to the EOI by Friday 5th January 2024 at 12noon. Any EOI not received will not be considered for this opportunity. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b84d12d-d488-4960-af8e-6ede0c8fcf59 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 6 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | 5 Jan 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2027 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | | Post town | Southend-on-Sea | | Postcode | SS2 6EN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea | | Local authority | Southend-on-Sea | | Electoral ward | Victoria | | Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 6 Dec 2023 at 15:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b84d12d-d488-4960-af8e-6ede0c8fcf59 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b84d12d-d488-4960-af8e-6ede0c8fcf59 6th December 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.southend.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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