--- title: "Discharge to Assess Care Act Assessments" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7c8c0ce5-03a0-4ac2-8972-b4385b087ee5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7c8c0ce5-03a0-4ac2-8972-b4385b087ee5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7c8c0ce5-03a0-4ac2-8972-b4385b087ee5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7c8c0ce5-03a0-4ac2-8972-b4385b087ee5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL" published: "2022-11-17" --- # Discharge to Assess Care Act Assessments Buyer: SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7c8c0ce5-03a0-4ac2-8972-b4385b087ee5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7c8c0ce5-03a0-4ac2-8972-b4385b087ee5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7c8c0ce5-03a0-4ac2-8972-b4385b087ee5.json) ## Summary The Southampton City Council is inviting bids for providing 150 Discharge to Assess Care Act Assessments over a 4-month period. This procurement falls under the Health and social work services category. The contract, with a value of up to £160,000, follows an accelerated Open procedure and needs service providers to deliver by 18th July 2022. This tender presents an opportunity for independent social work providers to undertake a significant number of Care Act Assessments. The contract involves assessing adults discharging from hospitals, creating a need for ongoing care. Businesses in the health and social work services sector, especially those experienced in Care Act assessments and support planning, are encouraged to compete for this contract. ## Notice Southampton City Council invites potential suppliers to submit tenders for the provision of 150 Discharge to Assess Care Act Assessments over a 4-month period. Patients discharging from hospital requiring ongoing care should receive any assessment of need in a community setting, either their own home or an alternative environment (e.g.nursing or care home). The expectation that ongoing assessment of need is undertaken in the community is termed "Discharge to Assess" (D2A) and is the default hospital discharge approach. Each "care act assessment" will be in respect to new packages of care/placements and may include the undertaking of mental capacity assessments as required. The overarching aim of the service will be to: * Provide Care Act assessment and support planning services to a predefined number of service users as set out in chapter 6 of the Care Act Guidance * Provide Care Act reviews of support plans to a predefined number of service users as set out in chapter 13 of the Care Act Guidance Individuals being assessed will be adults aged over 18 discharging from hospital who require an assessment of need. The provider will carry out person-centred, strengths-based assessments and reviews, along with associated support planning, in accordance with Care Act 2014 principles in line with Southampton City Council policies, which will be shared with the provider during service mobilisation. The financial envelope for this procurement is up to PS80,000 for the 4-month period covered by the initial contract term. In the event that additional Care Act Assessments are required, and if future funding is available, the Council reserves the option to extend the contract term by up to two extension periods - each of two months - which would extend the financial envelope by up to a further PS80,000 in total, (i.e., up to PS40,000 for each period of extension) - such that the maximum value of the contract is potentially PS160,000. Please see Document 3 Service Specification for more service related information. Due to the urgency for the service provision, this procurement will follow an accelerated Open type procedure and will be conducted in compliance with The Public Contracts Regulations 74-77, 2015, under the Light Touch Regime. It is essential that the service provider is able to mobilise service delivery to enable a contract start date of 18th July 2022. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73d3f192-6017-4326-a825-9aac795da8af | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Nov 2022 | | Submission deadline | 22 Jun 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 10 Aug 2022 | | Contract period | 10 Aug 2022 - 10 Apr 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £160,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £152,772 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | SOUTHAMPTON | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO14 7LY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton | | Local authority | Southampton | | Electoral ward | Bargate | | Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | FIVE SOCIAL CARE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85300000 - Social work and related services - 85310000 - Social work services ## Release History - 17 Nov 2022 at 08:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73d3f192-6017-4326-a825-9aac795da8af ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73d3f192-6017-4326-a825-9aac795da8af 17th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login?cid=sout019 Proactis Supplier Network ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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