--- title: "Occupational Therapy Assessments" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-978ed414-7851-44e4-a4f8-c3381938840b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-978ed414-7851-44e4-a4f8-c3381938840b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-978ed414-7851-44e4-a4f8-c3381938840b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-978ed414-7851-44e4-a4f8-c3381938840b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2017-08-10" --- # Occupational Therapy Assessments Buyer: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-978ed414-7851-44e4-a4f8-c3381938840b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-978ed414-7851-44e4-a4f8-c3381938840b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-978ed414-7851-44e4-a4f8-c3381938840b.json) ## Summary The Nottinghamshire County Council is currently inviting tenders for "Occupational Therapy Assessments" as part of an open procurement process. This initiative aims to establish a framework of service providers to assist its in-house Occupational Therapy teams, particularly when assessments need to be conducted within defined timeframes. The tender was published on 10 August 2017, and submissions must be received by 12 September 2017. The framework will initially last for two years, with an option to extend for an additional two years. The procurement falls under the health and social work services category, with a total contract value of £450,000, of which £50,000 is the minimum contract value. Services will primarily be provided in the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those capable of conducting Occupational Therapy assessments. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete for this contract, as the framework is designed to include a preferred provider as well as secondary providers. Businesses that can demonstrate expertise in community care services and risk assessment protocols stand to benefit significantly from partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council in fulfilling its occupational therapy needs. ## Notice Nottinghamshire County Council is seeking to establish a framework of suitably qualified service Providers to supplement the Council's in-house Occupational Therapy teams and undertake assessments on an ad-hoc basis where the Council is unable to do so within defined timescales. The Framework Agreement will comprise a preferred Provider and secondary Providers. The Council will ordinarily refer all relevant cases to the Preferred Provider. Secondary Providers will be used where the Preferred Provider is unable to deliver the assessment. The Provider/s will undertake occupational therapy assessments to identify Service Users' needs for community care services under the legal framework and provide a follow up service to include the arrangement of services and checks to ensure that this provision is completed safely, risk assessed and meets identified needs The initial term of this Framework Agreement will be two years with the option to extend for up to a further two years. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3734378-4e38-46f7-a274-e4d1e0c3e202 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Aug 2017 | | Submission deadline | 12 Sep 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 17 Nov 2017 - 16 Nov 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £450,000 | | 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 | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | NOTTINGHAM | | Post town | Nottingham | | Postcode | NG2 7QP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF16 South Nottinghamshire | | Local authority | Rushcliffe | | Electoral ward | Trent Bridge | | Westminster constituency | Rushcliffe | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 10 Aug 2017 at 06:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3734378-4e38-46f7-a274-e4d1e0c3e202 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3734378-4e38-46f7-a274-e4d1e0c3e202 10th August 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.eastmidstenders.org Documents are available via the e-tendering system eastmidstenders ## Notice URLs - http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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