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title: "Escalation Care Services"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ca43e2f2-c15a-4ce4-949c-75fd39abb183"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS SOUTH WEST - ACUTES"
published: "2021-10-11"
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# Escalation Care Services

Buyer: NHS SOUTH WEST - ACUTES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ca43e2f2-c15a-4ce4-949c-75fd39abb183

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## Summary

The NHS South West - Acutes is seeking providers for the "Escalation Care Services" contract, aimed at delivering domiciliary care in Torbay. This procurement falls within the health and social work services sector and is currently at the Award stage, having been awarded on 11th October 2021. The contract covers three lots, starting from 200 hours per week over varying contract durations, and is structured under the 'Light Touch' provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract period is set to commence on 1st November 2021 and will run until 31st October 2024, with a total value of £1,400,000. The submission period for tenders ended on 17th August 2021.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those that can deliver domiciliary care effectively and efficiently. Companies capable of providing flexible staffing solutions, fostering client independence and adhering to health care standards will be well-positioned to compete for this contract. With the increasing demand for such services in the community, small and medium-sized enterprises in the health sector may find this opportunity especially beneficial for expansion.

## Notice

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (the 'Trust') invite Providers to apply for the provision of a domiciliary Escalation Care service in Torbay. This Escalation Care Service (ECS) is a 7-days a week service to prevent delayed transfers of care from hospital setting, meet the increasing need in the community, and to avoid unnecessary admissions by providing rapid care and support which promotes independence and enables clients to live as independently as possible in their own homes with the right support. The Trust recognises that recruitment and retention is difficult in the current circumstance and therefore has divided its requirements up into the following three (3) lots: Lot 1 - starting with 200 (block) hours per week, contract period = 1yr + 1yr + 1yr Lot 2 - starting with 200 (block) hours per week, contract period = 6m + 6m + 6m Lot 3 - starting with 150 (block) hours per week, contract period = 6m + 6m This procurement is under the 'Light Touch' provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Chapter 3, Section 7 - Social and Other Specific Services). To note that the advertised length of contract represents the maximum possible period including extensions subject to performance.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5dcd609b-0835-4b24-84e7-c736ba8b509b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Aug 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Oct 2021 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2021 - 31 Oct 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,400,000 |
| 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 | NHS SOUTH WEST - ACUTES |
| Locality | TORQUAY |
| Post town | Torquay |
| Postcode | TQ2 7AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK42 Torbay |
| Local authority | Torbay |
| Electoral ward | Shiphay |
| Westminster constituency | Torbay |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BAY CARE GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

## Release History

- 11 Oct 2021 at 12:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5dcd609b-0835-4b24-84e7-c736ba8b509b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5dcd609b-0835-4b24-84e7-c736ba8b509b
  11th October 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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