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title: "City Homecare Rapid Response Service"
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# City Homecare Rapid Response Service

Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ff11f0e4-9dfd-4ce8-b993-027f385b4acf

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## Summary

The City of London Corporation is currently inviting quotations for the "City Homecare Rapid Response Service," designed to provide a short-term intervention home care service capable of facilitating rapid hospital discharges and preventing admissions. This open tender process is scheduled to commence on 1st April 2022, lasting for an initial period of one year, with a potential extension of up to one additional year. Quotes must be submitted by the deadline of 11th March 2022. The service falls under the healthcare industry category, specifically aiming to serve the London region with a budgetary value of approximately £49,000 per year, utilising a spot purchase arrangement.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) specialising in homecare or healthcare services. Eligible providers can leverage their expertise in rapid response models to secure contracts by demonstrating their capability to deliver timely home care services, with a quick response time of two hours and commencement of care within three hours. Businesses with flexible staffing arrangements and a commitment to delivering patient-centric care will be well-positioned to compete effectively for this contract.

## Notice

The City of London are inviting quotations to deliver a Rapid Response, short term intervention, home care service. The service will be on a spot purchase arrangement intended to commence on 1st April 2022 for a period of 1 year, with the option to extend by one further year (1 year + 1 year). The service will be on a spot purchase arrangement to facilitate rapid hospital discharge and/or prevent admission for an initial 72 hours (in some circumstances this may extended for a further 72 hours). It is anticipated that the value of this service will be approximately PS49,000 per year. Providers are invited to submit their quotes for the Rapid Response, short term intervention, Homecare service by responding to set questions and a pricing schedule to propose a delivery model for a service that will: - Commence on 1st April 2022 for a period of one year with the option to extend by one further year at the City's discretion (1+1). - A rapid response model that means that a response will be given within 2 hours of the request being made and that a service will be provided to the person within 3 hours of the order request being received. - Deliver Home Care services, as required across 24 hours a day (if required) and as agreed with City Adult Social Care. - Have a single point of contact for all referring organisations to the Service available from 8am to 9pm. - Explain how you will verify how the activity delivered will help services users to achieve their individual outcomes. - Have a payment structure where charges will be made only for the activity delivered and a costed hourly rate(s) in the pricing schedule for that activity.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80797964-0d06-436e-9f08-531c5c3d7d4b |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Feb 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £98,000 |
| 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 | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2P 2EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Clerkenwell |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 33141720 - Walking aids
- 33196000 - Medical aids
- 85112000 - Hospital support services
- 85144100 - Residential nursing care services

## Release History

- 17 Feb 2022 at 15:25 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80797964-0d06-436e-9f08-531c5c3d7d4b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80797964-0d06-436e-9f08-531c5c3d7d4b
  17th February 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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