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title: "Application for a Care Home Contract"
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# Application for a Care Home Contract

Buyer: NHS CORNWALL AND ISLES OF SCILLY ICB  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0297e5

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## Summary

The NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board and the Cornwall Council have issued a tender for care home services. The procurement stage is in the Planning phase. The opportunity aims to establish a joint contract for care home providers to deliver quality care and support in Cornwall. Key dates include the original closing date of 31st March 2024, extended to 30th September 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for care home providers to participate in a joint contract that focuses on meeting health and social care needs in Cornwall. Businesses in the residential health facilities services industry would be well-suited to compete. The procurement method is selective, with a focus on a restricted procedure to ensure compliance with procurement regulations. The contract period is set to commence on 1st April 2021, with a total value of £355 million, offering significant growth potential for qualified care home providers.

## Notice

NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board and the Cornwall Council are pleased to invite care home providers to join the new joint contract for care home services from the 1st April 2021. The aim of care home service is to ensure people have access to good quality care, support and accommodation that can enable them to meet their health and social care needs and outcomes twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year. Services that are within the scope include care homes with or without nursing for a person who is eligible in accordance with: a) The Care Act 2014; b) The eligibility criteria for NHS Funded Nursing Care or Continuing Healthcare; c) Other joint funding responsibilities of the Commissioners. Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust may also commission care home services through the new joint contract.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Kernow and the Cornwall Council currently operate independent, but aligned, interim contracts for care home services in Cornwall which expire on the 31st March 2021. The Contracting Authorities which include NHS Kernow, the Cornwall Council and Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are required under the Public Contract Regulations (2015) to ensure we use a compliant process for purchasing services. In order to balance this with our duties under the Patient Choice Regulations (2013) and the Care Act (2014), the Contracting Authorities have developed a straightforward process and invite Care Home Providers to join a new joint contract for Care Home Services that will: * Not preclude registered providers from joining the joint contract; * Replace the independent, but aligned, interim contracts that the Contracting Authorities operate; * Enable the Contracting Authority to transfer existing placements and block contracts on the interim contracts to the new joint Contract; * Enable the Contracting Authority to commission new Care Home Services (Placements and Block Contracted Arrangements) using the Call Off Process defined in the new joint Contract. The new joint Contract will be for a term of three (3) years with the option to extend for a further two (2) twelve (12) month period and commence on the 1st April 2021. Care Home Providers are invited to complete the application form that can be found in the procurement documents, in order to be accepted for a Contract, Care Home Providers are required to self-declare that they are able and willing to comply with the Contracting Authorities minimum standards, which follow: * Meet the minimum standards set out in Section 2 - Grounds for Mandatory Exclusion and Section 3 - Grounds for Discretionary Exclusion in the Application form; and * *Deliver a Care Home Service that is registered with the CQC and in accordance with the Service Specification and policies set out in Section 2 of the Commissioner's guidance document; and * Pay all staff employed in the provision of regulated activities no less than the Living Wage Foundation Rate https://www.livingwage.org.uk ; and * Sign the Contract for the Services set out in Section 2 of the Commissioner's guidance document; and * Provide the documents set out in the Conditions Precedent in Schedule 1.A of the Contract by the long-stop date in the Contract. Additional information: The new joint Contract will be for a term of three (3) years with the option to extend for a further two (2) twelve (12) month period and commence on the 1st April 2021.

Renewal: The new joint Contract will be for a term of three (3) years with the option to extend for a further two (2) twelve (12) month period and commence on the 1st April 2021.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012663-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Mar 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £355,000,000 |
| Lots value | £355,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS CORNWALL AND ISLES OF SCILLY ICB |
| Additional buyers | CORNWALL COUNCIL; CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; NHS KERNOW CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP |
| Locality | ST AUSTELL |
| Post town | Plymouth |
| Postcode | PL25 5DR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence |
| Westminster constituency | North Cornwall |
| Delivery location | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85144000 - Residential health facilities services
- 85144100 - Residential nursing care services
- 85320000 - Social services

## Release History

- 18 Apr 2024 at 12:04 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012663-2024
- 3 Mar 2021 at 11:05 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004228-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cornwall.gov.uk
- https://cios.icb.nhs.uk/
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=NHSSW
- https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk
- https://www.kernowccg.nhs.uk/
- https://www.livingwage.org.uk

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