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title: "Strategic Market Support and Care Home Trusted Assessor Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02f748"
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# Strategic Market Support and Care Home Trusted Assessor Service

Buyer: LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f748

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## Summary

The procurement process is being conducted by Lincolnshire County Council for the "Strategic Market Support and Care Home Trusted Assessor Service." This project falls under the social work and related services industry category, and is located in Lincoln, UK. The procurement is currently complete, involving the selective method of negotiation without prior publication following unsuccessful open procedure bids. The tender was awarded on 8th August 2022, with two main lots: the Strategic Market Support Service valued at £1,455,000 and the Care Home Trusted Assessors contract at £925,000, both with the potential for a 24-month extension.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in workforce development, training, and social care services, particularly those that can provide skilled personnel for the care sector. Companies with expertise in education and training, as well as those experienced in health services, are well-suited to compete for these contracts. The goal of the procurement is to enhance the capacity of care providers in Lincolnshire, making it an attractive opportunity for local SMEs to engage in improving adult social care services in the community while contributing positively to their growth.

## Notice

As no suitable tenders were received in response to an open procedure, under Regulation 32(2)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Council entered into a negotiated procedure, without prior publication of a contract notice. The Strategic Market Support Service (SMSS) and Care Home Trusted Assessors (CHTA) contracts main aim is to engage with care providers to support and develop the market and to meet the demand for critical adult social care services. The SMSS provides long term stability through the delivery of a workforce strategy and supportive workforce training needs analysis, with the subsequent delivery of education and training courses to develop Lincolnshire care services and their workforce whilst ensuring the offer of support to the provider market is attractive and meaningful. This leads to a longer term plan of sustainability to ensure that all Lincolnshire residents who receive their care from independent and third sector providers in Lincolnshire will have those services delivered by a skilled, competent and caring workforce. The CHTA service aims to reduce the demand (and need) for care home managers (or care home staff) to attend an acute hospital setting to review the suitability of someone ready for discharge. The CHTA team complete discharge assessments in a time responsive manner which supports the urgency of operational capacity and demand in the acute hospital setting and promotes discharges seven days a week.

### Lot Information

Strategic Market Support Service

The Strategic Market Support Service (SMSS) contract will promote and deliver workforce development and training to all care providers in Lincolnshire, specifically (i) Residential and Nursing Home Services, (ii) Home Care and Community Support Services and (iii) Extra Care Housing. Additional information: The contract can be extended by up to a further 24 months.

Care Home Trusted Assessors

The Care Home Trusted Assessors (CHTA) contract will establish a team of suitably qualified and experienced staff to support operational hospital discharges pressures. Their role is to conduct an operational assessment of all individuals identified as medically optimised and fit for discharge from Boston, Lincoln, Grantham and Peterborough hospitals; who may require short or long term social care support. On completion of the assessment, supplementary information is collated and submitted to the provider(s), reducing the necessity for individual providers to attend the hospital to complete their own assessment and therefore reducing unnecessary delays to hospital discharge. Additional information: The contract can be extended by up to a further 24 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021712-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Procedure involving negotiations |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Dec 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £2,380,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £925,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LINCOLN |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode | LN1 1YL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |
| Local authority | Lincoln |
| Electoral ward | Carholme |
| Westminster constituency | Lincoln |
| Delivery location | TLF3 Lincolnshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LINCA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 80490000 - Operation of an educational centre
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 8 Aug 2022 at 11:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021712-2022
- 16 Nov 2021 at 17:29 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028633-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/regulation/32/made
- https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk

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