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title: "0961-IRN Refresh 2022-New Suppliers"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-035279"
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buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# 0961-IRN Refresh 2022-New Suppliers

Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-035279

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## Summary

The procurement process, titled "0961-IRN Refresh 2022-New Suppliers," is being led by Essex County Council for the provision of welfare services for the elderly, specifically under the category of social and related services. The tender includes three lots focusing on residential and nursing care for older adults and is classified under the CPV code 85311100. The procurement has been completed and follows an open procedure. Key events include the contract awards, which were signed on 1st June 2022, and the overall tender process completed on 15th July 2022, with consideration of the tender's framework agreement approach.

This tender provides significant opportunities for growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the healthcare and social care sectors. Businesses specialising in elderly care, nursing services, and integrated residential support are well-suited to participate, especially those capable of navigating the preferred supplier lists established by Essex County Council and the Clinical Commissioning Groups. The substantial current expenditure on residential care services, approximately £140 million per year, indicates a lucrative market for qualified contractors able to deliver high-quality care services.

## Notice

This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with directive 2014/24/EU Article 74 Health, Social and related services. This tender is for an annual opening of the Integrated Residential and Nursing framework agreement with two call-off contracts, one using ECC terms and conditions and the other using NHS Terms and conditions. This framework is broken down into 3 lots: Lot 1 - Residential care for older people (65+) commissioned by ECC using ECC terms and conditions, this will be operated using a Preferred Supplier ranked List Lot 2 - Nursing care for older people (65+) commissioned by ECC using ECC terms and conditions, this will be operated using a Preferred Supplier ranked List Lot 3 - Nursing care for all aged adults (18+) commissioned by CCGs using NHS terms and conditions, this will be operated using a Preferred Supplier ranked List

### Lot Information

Lot 1 - Residential care for older people (65+)

ECC will be awarding an over-arching framework agreement to successful bidders, named parties within this notice will be able to directly award a call-off contract to suppliers for the relevant lots. Supplier are able to bid for inclusion on one or multiple lots as detailed in II.1.4. All figures quoted in this notice include Adult's contribution, if relevant, but exclude market spend by other Health, other Local Authorities and people who pay for their own care. This lot 1 is for Social Care Residential Care without Nursing for Older People (65+) Additional information: Essex County Council currently funds the provision of care for approx. 4,000 adults in a residential setting. The current gross cost of care to the council for supporting older people in a residential setting (which includes care homes and long stay hospital) is approx. PS140 million per annum (both lots 1 and 2)

Lot 2 Nursing Care for ECC

ECC will be awarding at over-arching framework agreement to successful bidders, named parties within this notice will be able to directly award a call-off contract to suppliers for the relevant lots. Supplier are able to bid for inclusion on one or multiple lots as detailed in II.1.4. All figures quoted in this notice include Adult's contribution, if relevant, but exclude market Page 11 to 15 spend by other Health, other Local Authorities and people who pay for their own care. This lot 2 is for Social Care Residential Care with Nursing for Older People (65+ Additional information: Essex County Council currently funds the provision of care for approx. 4,000 adults in a residential setting. The current gross cost of care to the council for supporting older people in a residential setting (which includes care homes and long stay hospital) is approx. PS140 million per annum (both lots 1 and 2)

Lot 3 Nursing Care for CCG'S

ECC will be awarding at over-arching framework agreement to successful bidders, named parties within this notice will be able to directly award a call-off contract to suppliers for the relevant lots. Supplier are able to bid for inclusion on one or multiple lots as detailed in II.1.4. All figures quoted in this notice include Adult's contribution, if relevant, but exclude market spend by other Health, other Local Authorities and people who pay for their own care. This lot 3 is for Residential Care with Nursing for Adults (18+), for the CCG'S Additional information: Clinical Commissioning Groups support all aged adults (18+) in a residential care wit6h nursing setting. The current gross cost of care to the Clinical Commissioning Group for supporting adults in a residential setting with nursing (which includes care homes and long stay hospital) is approx. PS35 million per annum (lot 3 only)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019409-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Jul 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 May 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active, Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | BASILDON AND BRENTWOOD CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; CASTLE POINT & ROCHFORD CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; MID ESSEX CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; NORTH EAST ESSEX CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; SOUTHEND CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP; WEST ESSEX CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Electoral ward | Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | HCMS6; SONNET CARE HOMES (ESSEX |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85311100 - Welfare services for the elderly
- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

## Release History

- 15 Jul 2022 at 12:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019409-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.essex.gov.uk
- http://www.essex.gov.uk/business-partners/supplying-council/pages/default.aspx
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:576275-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.essex.gov.uk/

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