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title: "Provision of Mental Health Blocked Beds at Eden Mansions Care Home"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03e08c"
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buyer: "CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL"
published: "2023-07-11"
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# Provision of Mental Health Blocked Beds at Eden Mansions Care Home

Buyer: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03e08c

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## Summary

The CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL has awarded a contract for the provision of Mental Health Blocked Beds at Eden Mansions Care Home. The procurement process involved a tender with the main procurement category being services in the health services industry. The procurement method was a limited procedure conducted as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was signed on 31st March 2023, with a total value of £936,000.

This tender for Mental Health Blocked Beds at Eden Mansions Care Home, issued by CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, presents opportunities for businesses in the health services sector offering nursing dementia care services. The contract aims to address the urgent demand for care services due to increased mental health referrals and challenges in care provision exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Businesses capable of providing high-quality, urgent short-term nursing dementia care services are well-suited to compete and contribute to meeting the growing demand in this sector.

## Notice

This WARN is for the block booking arrangement for the provision of nursing dementia care services in an accommodation-based setting and is designed to support both hospital discharge and hospital avoidance.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This WARN is for the block booking arrangement for the provision of nursing dementia care services in an accommodation-based setting and is designed to support both hospital discharge and hospital avoidance.

### Procurement Information

The reason for the blocked booked mental health beds arose due to unprecedented demand in mental health referrals and psychiatric hospital admissions during 2021. There have also been significant pressures on care provision over the past 24 months as a direct result of the Covid- 19 pandemic. As a result, we have had significant issues in sourcing care for older people with advanced dementia and challenging behaviour. Alongside this, the acuity of mental ill health has risen very significantly with a rise in Mental Health Act assessments locally and nationally. There are bed shortages and on a daily basis people in the community, general hospitals A+E departments and wards, police stations and care homes, have been assessed as needing to be admitted, under the Mental Health Act, to a psychiatric ward but there are no beds available here. In addition to this we have high numbers of people that are unable to be discharged, and as a result have been on psychiatric wards for much longer than usual, with delays over 60 days being regularly noted in acute care meetings and the 'MADE' meetings. 'Multi Agency Discharge Events' were introduced under the NHS England framework to improve patient flow, look at blockages and how these can be reduced and challenge, improve and simplify discharge processes. We have been working with all our care homes (those with suitable registration) to try and arrange EMI nursing beds, but the demand has outstripped the supply. Furthermore, placements often breakdown when people living with dementias mental health deteriorates. The blocked booked beds are preventing admissions by providing suitable urgent short-term provision in the care home market which we are currently unable to achieve. Many of the admissions to psychiatric wards could then potentially be diverted to less restrictive alternatives. The blocked booked beds are monitored via the fortnightly contract meetings. Service users are discussed to ensure bed flow and demonstrate value for money. Utilisation of these beds has remained high throughout the previous 12 months and as services of this nature remain in high demand but short supply, there is confidence that these beds will continue to receive a high volume of use over the next 12 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019746-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £936,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL |
| Locality | SANDBACH |
| Post town | Crewe |
| Postcode | CW11 1HZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD62 Cheshire East |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Electoral ward | Sandbach Town |
| Westminster constituency | Congleton |
| Delivery location | TLD62 Cheshire East |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BARKER CARE LIMITED (ALSO KNOWN AS CEDAR CARE HOMES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 11 Jul 2023 at 10:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019746-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/home.aspx

## Provenance

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