--- title: "Provision of Step Up/Step Down Beds x 12 in Wrexham County Borough" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-126929" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-126929" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-126929.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-126929.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2022-11-24" --- # Provision of Step Up/Step Down Beds x 12 in Wrexham County Borough Buyer: WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-kuma6s-126929 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-126929) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-126929.json) ## Summary The Wrexham County Borough Council is seeking Expressions of Interest for the provision of up to 12 step up/down beds within residential care homes in Wrexham. The initiative, jointly commissioned with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, aims to offer short-stay rehabilitative care for individuals aged over 65, to support hospital discharge and crisis management. The contract, starting on April 1st, 2023, with an option to extend, seeks providers to deliver high-quality care in line with specified outcomes and care requirements. This tender opportunity offers a chance for registered residential care home providers to engage in collaborative intermediate care services. Businesses providing residential care, nursing, and social work services are well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement stage is currently in the tender period, closing on December 9th, 2022. Interested providers should note that previous bidders for a similar tender need not reapply. The contracting authority, Wrexham County Borough Council, is accessible via the eTenderwales platform for further information and engagement. ## Notice STEP UP : DOWN BEDS : REGIONAL INTEGRATION FUNDPROC-22-136Wrexham County Borough Council and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board are in receipt of Welsh Government Regional Integration Fund (RIF) funding and are looking for Expressions of Interest from registered residential care home providers, excluding those where the predominate client group has a dementia type illness, who are able to meet the required service aims and objectives as detailed below:Funding provided in this Contract is for the provision of up to 12 step up / down beds within residential care homes in Wrexham to complement existing county provision. The initiative forms part of Wrexham Adult Social Care and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board's vision for Intermediate Care Services; and is jointly commissioned by the two partner organisations.The service aims to provide short-stay rehabilitative care within a residential setting, to support people coming out of hospital who are either medically fit but not yet ready to go home, where a domiciliary care package cannot be sourced in time to facilitate discharge, or to enable assessment to be undertaken outside of an acute setting. The beds are also to be used as a step up for people in the community to avoid hospital admission, long-term placement, as well as support crisis management. This service is for persons aged over 65 years, who reside in Wrexham County Borough, and whose needs can best be met through an Intermediate Care intervention rather than an acute hospital admission.Aims: To provide short-term intensive rehabilitative step up / down support within a residential setting to enable people to return home from hospital sooner, overcome the need for a hospital admission in the first place, provide a place for assessment of long-term needs and/ or prevent premature admission to long-term careObjectives: To provide timely access to short-stay beds To work with Social Care and Health to ensure individuals placed are enabled to regain / maintain their independence in all aspects of daily living, in order to ensure a safe transfer back to their own home. To support the implementation of 'assess to admit' and 'discharge to assess' pathways in Wrexham. To provide high quality, outcomes-focused and dignified care to individuals placed within the beds To maintain accurate records and produce regular monitoring information in line with the monitoring requirements of Health and Social Care.Providers will be expected to provide care, support and accommodation in line with their Statement of Purpose, CIW registration and the applicable Pre-Placement Agreement. Therapeutic interventions will be provided by the Wrexham Health and Social Care. Nursing input (where required) will be provided by either the District Nursing Team with responsibility for the home, or Health and Social Care, upon negotiation.For additional information please see the attached Service Specification.In addition to the above we are looking to seek interest in providing a planned respite provision with residential care homes to provide:1 x Residential Care Respite bed1x EMI Respite bed1 x EMI step up/Step Down BedThe Respite beds will be for block purchase rotational respite of known citizens over the age of 65 under the care of Adult Social Care.The contract will commence on 1 April 2023 unless already specified above, and will expire on 31 March 2026, with an option to extend for up to two years in yearly increments. The contract will be reviewed annually and will be subject to a 3 month termination clause.To register an Expression of Interest, please submit a written statement of the offer you ar able to make including the number of beds you are able to offer.PLEASE NOTE: Providers who submitted a bid for the recent tender Proc-22-117, for the Provision of Step Up/Step Down Beds need not apply.NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=126929 (WA Ref:126929) ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=126929 | | Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Nov 2022 | | Submission deadline | 9 Dec 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | 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 | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | WREXHAM | | Post town | Llandudno | | Postcode | LL11 1AR | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham | | Local authority | Wrexham | | Electoral ward | Grosvenor | | Westminster constituency | Wrexham | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85144100 - Residential nursing care services - 85300000 - Social work and related services ## Release History - 24 Nov 2022 at 16:05 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=126929 ## Notice URLs - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=126929 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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