--- title: "Award of Independent Intermediate Care and Non-complex Palliative Care Including End of Life Care" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000651982" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000651982" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000651982.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000651982.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ANGUS COUNCIL" published: "2021-09-09" --- # Award of Independent Intermediate Care and Non-complex Palliative Care Including End of Life Care Buyer: ANGUS COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000651982 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000651982) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000651982.json) ## Summary The procurement process titled "Award of Independent Intermediate Care and Non-complex Palliative Care Including End of Life Care" is conducted by Angus Council in Scotland, focusing on the services industry. The tender period commenced on 1st August 2021 and will conclude on 31st July 2023. This project aims to provide essential services that assist patients in transitioning between hospital and home care, ensuring the support needed for recovery and palliative care, with a total contract value of £89,983, awarded to Barchester Healthcare on 7th September 2021. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those focused on social work and palliative care. Companies offering rehabilitation, support for hospital discharges, or anticipatory care planning would be well-suited to compete for future contracts in this sector. The emphasis on integrated and holistic approaches to care creates a demand for innovative solutions from suppliers with a strong understanding of patient needs and outcomes. ## Notice Intermediate Care is an umbrella term describing an approach involving a collection of services working in common with shared objectives and principles. It provides a set of bridges at key points of transition in a person's life, in particular from hospital to home or from home to hospital and from illness or injury to recovery and independence; helping them achieve their personal outcomes. The key aims of the Service are prevention, rehabilitation, enablement and recovery.Intermediate Care can:* Prevent unnecessary acute hospital admission or premature admission to long-term care;* Support timely discharge from hospital* Promote faster recovery from illness* Support anticipatory care planning and self-management of long-term conditionsGood palliative care is about supporting someone in the last months, days and hours of life as well as enhancing the quality of life for both patients and families. This is achieved by applying a holistic approach to meeting the physical, practical, functional, social, emotional and spiritual needs of patients and carers facing progressive illness and bereavement. The aim of the Service is to assist with preventing admission to hospital (Step-up) or where the Supported Person requires more care than can be delivered at home but does not require medical intervention (Step- down).The full requirement is set out in the following document: IIC-NCPC Tender_Part 3_Service Specification ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP426952 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Sep 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 9 Jul 2021 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £89,983 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ANGUS COUNCIL | | Additional buyers | ARGYLL COMMUNITY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; BLACKWOOD HOMES AND CARE; EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL; FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; MORAY COUNCIL; NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND; NHS LOTHIAN; OFFICE OF THE ADVOCATE GENERAL (OAG); PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY; SASA - SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT; SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY; SCOTTISH PUBLIC PENSIONS AGENCY; SOCIAL CARE AND SOCIAL WORK IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND (CARE INSPECTORATE); SOCIAL SECURITY SCOTLAND; THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL; THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE; UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW; WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL; WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL | | Locality | INVERNESS | | Post town | Inverness | | Postcode | IV3 8NW | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire | | Local authority | Aberdeen City | | Electoral ward | Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee | | Westminster constituency | Aberdeen South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 61 | | Supplier names | A M PHILLIP TRUCKTECH; ALTAIR CONSULTANCY AND ADVISORY SERVICES; ARNOLD CLARK FINANCE; ASA RECRUITMENT (QUICK QUOTES; AUSTIN-SMITH: LORD; BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE; BWK RANGER SERVICES; CASTLEVIEW PLANT; CEC TECHNOLOGY; CF SERVICES; CHANGEWORKS; CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE; CODECLAN; CONSILIUM CONTRACTING SERVICES; CSA ENVIRONMENTAL; DEER DYNAMICS; DMFCA; ENERGY SYSTEMS CATAPULT; FIFE COLLEGE; FIRSTCALL TRADE SERVICES; FISHERS TOURS; FUTUREGOV; GS CAMPBELL (CONTRACTORS; GTR CONTRACTS; HAMILTON BROS (ENG; HARPER MACLEOD; HARVEY NASH; IPSOS MORI; JOHN THOMSON CONSTRUCTION; JP MINI COACHES; KOMPAN SCOTLAND; LANGSTANE PRESS; LEX AUTOLEASE; LORIEN RESOURCING; LUCE BAY PLANT HIRE; MAM CONTRACTING; MCFADYENS CONTRACTORS (CAMPBELTOWN; METRO PRODUCTION GROUP; MORRIS & SPOTTISWOOD; MOTUS COMMERCIALS; MURRAY FORESTRY; NORTH EDINBURGH CHILDCARE; OPTIMAL ECONOMICS; PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP; PLAYSCAPES SCOTLAND; RESOURCE FUTURES; REWARDS TRAINING RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY (SCOTLAN; ROBERSTON CONSTRUCTION GROUP; ROSS QUALITY CONTROL; SCOTTISH REFUGEE COUNCIL; SHARE; SILVERMAPLE; TAYLOR & FRASER; THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFC; TRAFFIC DATA COLLECTION; TRAINING FOR CARE; VENESKY BROWN; VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT; VISIONPK; WEST LOTHIAN COLLEGE - MAIN CONTACT FOR ALL TENDERS; WOODMILL GAME | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation ## Release History - 9 Sep 2021 at 08:52 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP426952 ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot - http://https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/business/suppliers/procurement/ - http://www.acha.co.uk - http://www.angus.gov.uk/ - http://www.careinspectorate.gov.scot - http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk - http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk - http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk - http://www.gla.ac.uk/ - http://www.hutton.ac.uk - http://www.moray.gov.uk - http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/ - http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk - http://www.pkc.gov.uk - http://www.rgu.ac.uk - http://www.scotland.gov.uk - http://www.spa.police.uk - http://www.sppa.gov.uk/ - https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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