--- title: "Care Home Strategic Assessment" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000762954" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000762954" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000762954.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000762954.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2024-04-08" --- # Care Home Strategic Assessment Buyer: ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000762954 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000762954) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000762954.json) ## Summary The Aberdeenshire Council has initiated a planning stage tender for a Care Home Strategic Assessment. The Council is looking for a Strategic Partner with extensive knowledge and experience in the care home market to conduct a needs assessment for residential services. The Strategic Partner must have the ability to start the service in May 2024 and deliver a final report by early November 2024. Interested providers are required to submit their capacity and capability details by email to the Council by 19 April 2024. This opportunity for business growth in the services category is suitable for providers with expertise in the care home market. Businesses that can demonstrate links to local and national care providers, an understanding of Aberdeenshire's communities, and who are innovative and future-oriented would be well-suited to compete. The procurement process aims to enable the delivery of sustainable and efficient residential care services within Aberdeenshire's communities. ## Notice Aberdeenshire's Health and Social Care Partnership (AHSCP) is looking for a Strategic Partner with extensive knowledge and experience of working with the care home market. Together with the AHSCP, the Strategic Partner will carry out a strategic needs assessment for older people's residential services to inform a commissioning strategy and policy direction which enables future proof, sustainable, efficient, and effective residential care. In the commission we are looking to bring innovative and future thinking but also for this to be deliverable in Aberdeenshire. Gaining insight quickly from local stakeholders will be key. If our Strategic Partner does not have links to local and national care home providers or an understanding of Aberdeenshire's communities, they should demonstrate how they will make these links. Our Strategic Partner will be expected to work alongside AHSCP colleagues and lead on stakeholder engagement Our Strategic Partner will need to ensure effective links are made to local and national care home providers Our Strategic Partner will need to ensure an effective understanding is gained of Aberdeenshire's communities and their specific needs The Strategic Partner must have the ability to commence this service in May 2024 with a final report to be presented to Aberdeenshire Integrated Joint Board (IJB) by early November 2024 The project is to be completed within the financial envelope Providers willing to engage further with the Council with no commitment to themselves or the Council are asked to submit a brief (one page) outline of their capacity and capability to respond to the overall service requirement by e-mail to vickie.craigwood@aberdeenshire.gov.uk by 19 April 2024. Please note that details in this PIN are subject to being updated or changed in any final agreement ### Lot Information Lot 1 Aberdeenshire's Health and Social Care Partnership (AHSCP) is looking for a Strategic Partner with extensive knowledge and experience of working with the care home market. Together with the AHSCP, the Strategic Partner will carry out a strategic needs assessment for older people's residential services to inform a commissioning strategy and policy direction which enables future proof, sustainable, efficient, and effective residential care. In the commission we are looking to bring innovative and future thinking but also for this to be deliverable in Aberdeenshire. Gaining insight quickly from local stakeholders will be key. If our Strategic Partner does not have links to local and national care home providers or an understanding of Aberdeenshire's communities, they should demonstrate how they will make these links. Our Strategic Partner will be expected to work alongside AHSCP colleagues and lead on stakeholder engagement Our Strategic Partner will need to ensure effective links are made to local and national care home providers Our Strategic Partner will need to ensure an effective understanding is gained of Aberdeenshire's communities and their specific needs The Strategic Partner must have the ability to commence this service in May 2024 with a final report to be presented to Aberdeenshire Integrated Joint Board (IJB) by early November 2024 The project is to be completed within the financial envelope Providers willing to engage further with the Council with no commitment to themselves or the Council are asked to submit a brief (one page) outline of their capacity and capability to respond to the overall service requirement by e-mail to vickie.craigwood@aberdeenshire.gov.uk by 19 April 2024. Please note that details in this PIN are subject to being updated or changed in any final agreement. Providers willing to engage further with the Council with no commitment to themselves or the Council are asked to submit a brief (one page) outline of their capacity and capability to respond to the overall service requirement by e-mail to vickie.craigwood@aberdeenshire.gov.uk by 15 April 2024. Please note that details in this PIN are subject to being updated or changed in any final agreement ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR502603 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice | | 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 | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 9 Apr 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | ABERDEEN | | Post town | Aberdeen | | Postcode | AB16 5GB | | 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 | Midstocket/Rosemount | | Westminster constituency | Aberdeen North | | Delivery location | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 8 Apr 2024 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR502603 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR502603 Care Home Strategic Assessment - Aberdeenshire's Health and Social Care Partnership (AHSCP) is looking for a Strategic Partner with extensive knowledge and experience of working with the care home market. Together with the AHSCP, the Strategic Partner will carry out a strategic needs assessment for older people's residential services to inform a commissioning strategy and policy direction which enables future proof, sustainable, efficient, and effective residential care. In the commission we are looking to bring innovative and future thinking but also for this to be deliverable in Aberdeenshire. Gaining insight quickly from local stakeholders will be key. If our Strategic Partner does not have links to local and national care home providers or an understanding of Aberdeenshire's communities, they should demonstrate how they will make these links. Our Strategic Partner will be expected to work alongside AHSCP colleagues and lead on stakeholder engagement Our Strategic Partner will need to ensure effective links are made to local and national care home providers Our Strategic Partner will need to ensure an effective understanding is gained of Aberdeenshire's communities and their specific needs The Strategic Partner must have the ability to commence this service in May 2024 with a final report to be presented to Aberdeenshire Integrated Joint Board (IJB) by early November 2024 The project is to be completed within the financial envelope Providers willing to engage further with the Council with no commitment to themselves or the Council are asked to submit a brief (one page) outline of their capacity and capability to respond to the overall service requirement by e-mail to vickie.craigwood@aberdeenshire.gov.uk by 19 April 2024. Please note that details in this PIN are subject to being updated or changed in any final agreement ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000762954 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=762954 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000762954. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000762954.json.