INTERMEDIATE CARE BEDS SERVICE (ITT053 Step Down Step Up beds ) - AWARD
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilEstimated Value
£276,000 – £800,000
Deadline
6 August 2017
Published
4 October 2017
Type
services
Overview
The Metropolitan Borough Council of Sandwell wishes to appoint an organisation to provide this service. Service overview - Provision of between 16 to 18 Step Down Step Up beds with GP cover within one location in Sandwell to provide an intermediate care step up step down service for citizens of 65 years and over who are on a social care pathway.
Aims to ensure the safe discharge of patients from acute and non-acute NHS settings, provide short-term re-ablement programmes, prevent delayed transfers of care, provide nursing for patients with dementia. Service will be of a maximum of 6 week in duration per individual.
The service will commence on 1 October 2017 and be for 6 months, with the potential to extend the contract by a further 12 months. The criteria, on which tenders will be evaluated, inclusive of weighting attached to each, will be included within the tender document. The contracts partly reflect services currently being provided by existing organisations, and therefore the EC Acquired Rights Directive 77/187 as amended and/or the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 may apply to this contract.
Key dates
- Commences
- 1 October 2017
Regulations cited
- Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981
Submission
A PIN notice was issued on 4 May 2017 Prior Information Notice 2017/S 086-167777 Completed ITT documents must be submitted by 17.00 on Wednesday 9 August 2017 Payment will be on a block basis as described in the documents apply at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc The Council intends to use an evaluation model based on quality and price.
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- 1
Forward Carers CIC
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£18m
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- 3
Age UK Birmingham
£246,941
total awarded
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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilKey Dates
Published
4 October 2017
Submission deadline
6 August 2017
Notice type
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