Published date: 28 February 2020
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Contract summary
Industry
Social work and related services - 85300000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£28,000,000 to £49,000,000
Procurement reference
WARRINGTONLIVE001-DN463710-53283433
Published date
28 February 2020
Closing date
31 March 2020
Contract start date
1 September 2020
Contract end date
31 August 2024
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Warrington Borough Council is seeking experienced home care providers to deliver home care in two of four geographical neighbourhood zones within the borough of Warrington. The neighbourhood zones will be further divided into Urban and Rural areas, with the following fees paid at pro-rata the hourly rate:
Urban rate: £17.00 per hour
Rural rate: £18.00 per hour
Successful providers will be awarded a unique zone and have a share of the work allocated in the central zone on a rotational basis. In recognition of small and medium sized businesses and third sector organisations, please note the Council would also welcome joint bids from organisations seeking to collaborate to deliver the service through a partnership or a lead provider model.
The service will deliver personal care to service users with a care need identified following a care assessment carried out by the Council in accordance with the Care Act 2014. The service will take a strengths based approach to providing services and, over time, begin to take a more outcome focussed approach to delivering health and social care. This will be achieved through place-based working, utilising community assets to deliver care through statutory and non-statutory means.
The Framework will initially be for four (4) years. However, the Council is proposing a contract with scope for extensions up to seven (7) years to facilitate the development of Integrated Community Teams (ICT's). ICT's will bring together health and social care services in a whole system, preventative approach to maintaining health and wellbeing. The aim of this approach will be to prevent social isolation and health deterioration, reducing unnecessary admissions to hospital.
The duration of the Framework will allow the Council to contract with providers who can invest time and resources to deliver these transformational changes. In addition, the Framework duration is required to provide stability for the workforce and to reflect the cost of recruitment, training and potential staff transfers. The Framework duration will enable market stability for home care in the town.
Tender documentation is available through www.the-chest.org.uk
About the buyer
Contact name
Mark Jones
Address
New Town House
Buttermarket Street
Warrington
WA1 2NH
England
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