Published date: 27 July 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 28 December 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£270,000

Procurement reference

ROTHMBC001-DN220368-61456966

Published date

27 July 2017

Closing date

28 December 2016

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2020

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

The Community and Home Care Fast Response Service will be delivered within the principles of the Service Specification under a block contract arrangement. A Community and Home Care Fast Response Service is commissioned on behalf of those who require their care and support needs to be met in their own home and to support them to access the local community. The Community and Home Care Fast Response Service will be accessed by adults of all ages who experience dementia, learning disabilities, sensory loss, autistic spectrum disorders, mental and emotional distress, and/or severe physical impairment, acquired brain injury and older people. It will be necessary for all beneficiaries to have had a Community Care Assessment and be defined by Adult Care Management as being in need of care or/and support. The need for care and support is defined in line with the Council's Eligibility Criteria, which currently equates to people with substantial and critical needs and any other policy and guidance that supersedes current regulation and guidance. Community and Home Care Fast Response Service - Current Service Delivery by the Incumbent Provider: Type of Contract: Block Contract Provided by: 2 x Mobile Care Workers Capacity: Total 10 hours per day made up of 8hrs actual contact time plus 2 hrs travel time Service Provision: A stand by service, available 365 days per year, within the hours of 7am and 10 pm, over a period of no more than 72 hours per service user. In the year 1st Sept 2015 to 31st Aug 2016 service was provided to 203 service users who required service to expedite hospital discharge. There were 68 days when the service was not utilised at all. On average the service is used for 1.25 hrs per day. Going forward the underutilised capacity will support the delivery of urgent response to people residing at home and requiring care and support. Primary Service Objective - facilitate hospital discharge by providing home care service to people who require a contracted service (i.e. services appointed to the Community and Home Care Service Framework) and when the contracted service is unable to accept referral as a result of high demand i.e. winter pressures. The service is flexible and responds to request for service for people situated at home where there are service capacity issues due to unforeseen circumstances such as contract compliance action against another provider and to prevent admission to hospital or residential care. Rotherham MBC reserve the right to utilise secured hours as they see fit. Bidders must note that Consortium bids will not be accepted for this opportunity.


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Additional text

TUPE The current provider of this service considers that the European Community Acquired Rights Directive (77/187/EEC, as amended by Directive 98/50EC and consolidated in Directive 2001/23/EC) and the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 apply to the contract. Tenderers are therefore advised to seek independent professional advice on the implications of the Directive and the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 for their company should they be awarded the contract. Details of the staff entitled to transfer are included with this invitation to tender in Appendix 9 - TUPE Information this document is an attachment via the Yortender system In letting this contract and in accordance with the Code of Practice on Workforce Matters contained in ODPM Circular 03/2003, the current provider and the Council will apply the principles set out in the Cabinet Office Statement of Practice on Staff Transfers in the Public Sector, including the annex to it, 'A Fair Deal for Staff Pensions'. The details set out in this ITT are given in good faith and believed to be correct. However, RMBC does not warrant the accuracy of those details and each Tenderer should make its own appropriate enquiries.


Award information

Awarded date

6 April 2017

Contract start date

4 July 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Total value of contract

£269,594.84

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Mears Care

Address

Business Development Team, 2nd Floor, 26-28 Hyde Way, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 3UQ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Lorna Byne

Address

Riverside House
Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE
England

Telephone

+44 1709334159

Email

lorna.byne@rotherham.gov.uk

Website

http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/