Published date: 20 July 2021

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


Closing: 31 March 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Residential health facilities services - 85144000

  • Physical well-being services - 98330000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£850,424 to £1,133,898

Procurement reference

tender_260601/981365

Published date

20 July 2021

Closing date

31 March 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Integrated Commissioning Department of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster (the Authorities) have awarded two contracts to Open Age for the provision of a Bi-borough Older People's Preventative Service. The first contract will cover services delivered within the City of Westminster and the second will cover services delivered within Kensington & Chelsea.

The main outcomes for the bi-borough preventive service are to:

- Keep older residents healthy and independent
- Reduce loneliness and isolation
- Deliver services in a way to suit resident needs
- Ensure quality
- Meet increasingly complex needs

Open Age will deliver on the objectives and outcomes outlined above through the provision of a broad range of high-quality group activities. These will be positioned at the early stages of prevention and aimed at those older people who do not currently have high levels of health or care needs, or significant cognitive decline. Activities will be required to be easily accessible to all through a combination of dedicated older people's spaces, operate in a wide variety of community settings, and offer a remote (telephone and on-line) delivery strand.

Open Age will also provide support to target harder to reach groups or those who may need additional support to access the service. Open Age will work with Health, Social Care, voluntary sector providers and other partners to ensure easy referral routes into and out of the service.

Each contract will be for an initial period of 18 months, with the option to extend for a further 6 month period. During this term, services will be redesigned following significant changes caused by the pandemic, and a competitive procurement exercise will be undertaken for future service provision which continues to meet the needs of residents.

Award information

Awarded date

19 July 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Total value of contract

£1,133,898

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Open Age

Address

St Charles' Centre for Health & Wellbeing, Exmoor Street, London

Reference

Charity Commission reference: 1160125

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Westminster City Council

Address

64 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QP
England

Email

tenders@westminster.gov.uk