Published date: 20 June 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 2 August 2019

Contract summary

Industry

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Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£312,000

Procurement reference

LEICSCC001-DN416438-44467996

Published date

20 June 2019

Closing date

2 August 2019

Contract start date

4 November 2019

Contract end date

31 October 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

In line with Leicestershire County Council's (LCC) Adult Social Care (ASC) Strategy 2016-20, this service has been designed to ensure that Service Users get the right level and type of support, at the right time, in order to help prevent, reduce or delay the need for ongoing support and maximise their independence.
The health and care system across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) is being transformed through the Better Care Together (BCT) partnership. The partnership includes NHS organisations working alongside local authorities and a range of independent, voluntary and community sector providers. The partnership aims to keep more people well and out of hospital; move care closer to home, provide care in a crisis and deliver high quality, specialist care. In the future health and care will be delivered in community settings, with all partners focused on reducing unnecessary admissions to hospitals and care homes, reducing delayed discharges from hospital and providing a much stronger platform of integrated and preventative services.
It is recognised that there is an expanding older persons' population with increasing health and social care needs which necessitates a new approach to commissioning services, shifting the focus from time and task activities, to the achievement of results through Person Centred planning and flexible service delivery.
The Discharge Response Team (DRT) Service is designed to provide short-term home care services for people who are medically fit for discharge from hospital and have ongoing care or reablement needs in the community. DRT will mobilise quickly with very short notice to provide interim or "bridging" care and support to adults assessed as eligible for care, immediately after discharge from hospital, until their care package is set up and delivery commences.
The DRT Service has been developed and managed in partnership by Leicestershire County Council and University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) to support discharges from hospital and, in addition to home care bridging services, also offers a "Take Home and Settle" service and "Safe and Well" checks for adults leaving hospital, both of which are funded by UHL


About the buyer

Contact name

Kayley Lakin

Address

County Hall
Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RA
England

Telephone

+44 1162054085

Email

kayley.lakin@leics.gov.uk

Website

http://www.leicestershire.gov.uk