Published date: 9 August 2024

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Awarded contract (published 13 September 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£80,000

Procurement reference

LEICSCC001-DN737550-96607418

Published date

9 August 2024

Closing date

31 March 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Direct award

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Care home providers consistently reported that there was a lack of trust in relation to the information provided by hospitals about the health and care needs of their residents. They found that often residents returned from hospital with very different needs compared to those prior to admission. This placed the person and care home at risk as they were not prepared, and in some circumstances, could not meet the needs of individuals. Due to this, many care homes insisted on visiting the resident in hospital before they accepted them back into their care. This caused a delay in the person leaving hospital, putting them at increased risk of acquiring infection, continued disorientation and the emotional impact of not needing to be in hospital and wanting to return home. It also resulted in a delay in discharge and impacted bed availability in acute and community hospital settings.

In response to this, a trusted assessor (1 FTE) was appointed through EMCare (local umbrella care provider body) to support this initiative in 2019. DMT agreed the service expansion to include a further FTE TA. This was arranged via a grant agreement (iBCF), however no formal procurement to support this was undertaken.
Exception request for current financial year, pending consideration of formal procurement should continuation of service beyond current year be expected.

Award information

Awarded date

31 March 2024

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£80,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

East Midlands Care Ltd

Address

167 London Road, Leicester, LE2 1EG

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Martin Hall

Address

County Hall
Leicester Road, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RA
England

Telephone

+44 1163053623

Email

martin.hall@leics.gov.uk

Website

https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html