Published date: 2 November 2023

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


Closing: 31 December 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Community health services - 85323000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£284,949 to £569,898

Procurement reference

WARN 1352

Published date

2 November 2023

Closing date

31 December 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 January 2023

Contract end date

31 December 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: WAIVER APPROVAL OF COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS / RECORD OF NON ADHERENCE TO THE COUNCIL'S FINANCE AND CONTRACT PROCEDURE RULES

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This service provides support for patients leaving hospital via two service strands.

The first involves providing 'Assisted Discharge from Hospital'. Here, a staff member would support the patient to leave the hospital with transportation granted by the provider; this would also include the patient being settled in their home (note: this can also include transport from intermediate care). The latter support can be for a period of up to 4 hrs. This service is particularly helpful for patients with a physical disability/frailty who do not available support from a family member/friend. This will be provided at Macclesfield Hospital (weekdays only due to insufficient current demand at the weekend) and at Leighton Hospital (weekends only due to direct funding from MCHT being provided during the week and a history of referrals).

Patients requiring additional assistance can then be helped for a further 2 week period through the 'Support at Home' element of the contract. This includes visits/phone calls and the delivery of practical tasks such as wellbeing checks, redeeming a prescription for the user, help in getting food, conveyance to any medical appointments where the user is unable to travel themselves. Signposting also takes place to other services where appropriate. This includes People Helping People, Occupational Therapy etc. The Support at Home capacity can be flexed to provide additional support for hospitals (including at the weekends) subject to demand.

The aim of the service is to support the early discharge of patients from hospital and to ensure the patient is not readmitted. This reduces pressure both on hospital services as well as Adult Social Care. It is of note that pressures have been particularly high on Acute Services over the last 24 months.

Award information

Awarded date

31 December 2022

Contract start date

1 January 2023

Contract end date

31 December 2024

Total value of contract

£569,898

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

British Redcross

Address

Head Office - 44 Moorland, London EC2Y 9AL Local Office - Egerton Court, Haig Road, Knutsford, WA16 8AX

Reference

Charity Commission reference: 220949

Value of contract

£569,898

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

Additional details

The contract is directly awarded for 12 months from 1st January 2023 until 31st December 2023 with a 1x12months option to extend from 1st January 2024 until 31st December 2024.

About the buyer

Contact name

Sharifullah Danesh

Address

WESTFIELDS
SANDBACH
CW111HZ
England

Telephone

01270 686592

Email

sharif.danesh@cheshireeast.gov.uk