Published date: 22 August 2016

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


Closing: 30 September 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Building services - 71315000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£20,000 to £80,000

Procurement reference

MBCECF

Published date

22 August 2016

Closing date

30 September 2016

Contract start date

10 November 2016

Contract end date

16 December 2016

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?

No

Description

Melton Borough Council (MBC) is located in the north of Leicestershire. The total population is approximately 50,000 with approximately half (25,000) living in the main town of Melton Mowbray.

An ageing population is putting growing pressure on the County & Borough Councils (the Councils) to facilitate Extra Care facilities in the town of Melton in order to support & divert those elderly residents who might otherwise require residential care.

The Councils are investigating options around premises which they own in the town with a view to produce a plan or plans which will address the expected future needs in the Borough. The County Council is engaging with boroughs & districts across the county with similar objectives.

Melton Borough Council is investigating its site at Gretton Court, currently a frail & elderly scheme for elderly people who wish to remain independent & live in a secure community. It is through a contract with the County Council re-categorized as an extra care for a fixed period of time. The County Council has already decided that the present facilities do not meet the minimum requirements for an extra care scheme in the medium/longer term, due in part to shared bathing facilities & the standards of the kitchens.

The County Council is, in parallel, investigating the potential redevelopment of other premises which it holds in the town.

Gretton Court needs investment, either to fulfil an upgraded role providing Extra Care units; or, if Gretton Court cannot be redeveloped to modern standards as a viable extra care unit, to redevelop the premises as a sheltered scheme. This consultancy centres on Melton's premises at Gretton Court & the potential for its redevelopment as a modern extra care facility, as part of an emerging strategy with the County to meet the urgent Extra Care needs in the Borough.

The requirement is specifically to:
• Identify option(s) for the future of Gretton Court as a facility to divert elderly people from residential care, specifically through new Extra Care facilities;
• Develop a paper based concept model which will identify the number of units which could be provided on the Gretton Court site within a sympathetic environment;
• To provide for a facility which meets, as a minimum, the extra care standards set out by the County Council;
• To consider the opportunities for including ancillary facilities, such as a best practice of innovation, working with the client. For example a gym.
• In consultation with the Borough's finance officers & the Head of Communities and Neighbourhoods (Head of Service), to set out the projected capital requirements, & the impacts over time on the Council's Housing Revenue Account & General Fund;
If an extra care facility is shown not to be viable, to identify the investment needed to retain it as an updated sheltered housing facility;
• To investigate potential sources for funding the initial costs;
• To complete the report by 16th December 2016.

More information

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

13 October 2016

Contract start date

24 October 2016

Contract end date

16 December 2016

Total value of contract

£11,450

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Pennington Choices Ltd

Address

Brookfield House, Grimsditch Lane (Off Tarporley Road), Norcott Brook, Cheshire. WA4 4EA

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Harry Rai

Address

Parkside, Station Approach, Burton Street,
Melton Mowbray
LE13 1GH
England

Email

hrai@melton.gov.uk