Published date: 25 October 2024

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Awarded contract (published 4 November 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£13,650,392

Procurement reference

DORST001-DN726166-72534990

Published date

25 October 2024

Closing date

8 July 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

25 November 2024

Contract end date

24 November 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This procurement is to enable the award of a contract to a single strategic level provider, to deliver high quality and outcome led care and support, across several ECH sites and schemes.

The contract period will be for an initial period of five (5) years, with an option to extend the contract by a further two (2) periods of one (1) year each.

'In Dorset a scheme is defined as extra care accommodation if it contains self-contained apartments and communal facilities, offers hot meals on site, and has an on-site care team available 24/7. The schemes are designed to accommodate people with a wide range of care needs, up to and including end of life care, it can also include people with a Learning Disability or Mental Health issue and can cater for adults of all ages where the Extra Care environment is deemed appropriate.'

The Council has approved a new commissioning and procurement model, covering four (4) existing extra care housing and housing with care schemes used by the council.

The model also covers the commissioning of care and support services across new extra care housing, developed over the next five (5) years, through a proposed ECH Development Partnership.

Much of the existing extra care housing provision commissioned by the council, does not provide a 24/7 model of onsite care and support and as a consequence, is not able to meet the needs of Dorset's most vulnerable residents who need extra care housing to remain independent.

Whereas existing extra care housing tenants will experience changes in service levels between April 2025 and 2028 that will benefit them, they may be impacted by the change in need levels and the increased number of tenants with higher care needs. The small but significant number of self-funders living in the existing schemes, may be impacted by increases in weekly core support charges.

To address this the provider will be required to work with and support the council in progressing a robust and well managed transformation plan. Given the service and funding changes that will come with the new contract, affecting over 200 older residents living across four extra care housing sites, a provider with the management capacity and resources to manage this complexity is needed.

Award information

Awarded date

9 October 2024

Contract start date

25 November 2024

Contract end date

24 November 2029

Total value of contract

£13,650,392

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Apex Prime Care Ltd

Address

14 Bartram Road Totton Hampshire SO40 9JG

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Local office - 9 Jubilee Court, Paceycombe Way, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 3AE

About the buyer

Contact name

Greg Jackson

Address

Dorset Council
County Hall, Colliton Park
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ
England

Telephone

+44 1305225093

Email

gregory.jackson@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

Website

https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk