Published date: 31 March 2023

This notice was replaced on 12 July 2023

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Awarded contract (published 12 July 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£210,000

Procurement reference

CHEAST001-DN658763-52600277

Published date

31 March 2023

Closing date

3 May 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

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

The Cheshire East Community and Discharge Support Team (CDST) are looking to procure community sector support for Patients leaving Macclesfield and Leighton hospitals as well as people known to Cheshire East's Adult Social Care teams (ASC). People will require 7 day wrap around support on discharge from hospital or referral from ASC with a view to enabling them to be independent at home, this is likely to include:

o Transport home from hospital
o Emergency food parcels
o Hot meal delivery
o Medication collection and drop off
o Shopping
o Wellbeing checks
o Heating
o Lighting
o Initial light cleaning.
o Signposting to other relevant services for example food banks or befriending for on-going support
o Obvious home safety issues which require attention
o Transport to medical appointments
o Advocacy

The provider will work with Cheshire East Council's Community Support Connectors and its partners, undertaking your own needs assessment to manage the need or refer to your partners as appropriate to achieve the outputs and outcomes required.

The contract is split into 2 LOTS:
LOT 1 - NORTH
LOT 2 - SOUTH

More information

Additional text

Suppliers need to be registered on the Chest at https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ Reference Number DN658763

About the buyer

Contact name

Tracy Roberts

Address

Westfields
Middlewich Road
Sandbach
CW11 1HZ
England

Telephone

+44 1270686973

Email

tracy.roberts@cheshireeast.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/