Published date: 25 April 2017
Last edited date: 25 April 2017
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
East Midlands
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
LGSS001-DN234818-12756707
Published date
25 April 2017
Closing date
26 May 2017
Contract start date
9 June 2017
Contract end date
8 June 2021
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
Northamptonshire County Council is a large forward thinking local authority now inviting older person's care and nursing homes to tender for a contract. The Council is moving forward with a new approach to supporting residential and nursing placements through Preferred Provider and brokerage systems.
Successful tenders will form a cohort of Preferred Providers. The new brokerage service will work with Preferred Providers to help older people easily and quickly source care of their choice that is of good quality, local and affordable.
Providers are asked to tender to become a Preferred Provider of the Authority. Preferred Providers will be those that contract for, and make available affordable residential and nursing beds, in relation to the local Authority's Expected to Pay Rate.
We have made the process of tendering easy, and for current NCC Framework Agreement 2016 providers, it is even easier, as the necessary checks have already been carried out.
All current placements will continue on previously agreed Payment Rates, as per the relevant Service Order. New Service Orders will be based on the new Dynamic Purchasing Agreement price.
All older person's residential and nursing care homes are encouraged and invited to tender, including those that are currently on the NCC Framework and out of county providers. By contracting with the Authority, through this time limited tender process, residential and nursing homes have the opportunity to not only become part of the Preferred Provider cohort, but will be able to bid for any mini competition blocks that might be available in the future.
The opportunity to become a Preferred Provider is currently limited to this tender exercise and is time limited.
We have made the process of tendering easy, and for current NCC Older Persons' Framework providers it is even easier, as the necessary checks have already been carried out.
For anyone who would like hands on support in working the web based tender process, support is available in time allocated slots, on request, by emailing the joint Northamptonshire/ Cambridgeshire Procurement Team at Procurement@northamptonshire.gov.uk:
Monday, 24 April 2017, 10am to 4pm, Kettering Corn Market Hall,
Kettering, Northamptonshire NN15 7QX
Tuesday, 2 May 2017, 1pm to 4pm, Guildhall, Northampton NN1 1DE
The deadline for submitting a tender is 12pm Friday 26 May 2017.
About the buyer
Contact name
Thomas Clarke
Address
John Dryden House
8-10 The Lakes
Northampton
NN4 7YD
England
thomas.clarke@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
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