Published date: 30 September 2022

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.


Closing: 6 November 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

LS16 6EB

Value of contract

£1,227,600 to £11,695,680

Procurement reference

tender_317545/1110065

Published date

30 September 2022

Closing date

6 November 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Light touch regime

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This notice is to inform the market there is a contract opportunity to provide complex homecare to those eligible for continuing healthcare in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire.

The purpose of the Complex Homecare service is to enable CHC eligible service users to remain in their own home, living as safely and independently as possible. For the purpose of this specification, complex homecare will involve the provision of some or all of the following:
- Up to 24 hour care in service users own home - (see section 5.1 for further detail)
- Personal Care
- Health Care
- Maintenance of independent living skills
- Domestic tasks including shopping, laundry and meal preparation
- Carer support, including night sitting and respite care

Complex Homecare Service Users require up to 24 hour care in their own home. The care can normally be provided by Health Care Assistants who develop specific skills to meet individual needs, are working to care plans developed by the Provider's qualified registered nurse and are closely supervised by a trained nurse. Very exceptionally a trained nurse may be required to deliver some of the care required.

Examples of complex clinical needs include, but are not limited to:
- Mechanical ventilation, suction or use of cough assist
- 24 hour invasive and non-invasive ventilation
- Multiple disabilities
- Tetraplegia and complex spinal injuries
- Final stages of some degenerative conditions
- Service Users requiring advanced competencies and/or case management by a qualified nurse
- Other intensive needs which may require continuous 24 hour care
These are in addition to the standard continuing healthcare domiciliary care service.

The Provider will be expected to deliver care to all complex homecare required by the Leeds continuing care service to Service Users eligible in the locations detailed within the contract awarded.

By the time the service commences providers must have;
a CQC rating of good overall and in the domains of safe, caring and responsive
a CQC registration for the regulated activities personal care and treatment of disease, disorder or injury
a CQC registered location in Leeds or within a 30 mile radius of Leeds City Centre
a compliant data security protection toolkit and
accessible secure email - secure email must be NHSmail or compliant with the secure email standard DCB1596.

More information

Links

Additional text

The application documents can be downloaded from the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board Sourcing portal at;
https://nhsleedsccg.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
and clicking on CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES .

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About the buyer

Address

Suites 2 - 4 WIRA House, West Park Ring Road
Leeds
LS16 6EB
England

Email

wyicb-leeds.prmbu@nhs.net