Supported Living Block Contracts 2023: Lot 1 – Homes for Living (Learning Disability/Autism). Lot 2 - Options for Support (Mental Health)

Description

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking a Provider/s to provide Care and Support under 2 block contract arrangement within 13 supported living services, 7 locations supporting people with a learning disability/autism and 6 locations supporting people with mental health conditions. The services vary in size and support a total of 124 service users. The Provider will provide high quality and person-centred care and support for people assessed by the Council or in exceptional circumstance the Integrated Care Board (ICB) as being eligible for health and social care support under the provisions of The Care Act 2014 and The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care 2022. The Provider must be a Care Quality Commission (CQC) Registered Provider to deliver this regulated activity. The Provider must have a good track record and be rated by CQC as ‘Good’ or above in 50% of their registered service portfolio or be rated ‘Good’ or above if they only have one other service. The Provider must have in post a registered person or Director who must have the qualifications, competence, skills, and experience necessary for the role. The Registered person or Director must not have been responsible for any serious misconduct or mismanagement while carrying out a regulated activity. The ownership of the properties is split between 4 Registered Landlords, it being a prerequisite for any contract award that any new care provider enters into agreements with these landlords for the purpose of using office accommodation (where this is available), and (where this is necessary) delivering housing management functions, on site. The Provider is required to deliver services via its support workers based at the locations 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including bank holidays and public holidays as required to meet the needs of Service Users within the Establishments. The Provider will ensure that all Staff have a new Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check carried out prior to undertaking work with Service Users and shall renew existing staff checks at regular intervals in line with guidance from the DBS service. Staff will be required to have the highest level of DBS check in accordance with the safe and fair recruitment guide set by Skills for Care. TUPE may apply to this contract. Lot 1: Homes for Living - Learning Disability and Autism Lot 1 - Homes for Living - Learning Disability and Autism (locations across Bucks in Aylesbury, Beaconsfield, High Wycombe, Princes Risborough, Chesham). All Services should operate a model of ‘Shared Supported Living’ (SSL). Further details available in the tender documents Lot 2: Options for Support – Mental Health Lot 2 - Options for Support – Mental Health (locations across Bucks in Aylesbury, High Wycombe, Princes Risborough, Amersham). The Services will operate 2 models of support. i) Most of the Services will operate a model of ‘Shared Supported Living’ (SSL). The Provider’s support staff will be based at the Service 24 hours a day 365 days a year and provide Shared Hours (core) support during the day. All Services have an element of Sleeping Night, Waking Night or On Call Support dependent on the assessed needs of the Service Users who reside there. Additional Hours support are also provided by the Provider where required to meet an assessed need. ii) Some Services will operate a model of ‘Independent Supported Living (ISL)’. The Provider will offer Additional Hours Support to the Service Users based on their assessed level of needs. There will be an on-call service that Service Users contact in an emergency. It should be noted that most ISL services operate from establishments where there is already a Shared Support Service on the site. Further details available in the tender documents