Awarded contract

Provision of an Enhanced Assessment Beds Service

Details

Buyer: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Supplier(s): 8 suppliers
Dovedale Court
Dovedale Court Nursing Home
Lyndon Hall Nursing Home
Princess Lodge Ltd
Richmond Court Nursing Home Ltd — Caldene Rest Home
The Gables
Waterside Nursing Home
Wood Green Nursing Home
Value: £4,926,364.56
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 9 October 2023
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Sandwell Council wishes to appoint multiple Contractor(s) to provide an Enhanced Assessment Nursing Beds Service within care homes that are registered with the Care Quality Commission and are located within the borough of Sandwell. There are various Lots available to tender for, of which further information can be found in the ITT. The Enhanced Assessment Beds Service has as its primary function the prevention of admission to hospital or facilitation of discharge from hospital through a rapid, co-ordinated response and by operating 7 days a week. The service specifications outline the main aims of the provisions, the services to be provided within the contract and the connections to other services in the community. Lot 2: Enhanced Assessment Beds Service: Nursing and Dementia Nursing – non weight bearing beds only Please see ITT documentation. Additional information: The contract will run from 1st October 2021 to 30th September 2022 with the option to extend to 30th September 2023, with agreement. Lot 4: Enhanced Assessment Beds Service: Step Up Nursing and Step Up Dementia Nursing Please see ITT documentation. Additional information: The contract will run from 1st October 2021 to 30th September 2022 with the option to extend to 30th September 2023, with agreement. Lot 5: Enhanced Assessment Beds Service: Complex Dementia Nursing Please see ITT documentation. Additional information: The contract will run from 1st October 2021 to 30th September 2022 with the option to extend to 30th September 2023, with agreement. Lot 1: Enhanced Assessment Beds Service: Nursing and Dementia Nursing Please refer to ITT documentation. Additional information: The contract will be in place for 12 months from 1st October 2021 to 30th September 2022, with the option to extend to 30th September 2023, with agreement.

Timeline

Completed: Award date7 September 2021
Completed: Award published9 October 2023
Current notice

About the buyer

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is a local authority covering the Black Country, and advertises its contract opportunities through In-Tend, its electronic procurement portal. Suppliers register with In-Tend to receive alerts on contracts in their sector and request tender documents. Social value counts alongside price when contracts are awarded, weighing the wider benefit to Sandwell's communities. Think Sandwell, the council's business gateway, links local companies to the tendering system and supports bids from social enterprises and the voluntary sector. Contract procedure rules and a public contracts register set out how each tender is run.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, repair and maintenance and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services
85144100 · Residential nursing care services
85300000 · Social work and related services
85310000 · Social work services
85311000 · Social work services with accommodation
85320000 · Social services
98000000 · Other community, social and personal services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council.gov