Step-Down Bed Service Estate provider

Tender description

CNWL is looking to commission 35 low to medium supported living beds to serve the boroughs of Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster. The service should also include enough staffing to enable 24hr staffing coverage in each property, as well as provision of ‘enhanced’ mental health & care co-ordination support to patients across these 35 beds meeting all requirements laid out below<br/><br/>The aim of this provision is to:<br/>- Support early discharge of patients from acute MH wards safely into the community, supporting a reduction in length of stay & releasing capacity<br/>- Support early discharge of CNWL service users in out of area beds, including, where necessary, co-ordinating service user repatriations<br/>- Provide recovery-focused environments that support service users to build independence, engage with activities of daily living and remain complaint with treatment<br/>- Provide social care support, particularly in relation to benefits and housing process<br/>- Refer/signpost patients to activities within the local community that will support recovery<br/>- Provide support to service users with discharge goals and ensure timely discharge is being facilitated from the step down project so it can continue to support flow<br/>- Work jointly with CNWL Teams and other relevant organisations to support referrals, patient care and discharge planning, and participate in/lead MDT Professionals meetings. Lot 1: The current contract was extended through the approval of a Single Tender Waiver (STW) as the Authority was unable to complete the planned procurement and award a new contract. This was due to significant changes in the service requirements that arose during the procurement process.<br/><br/>To ensure continuity of service while these changes were assessed, approval was granted for a Single Tender Waiver to extend the existing contract for a further 14 months. This extension provides the Authority with sufficient time to fully understand the impact of the revised requirements on service delivery and to undertake and complete a new compliant procurement process to secure the service for the future.