Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Lincolnshire County Council
Orchard House, Orchard Street
Lincoln
LN1 1BA
Contact
Mr Mark Fowell
mark.fowell@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1522554044
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF3 - Lincolnshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Active Recovery Beds 2023-24
Reference number
DN668187
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Lincolnshire Health and Care System is working to embed a home first culture and
approach to discharge and patient flow. There is a recognition that hospital acquired
functional decline results in less than optimal outcomes and people should be afforded the
opportunity to return directly home from hospital for longer term needs to be identified and
assessed in a more familiar setting.
Active Recovery Beds describe a pathway for a facility where people are ready to be
discharged from hospital but are not ready to return to their former home or level of
independence. They may require time, support, care and potentially therapies to enable
them to be re-abled to return home.
The Council wishes to commission a total of 40 Active Recovery Beds (July to December
2023) and 60 Active Recovery Beds (January to March 2024) in registered residential care
homes across the county. There will be between 10 and 20 Active Recovery Beds in each of
the three distinct geographic areas covering the East, South and West of Lincolnshire.
It is expected that the Council will contract with more than one Provider to meet the volume
requirement of Active Recovery Beds. Each care home will provide a minimum of 10 beds to
be used solely for the Active Recovery Bed service.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,728,200.4
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF3 - Lincolnshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Active Recovery Beds will support a person's transfer to the most appropriate setting
and will include an element of reablement that cannot be provided in a person’s own home
for a short period of time. The core principle of the service is to maximise independence and
enable the person to resume living at home safely in a time efficient manner and where
possible with a reduced package of care.
The service is not for all hospital discharges. The focus of the service is to support those with
complex needs requiring an integrated response, wand who can improve to enable them to
live at home independently with a reduced package of statutory care.
The service will also be accessible to those in the community where a short period of stay in a
bed based reablement setting would prevent an unnecessary hospital admission. This means
the service being accessible to community services such as the Falls Response Service and
EMAS.
Costs will be fixed at £929.14 per bed per week for the duration of the contract. This cost
reflects the complexity of the service.
Each Provider will provide a minimum of 10 beds to be used solely for the Active Recovery
Bed service.
The duration of any contracts resulting from this procurement will commence 1st July 2023
for a maximum period of 9 months to 31st March 2024. There are no options to extend this
contract.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,728,200
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Start date
1 July 2023
End date
31 March 2024
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Please see tender documents published on Procontract
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria
The Council requires that all Providers are registered with the Care Quality Commission
(CQC) and that care does not fall below the standards defined by the CQC’s Fundamental
Standards in the HSCA 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
The Active Recovery Beds service requires 24/7 accommodation within a registered nursing
home or residential care home.
Each care or nursing home will provide a minimum of 10 beds to be used solely for the Active
Recovery Bed service. The beds will need to be co-located in a single unit on the same floor,
or within their own wing. Ideally the beds will be located on the ground floor, where this is
not possible beds must be fully accessible.
However, if there are insufficient bids to meet the conditions, the Council reserves the right
to award contracts for fewer beds to any one care home and to award contracts to beds
located on different floors/not adjacent.
The accommodation must support the re-ablement activity as outlined in the individuals care
plan. For example, an accessible kitchen area and laundry room.
All rooms used for this Service must be large enough in size to enable care and support to be
given safely and effectively by a minimum of two staff members, and any required equipment
such as a hoist.
The Provider is expected to have sufficient staff members available to support each Active
Recovery Bed and meet the needs of each individuals care plan and identified goals.
The Provider will be expected to comply with the terms and conditions of the Council’s
existing residential framework contract:
https://professionals.lincolnshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/2148/residential-frameworkagreement-
2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.11) Main features of the award procedure
The evaluation of tender submissions will be based upon six stages, Business Information
Assessment and Award Criteria in respect of quality and highest concentration of beds,
location, and flexibility of provision.
Please see the tender documents for full details
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date
1 June 2023
Local time
11:55pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures
2 June 2023