Section one: Contracting authority/entity
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
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.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2023/S 000-012870
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
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Description of the procurement
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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.
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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. The Council will reserve the option to extend the contracts for up to 4 periods each of up to 6 months in duration beyond 31st March 2024. This would give a maximum total potential contract period of up to 2 years and 9 months. Any extended contract will end no later than 31st March 2026. During the extension period(s) it is expected that, as per the initial contract period, 40 beds will be required consistently, and the increase of 20 additional beds will be required for no more than 3 months between January and March during any period of extension.
In addition, the Council will reserve the right to pause all or part of a contract for all or part of an extension period as demand for access to the service requires. This may result in a reduction of the number of Active Recovery Beds commissioned during all or part of any extension period. Providers will be given notice as to any decisions regarding any extension or pausing of contracts.
Uplifts to payment rates (if any) will be set by the Council on an annual basis and in line with other similar contracts between the provider and Council.
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Estimated value
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Value excluding VAT: £1,728,200
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Value excluding VAT: £6,076,575
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Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
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Start date
1 July 2023
End date
31 March 2024
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Start date
1 July 2023
End date
31 March 2026