Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Bexley
CIVIC OFFICES, 2 Watling Street
Bexleyheath
DA6 7AT
Contact
Procurement
Telephone
+44 2030455300
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI5 - Outer London – East and North East
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.londontenders.org/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.londontenders.org/
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
5807 - The provision of Care Act 2014 duties as Trusted Partners
Reference number
DN726061
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 Pathways alliance contract delegates Care Act duties including:
• The completion of Care Act assessments on behalf of the London Borough of Bexley for people with readily understood care and support needs, and their carers
• The completion of Care Act reviews on behalf of the London Borough of Bexley for people with care and support needs, and their carers. This includes a planned yearly review and unplanned reviews. Trusted Partner will become allocated named workers to a selection of Bexley residents. With the ASC pathways approach founded on relationships a review of a person’s care and support needs must be completed by the Trusted Partner who knows the person best, or the Trusted Partner chosen by the individual. Each person will have a named worker they can go to for support and guidance, or if things are changing. The named worker will be a Trusted Partner, able to complete assessments and will also be responsible for completing a planned yearly review or unplanned review of the person.
• The Contractors, will provide information, advice and guidance (IAG) to people needing adult social care support, on care and support options, financial assessment, promoting health and wellbeing, community resources and groups, benefits, transport etc
The London Borough of Bexley want people in Bexley to be able to make their own informed choices to live independent, healthy lives, remaining in their own homes for as long as possible. To achieve this, we will work together with local people and communities to explore a variety of ways to meet care and support needs. We will provide information, guidance and advice that helps people to make the best-informed choices for themselves and their families.
Adult social care in Bexley is committed to shaping the way services are delivered to embed these priorities, ensuring resident are able to access good quality services quickly and appropriately, preventing their needs from escalating and so avoiding more expensive support over the longer term. We want every person with care and support needs has choice and control on how their needs are met, recognising how important this is in supporting people to live the life they want.
We know that many people live independent lives with little or no Social Care support; however, if people do require care and support, we want people to:
a) Have care and support that enables them to live as they want to
b) Be in control of planning their own care and support with additional help as required by those who know and care about them
c) Have needs met effectively, efficiently and quickly
d) Facilitate proactive and preventative care support rather than reactive and crisis care.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI5 - Outer London – East and North East
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Pathways alliance contract delegates Care Act duties including:
• The completion of Care Act assessments on behalf of the London Borough of Bexley for people with readily understood care and support needs, and their carers
• The completion of Care Act reviews on behalf of the London Borough of Bexley for people with care and support needs, and their carers. This includes a planned yearly review and unplanned reviews. Trusted Partner will become allocated named workers to a selection of Bexley residents. With the ASC pathways approach founded on relationships a review of a person’s care and support needs must be completed by the Trusted Partner who knows the person best, or the Trusted Partner chosen by the individual. Each person will have a named worker they can go to for support and guidance, or if things are changing. The named worker will be a Trusted Partner, able to complete assessments and will also be responsible for completing a planned yearly review or unplanned review of the person.
• The Contractors, will provide information, advice and guidance (IAG) to people needing adult social care support, on care and support options, financial assessment, promoting health and wellbeing, community resources and groups, benefits, transport etc
The London Borough of Bexley want people in Bexley to be able to make their own informed choices to live independent, healthy lives, remaining in their own homes for as long as possible. To achieve this, we will work together with local people and communities to explore a variety of ways to meet care and support needs. We will provide information, guidance and advice that helps people to make the best-informed choices for themselves and their families.
Adult social care in Bexley is committed to shaping the way services are delivered to embed these priorities, ensuring resident are able to access good quality services quickly and appropriately, preventing their needs from escalating and so avoiding more expensive support over the longer term. We want every person with care and support needs has choice and control on how their needs are met, recognising how important this is in supporting people to live the life they want.
We know that many people live independent lives with little or no Social Care support; however, if people do require care and support, we want people to:
a) Have care and support that enables them to live as they want to
b) Be in control of planning their own care and support with additional help as required by those who know and care about them
c) Have needs met effectively, efficiently and quickly
d) Facilitate proactive and preventative care support rather than reactive and crisis care.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
8 October 2024
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
1 July 2024
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
London Borough of Bexley
Bexleyheath
DA6 7AT
Country
United Kingdom