Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL
WESTFIELDS
SANDBACH
CW11 1HZ
William.tyler@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD62 - Cheshire East
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/home.aspx
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
Provision of Mental Health Blocked Beds at Eden Mansions Care Home
Reference number
1401 / C2130
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This WARN is for the block booking arrangement for the provision of nursing dementia care services in an accommodation-based setting and is designed to support both hospital discharge and hospital avoidance.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £936,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD62 - Cheshire East
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This WARN is for the block booking arrangement for the provision of nursing dementia care services in an accommodation-based setting and is designed to support both hospital discharge and hospital avoidance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
The reason for the blocked booked mental health beds arose due to unprecedented demand in mental health referrals and psychiatric hospital admissions during 2021. There have also been significant pressures on care provision over the past 24 months as a direct result of the Covid- 19 pandemic. As a result, we have had significant issues in sourcing care for older people with advanced dementia and challenging behaviour.
Alongside this, the acuity of mental ill health has risen very significantly with a rise in Mental Health Act assessments locally and nationally. There are bed shortages and on a daily basis people in the community, general hospitals A+E departments and wards, police stations and care homes, have been assessed as needing to be admitted, under the Mental Health Act, to a psychiatric ward but there are no beds available here.
In addition to this we have high numbers of people that are unable to be discharged, and as a result have been on psychiatric wards for much longer than usual, with delays over 60 days being regularly noted in acute care meetings and the 'MADE' meetings.
'Multi Agency Discharge Events' were introduced under the NHS England framework to improve patient flow, look at blockages and how these can be reduced and challenge, improve and simplify discharge processes.
We have been working with all our care homes (those with suitable registration) to try and arrange EMI nursing beds, but the demand has outstripped the supply. Furthermore, placements often breakdown when people living with dementias mental health deteriorates. The blocked booked beds are preventing admissions by providing suitable urgent short-term provision in the care home market which we are currently unable to achieve. Many of the admissions to psychiatric wards could then potentially be diverted to less restrictive alternatives.
The blocked booked beds are monitored via the fortnightly contract meetings. Service users are discussed to ensure bed flow and demonstrate value for money. Utilisation of these beds has remained high throughout the previous 12 months and as services of this nature remain in high demand but short supply, there is confidence that these beds will continue to receive a high volume of use over the next 12 months.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1401 / C2130
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31 March 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Barker Care Limited (also known as Cedar Care Homes)
Eden Mansions, Station Road
Styal, Wilmslow
SK9 4HD
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD62 - Cheshire East
Companies House
01385930
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £936,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £936,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom