Scope
Reference
5751
Description
The Services are split between two types of care:
- residential care and
- care home with nursing care, each of which are further delineated into sub-categories set out below
The Services therefore can fall into any of the following 5 categories (each a "Category"):
1. Care Home Placements (Residential)
2. Care Home Placements (Nursing)
3. Care Home Placements (Dementia Residential)
4. Care Home Placements (Dementia Nursing)
5. Care Home Placements (Discharge to Assess)
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Total value (estimated)
- £25,726,250 excluding VAT
- £30,871,500 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2030
- Possible extension to 30 September 2033
- 8 years
Description of possible extension:
1+1+1
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85144100 - Residential nursing care services
Contract locations
- UKJ - South East (England)
Lot 1. Care Home Placements (Residential)
Description
Residents in residential care homes will be mobile with little assistance required to get up or mobilise themselves, although some assistance may be required by 1 carer. Providers will be expected to support residents with their personal care, providing physical assistance and/or encouragement and/or training and/or advice to perform the below tasks (with the assistance of 1 carer), in accordance with the individual care needs of the residents and helping residents to be as independent as possible.
Lot value (estimated)
- £1,496,000 excluding VAT
- £1,795,200 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 2. Care Home Placements (Nursing)
Description
Nursing care residents have increased needs in addition to the general standard of care provided within residential care settings. In Nursing Care, a resident may require 2 carers at times to assist with some/all of their care needs, and a nurse to oversee or manage health needs that require frequent or complex intervention that can not be managed within a residential setting by Community Health teams.
A Registered Nurse creates and monitors care plans, and provides some treatments and medical interventions. This could include administering injections or intravenous medication, as well as treating wounds such as pressure sores or managing recovery after an operation.
Lot value (estimated)
- £5,181,000 excluding VAT
- £6,217,200 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 3. Care Home Placements (Dementia Residential)
Description
Residential care residents have increased needs related to their dementia in addition to the general standard of care provided within residential care settings. Although care is still expected to be provided by 1 carer the majority of the time, understandably this may take some more time to complete, and an increased level of expertise will be needed to understand the difficulties faced by residents living with dementia and in particular, their communication needs.
Residents living with dementia are likely to need more engagement and attention to try to address things such as walking with purpose around the home, looking for things that they feel they are expected to be doing. Bexley Council expect a level of activities in dementia services to reflect this, and that reflect the past and present interest of the resident groups, and be based on their pattern of the day, and not the homes' availability of staff.
In a residential service specialising in dementia care, there is an expectation that residents who may behave in ways that can cause challenges in providing their care, will need to have a multidisciplinary response to support them. Bexley Council expect to work in lock-step with providers in such circumstances, to ensure that residents are given every opportunity to have their needs fully met.
Lot value (estimated)
- £8,162,000 excluding VAT
- £9,794,400 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 4. Care Home Placements (Dementia Nursing)
Description
Dementia Nursing care involves specialist support for those living with complex healthcare needs as a result of their advanced dementia and other conditions they are living with.
Residents in Dementia Nursing Care will more often require 2 members of staff to meet their needs and staff in these homes receive additional and more specialist training in dementia and its associated impacts on residents to reflect the more complex needs of the residents they care for. Nurses will also be on site to help manage general health conditions, and some homes will have Registered Mental Health Nurses to manage complex mental health issues and medications.
Lot value (estimated)
- £4,620,000 excluding VAT
- £5,544,000 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Lot 5. Care Home Placements (Discharge to Assess)
Description
The Discharge to Assess (D2A) scheme is used for those who require a period of therapy led recovery and assessment of need following an acute hospital admission. This is needed to support seamless transition from the acute environment and ensure high quality patient care, timely assessment of a person's ability to return home or transfer to a long term appropriate care setting. It is also required to respond to the increased acuity that is currently being seen by vulnerable individuals following discharge from hospital.
Given the need to meet a wide variety of needs on the units and increased focus on recovery, services offering D2A are expected to have an increased specialism in this. The service could be expected to meet any needs a resident has across all categories of care, including both Nursing input and a specialism in Dementia.
Lot value (estimated)
- £6,267,000 excluding VAT
- £7,520,700 including VAT
Framework lot values may be shared with other lots
Same for all lots
CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.
Framework
Maximum number of suppliers
Unlimited
Maximum percentage fee charged to suppliers
0%
Framework operation description
Tendered rates
Selection based on price / quality evaluation
Award method when using the framework
With competition
Contracting authorities that may use the framework
Establishing party only
Submission
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
3 July 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
1 October 2025
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Cost | 70% |
| Quality | Quality | 30% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Competitive flexible procedure description
Restricted procedure
Contracting authority
London Borough of Bexley
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPHT-3331-XPPM
Civic Offices Watling Street
Bexleyheath
DA67AT
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@bexley.gov.uk
Region: UKI51 - Bexley and Greenwich
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government