Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Buckinghamshire Council
Walton Street Offices
Aylesbury
HP20 1UA
Contact
Miss Helen Bold
helen.bold@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1296383660
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Discharge to Assess (D2A) Open List
Reference number
DN604106
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
Buckinghamshire Council is working in partnership with the Clinical Commissioning Group and the wider health and social care system to sustain and continue the development of a robust Discharge to Assess (D2A) pathway through the commissioning of home care packages and care home placements.
Buckinghamshire Council is seeking to build on its established list of care providers who would be willing to accept D2A service users. Care providers will be required to complete various pass/fail criteria to obtain access onto the list. When an individual requires a D2A placement, care providers will be selected from the list based on availability, the specific needs of the individual, affordability and accessibility. At times, we may need to acquire a number of domiciliary care hours in one geographic area or a number of care home beds in one location. On these occasions a block contract may be offered to one or several care providers on the open list.
Care providers will be expected to respond to referrals sent to them within 2 hours and pick up and start packages within 24 hours. They will also need to be flexible in response to requests to increase/decrease block provision as required to meet demand over this period.
Providers who have already successfully applied to join the list for these D2A services do not have to apply again.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2022/S 000-009236
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified
Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
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Date
5 April 2023
Local time
12:00pm
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Date
11 November 2022
Local time
5:00pm