Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Medway Council
Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road
Chatham
ME4 4TR
Contact
Mr James Welch
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ41 - Medway
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
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 an Assessment Bed Service
Reference number
DN724242
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Medway Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered residential care provider located in Medway to provide an Assessment Bed Service. The service will care for working age adults and older people, with or without a dementia.
The service will provide eight assessment beds, ideally situated on a separate unit/wing within a residential care. Individuals placed into the service will be medically stable but require further support and assessment to determine long term care needs, or short-term support to return to independence.
The aims of the service are:
• To deliver residential care and support to adults in Medway demonstrating evidence of cognitive impairment linked to the unfamiliarity of their hospital admission or acute episode. It is envisaged the assessment beds will be primarily used for older people with complex needs and or behaviours that challenge.
• To reduce a person’s length of stay in hospital and prevent deconditioning by facilitating a safe, planned discharge from hospital into an appropriate care setting.
• To care for individuals in a non-clinical environment for up to six weeks. Allowing people to settle and return to their optimal baseline of health prior to Adult Social Care, or other health professionals’ undertaking long term care need assessments.
• To improve the individual’s physical and mental health and wellbeing, to a point where they can be safely discharged home, with or without a package of care, or into a long-term care placement.
• To help adults in Medway to live independently for as long as possible.
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: £1,285,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ41 - Medway
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Medway Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered residential care provider located in Medway to provide an Assessment Bed Service. The service will care for working age adults and older people, with or without a dementia.
The service will provide eight assessment beds, ideally situated on a separate unit/wing within a residential care. Individuals placed into the service will be medically stable but require further support and assessment to determine long term care needs, or short-term support to return to independence.
The aims of the service are:
• To deliver residential care and support to adults in Medway demonstrating evidence of cognitive impairment linked to the unfamiliarity of their hospital admission or acute episode. It is envisaged the assessment beds will be primarily used for older people with complex needs and or behaviours that challenge.
• To reduce a person’s length of stay in hospital and prevent deconditioning by facilitating a safe, planned discharge from hospital into an appropriate care setting.
• To care for individuals in a non-clinical environment for up to six weeks. Allowing people to settle and return to their optimal baseline of health prior to Adult Social Care, or other health professionals’ undertaking long term care need assessments.
• To improve the individual’s physical and mental health and wellbeing, to a point where they can be safely discharged home, with or without a package of care, or into a long-term care placement.
• To help adults in Medway to live independently for as long as possible.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 70%
Price - Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
There is an additional option to extend the contract for a further 12 months.
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
Open 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-017581
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Provision of an Assessment Bed Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10 September 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Victory Care Home Ltd
Portland
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ41 - Medway
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,144,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Medway Council
Chatham
Country
United Kingdom