Care Home Placements for Patients Newly Requiring Continuing Health Care and Step Up/Step Down Beds

Midlands & Lancashire CSU on behalf of Wolverhampton CCG are seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified providers for Nursing Home Placements for Patients Newly Requiring NHS Continuing Healthcare and patients requiring step up/step down placements.

It is the intention of the commissioning organisation to establish a framework agreement. The framework agreement will be split into six lots as follows:

• Lot 1 – Step Up/Step Down – Residential • Lot 2 – Step Up/Step Down – Elderly mental Ill (EMI) Residential • Lot 3 – Step Up/Step Down – Nursing • Lot 4 – Continuing Healthcare for Patients with Physical Disability • Lot 5 – Continuing Healthcare for Patients with Mental Health Needs (under 65) • Lot 6 – Continuing Healthcare for Patients with Mental Health needs (over 65)

Interested parties are invited to bid for any single lot, any combination of lots or all lots.

The contract will initially be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years at the sole discretion of the commissioner.

The CCG is seeking expressions of interest and submission of a completed tender by 18th June at 1700hrs. This procurement is being run following the open process – therefore all parties expressing an interest in this requirement will be invited to submit a tender. Following the receipt of expressions of interest, tender documents will be made available to interested parties. Tenders and/or expressions of interest received after 18th June at 1700hrs shall not be accepted.

Additional information: Candidates wishing to be considered must register their expression of interest & provide additional procurement-specific information (by completing an ITT) through the portal as follows: i) Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). ii) Once registered, candidates must express interest by a) logging-in to the Midlands & Lancashire CSU e-Tendering portal, b)selecting response to advert and ITT, c) select Open Access ITT, d) search for and access listing related to this contract and view details, e) click on Express Interest link iii) Once you have expressed interest, access the My ITTs page where you can download documentation (if required) & construct your reply as instructed. You must submit your reply on the website by the deadline stated. For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the BravoSolution Help-desk on 0800 368 4850 or [email protected].

It is anticipated that once the framework is in place, the majority of CHC Nursing Home placements in the Wolverhampton area will be made through its utilisation. It is expected that the majority of call-offs will be made by direct award, although the commissioner reserves the right to run mini-competitions as required. The general methodology for call-off and the conduct of mini-competitions will be made available in the Instructions to Tenderers document which will be made available to all organisations expressing an interest. Providers should be aware that the commissioner intends to let a number of block contracts as part of this process namely: • 35beds to be purchased on a block basis for CHC Patients with Physical Disability • 15 beds to be purchased on a block basis for CHC Patients with Mental Health Needs (over 65) Details of the methodology for letting these block contracts are laid out in the ITT Supplement. Bidders are advised that blocks will be divided into blocks of 5 beds. Bidders will be permitted to bid for a maximum of one block each. The services to which this advertisement relates are for Health Services and therefore remain within the scope of Part B of Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended). Neither placement of this advertisement nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any Regulations, save those applicable to Part B services.