Health services

Tender description

Hertfordshire County Council (the Council) is carrying out pre-procurement market engagement for the Integrated Rehabilitation Beds project. The Council and the 2 Hertfordshire CCG commission a range of care home beds providing a level of rehabilitation. These include Intermediate care, Enablement, Non weight-bearing, step down and discharge to assess. The Council and the CCGs have agreed a jointly funded tender for a new model to incorporate all these models into a single flexible bed type to be called Integrated Rehabilitation Beds. The scope of the project is to replace the several current bed types, allowing the level of rehabilitation to flex as each individual's needs develop. Person focused planning will allow timely completion of rehabilitation required within the beds, to allow prompt move onto the best destination for the individual. The current provision is in the region of 120 beds with a spend in excess of 5 000 000 GBP per annum. The Council are considering that potential providers will be required to deliver a single cost per bed, including additional therapy input and support from GP practices. Beds should be in groups of at least 8-10 to allow a core team skilled and focused on rehabilitation planning and delivers. It is currently anticipated that the Council will commence a procurement process in August 2016 with the new service commencing on 1.4.2017. The purpose of the Council's pre-procurement market engagement process is to allow and enable, potentially interested organisations with appropriate expertise and relevant experience to: — Outline and generate initial views/ideas around the outcomes, scope and the potential procurement strategy (i.e. with no commitment to themselves or the Council); — Engage with the Council to understand its challenges, intentions and desired Outcomes; — Provide informal input to help refine the Council's technical requirements; — Inform the Council of current market developments; — Enable the Council to understand how the Current Requirements could be shaped and delivered. This stage of the project allows the Council to understand the strengths and weaknesses of options and/or solutions available to deliver its outcomes. Furthermore, this process enables organisations to effectively plan for any potential forthcoming procurement.