Health and social work services

Tender description

Leicester City Council (the Authority) undertook a procurement process to identify and appoint service providers for the provision of 12 short- term residential care beds for individuals who require a short period of assessment of up to 6 weeks to enable them to return home or to be moved into the right setting for that individual, either following a hospital stay or where an individual has experienced a health or social care crisis in their own home. The Authority required these 12 beds to be provided, 6 each, within 2 separate care homes located within the geographic boundary of the city of Leicester. The Contracts will be for an initial period of 2 years to commence on 3.7.2017 with an option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Authority, for a further period or periods up to a total of 3 years, taking the contract term to a maximum of 5 years. Leicester City Council (the Authority) undertook a procurement process to identify and appoint service providers for the provision of 12 short- term residential care beds for individuals who require a short period of assessment of up to 6 weeks to enable them to return home or to be moved into the right setting for that individual, either following a hospital stay or where an individual has experienced a health or social care crisis in their own home. The Authority required these 12 beds to be provided, 6 each, within 2 separate care homes located within the geographic boundary of the city of Leicester. The Contracts will be for an initial period of 2 years to commence on 3.7.2017 with an option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Authority, for a further period or periods up to a total of 3 years, taking the contract term to a maximum of 5 years.