Health and social work services

Tender description

Hertfordshire County Council (the “Council”) is currently out to procurement for the provision of an Early Support Discharge Service for Stroke. Further information in regards to this opportunity can be found in II.2.4) Description of the procurement field (OJEU Contract Notice refers). Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to “express interest” which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. Please see VI.3) Additional information for further information. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the e-Tendering system, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above. Hertfordshire County Council (the “Council”) covers a population of 1 200 000. Hertfordshire is a 2-tier Authority with 10 district and borough councils providing complementary local services to residents. There are 2 NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups covering the county. The Council provides a range of services, including social care for adults and children, schools and education, public libraries, public health, highway and road maintenance, environmental services, trading standards and household waste sites as well as a fire and rescue service. In Nov 2014 the Council awarded a new contract to one care provider to deliver stroke specific enabling support at home. The contract was split in to 2 parts, East and North Herts CCG area and Herts Valleys CCG area. The expectation is that Provider staff will co-locate and work closely with and under the direction of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) which includes OT’s, physios, community nurses and social care managers. The MDT has 2 bases, one in East and North Hertfordshire and the other in Herts Valleys. In line with the requirements of The Care Act 2014, Care Providers are required to focus on the well-being of the individual and the outcomes they want to achieve, helping them to have choice and control over their support and care needs. Additionally the multi-agency strategy Ageing Well in Hertfordshire 2014-2019 sets out key priorities to keep older people well, both physically and emotionally, enabling them to live in their own home for as long as they wish. The estimated total value of the Contract is stated in II.1.5 of this notice and is for the initial term inclusive of the approximate value for extensions. For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated annual value of the Contract will be approximately 233 000 GBP, in the event a part year being commissioned this sum will be paid pro rata. The Contract will be awarded for a core period of 20 months, from 1.8.2018, with the option to extend the Contract up to 1 further year. Please note that the Contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands. Please Note the TUPE Staffing Information for this procurement has been provided along with other documentation for this procurement. TUPE related information must be treated as protected data in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 and must be kept confidential. Therefore by accessing this Tender via Supply Hertfordshire and then the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree to undertake to treat the information as confidential and commercially sensitive at all times and take all reasonable steps to prevent any inadvertent disclosure to any third party. Organisations should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Tenderers should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their Tender, where appropriate.