Social work services with accommodation

Tender description

A number of contracts for pre-purchased beds within care homes in Shropshire are due to expire during 2018. The Council wish to retain the current volume of pre-purchased beds and therefore is inviting tenders from care homes who are able to offer 3, 6 or 10 beds for nursing and/or nursing with dementia care. The total number of beds being sought via this tender is 19. Shropshire Council are committed to securing quality provision in a range of care homes located north of Shrewsbury, either in Shropshire or a reasonable distance from the border, for older people, for nursing care and nursing with dementia care. A number of contracts for pre-purchased beds within care homes in Shropshire are due to expire during 2018. The Council wish to retain the current volume of pre-purchased beds and therefore is inviting tenders from care homes who are able to offer 3, 6 or 10 beds for nursing and/or nursing with dementia care. The total number of beds being sought via this tender is 19. Lot 1 – 3 Nursing with Dementia Care beds. Start date April 2018. The majority of the beds within the contracts will be for long term care. Contracts for a combination of nursing care beds and nursing with dementia care beds may include one or two short term care beds (depending on the overall size of the contract). The contracts for the beds will be for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years: Commencement date of the contracts will link with expiry date of current contracts. On the basis of these expiry dates likely commencement date for Lot 1 is April 2018. The Council will allow phased contracts, whereby a proportion of the beds are available from the commencement date and the balance of the beds are made available preferably within 1 month of the commencement date. If providers with expiring block contracts for nursing, or nursing with dementia beds, are successful in securing contracts via this tender, beds and residents in the expiring contracts will transfer to the new contract. Shropshire Council are committed to securing quality provision in a range of care homes located north of Shrewsbury, either in Shropshire or a reasonable distance from the border, for older people, for nursing care and nursing with dementia care. A number of contracts for pre-purchased beds within care homes in Shropshire are due to expire during 2018. The Council wish to retain the current volume of pre-purchased beds and therefore is inviting tenders from care homes who are able to offer 3, 6 or 10 beds for nursing and/or nursing with dementia care. The total number of beds being sought via this tender is 19. Lot 2 – 3 Nursing with Dementia Care beds and 3 General Nursing Care beds. Start date May 2018. The majority of the beds within the contracts will be for long term care. Contracts for a combination of nursing care beds and nursing with dementia care beds may include one or two short term care beds (depending on the overall size of the contract). The contracts for the beds will be for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years: Commencement date of the contracts will link with expiry date of current contracts. On the basis of these expiry dates likely commencement date for Lot 2 is May 2018. The Council will allow phased contracts, whereby a proportion of the beds are available from the commencement date and the balance of the beds are made available preferably within 1 month of the commencement date. If providers with expiring block contracts for nursing, or nursing with dementia beds, are successful in securing contracts via this tender, beds and residents in the expiring contracts will transfer to the new contract. Shropshire Council are committed to securing quality provision in a range of care homes located north of Shrewsbury, either in Shropshire or a reasonable distance from the border, for older people, for nursing care and nursing with dementia care. A number of contracts for pre-purchased beds within care homes in Shropshire are due to expire during 2018. The Council wish to retain the current volume of pre-purchased beds and therefore is inviting tenders from care homes who are able to offer 3, 6 or 10 beds for nursing and/or nursing with dementia care. The total number of beds being sought via this tender is 19. Lot 3 – 7 Nursing with Dementia Care beds and 3 General Nursing Care beds. Start date September 2018. The majority of the beds within the contracts will be for long term care. Contracts for a combination of nursing care beds and nursing with dementia care beds may include one or two short term care beds (depending on the overall size of the contract). The contracts for the beds will be for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years: Commencement date of the contracts will link with expiry date of current contracts. On the basis of these expiry dates likely commencement date for Lot 3 is September 2018. The Council will allow phased contracts, whereby a proportion of the beds are available from the commencement date and the balance of the beds are made available preferably within 1 month of the commencement date. If providers with expiring block contracts for nursing, or nursing with dementia beds, are successful in securing contracts via this tender, beds and residents in the expiring contracts will transfer to the new contract.