Health and social work services

Tender description

This opportunity relates to the procurement of quality and sustainable home care and support services and will be accessed by: — Rotherham residents over 18 who have been assessed as eligible to receive home care and support and who receive care commissioned by the Council or the CCG, — home care and support recipients who have transitioned from Children and Young People Services (CYPS) to adulthood aged 18-25 years, — unpaid carers. People accessing the home and support service may experience dementia, learning disability, sensory impairment, autistic spectrum disorders, mental and emotional distress, severe physical impairment and/or acquired brain injury. The procurement will be undertaken in line with the light touch regime and in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015. This procurement is being undertaken jointly by RMBC with NHS Rotherham CCG (the CCG). This procurement is being undertaken jointly with NHS Rotherham CCG (the CCG). The Council will lead the procurement exercise to secure a new model of home care and support but the service specification has been designed with NHS Rotherham CCG and is very much a joint approach. Tier 1 — Lot 1: Rotherham North Lot 1, Lot 2 and Lot 3 home care and support service providers will be arranged over 2 tiers Tier 1 — Lots are defined by geographical zones. 3 providers will be appointed to this lot. This lot covers the zone of North Rotherham and Dearne Valley zone including Hoober, Rawmarsh, Silverwood, Swinton, Valley and Wath. Applicants appointed will be required to deliver service in the geographical zone they are appointed to, they may if they choose provide service in other parts of the Borough. Tier 2 providers are expected to provide service across the whole of the Borough however this is not a contractual requirement. There is no limit to the number of providers who can be appointed to Tier 2 status. Applicants that meet the quality threshold but are not appointed to Tier 1 will automatically be offered a place on Tier 2. The home care and support service will be accessed by: — Rotherham residents over 18 who have been assessed as eligible to receive home care and support, and who receive care commissioned by the Council or the CCG, — home care and support recipients who have transitioned from Children and Young People Services (CYPS) to adulthood aged 18-25 years, — unpaid carers. People accessing the home and support service may experience dementia, learning disability, sensory impairment, autistic spectrum disorders, mental and emotional distress, severe physical impairment and/or acquired brain injury. The home care and support service will meet the needs identified in a support plan. The types of service which will be delivered are described in the service specification. Rotherham Council is collaborating with NHS Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group (‘Participating Authorities’) and is acting as the lead authority to appoint providers for the provision of the services detailed in the application documentation. The participating authorities are independently responsible for each individual purchase agreement (individual packages for people accessing home care and support). The Council currently spends in the region of 11 300 000 GBP per annum and Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group currently spends in the region of 1 700 000 GBP per annum. However these levels are indicative and do not carry any guarantee of value or volume of business over the system term. Actual future needs may vary up or down. The system will commence on 1.4.2020 and will run for a period of 5 years. The current providers of this service considers the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 apply to this contract. Applicants are advised to seek independent professional advice on the application of these regulations for their company should they be awarded a contract. This procurement is being undertaken jointly with NHS Rotherham CCG (the CCG). The Council will lead the procurement exercise to secure a new model of home care and support but the service specification has been designed with NHS Rotherham CCG and is very much a joint approach. Tier 1 — Lot 2 – Rotherham South Lot 1, Lot 2 and Lot 3 home care and support service providers will be arranged over 2 tiers Tier 1 — Lots are defined by geographical zones. 3 providers will be appointed to this lot. This lot covers the zone of South Rotherham and Rother Valley: Anston and Woodsetts, Brinsworth and Catcliffe, Dinnington, Hellaby, Holderness, Maltby, Rother Vale, Wickersley. Applicants appointed will be required to deliver service in the geographical zone they are appointed to, they may if they choose provide service in other parts of the borough. Tier 2 providers are expected to provide service across the whole of the borough however this is not a contractual requirement. There is no limit to the number of providers who can be appointed to Tier 2 status. Applicants that meet the quality threshold but are not appointed to Tier 1 will automatically be offered a place on Tier 2. The home care and support service will be accessed by: — Rotherham residents over 18 who have been assessed as eligible to receive home care and support and who receive care commissioned by the Council or the CCG, — home care and support recipients who have transitioned from Children and Young People Services (CYPS) to adulthood aged 18-25 years, — unpaid carers. People accessing the home and support service may experience dementia, learning disability, sensory impairment, autistic spectrum disorders, mental and emotional distress, severe physical impairment and/or acquired brain injury. The home care and support service will meet the needs identified in a support plan. The types of service which will be delivered are described in the service specification. Rotherham Council is collaborating with NHS Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group (‘Participating Authorities’) and is acting as the lead authority to appoint providers for the provision of the services detailed in the application documentation. The participating authorities are independently responsible for each individual purchase agreement (individual packages for people accessing home care and support). The Council currently spends in the region of 11 300 000 GBP per annum and Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group currently spends in the region of 1 700 000 GBP per annum. However these levels are indicative and do not carry any guarantee of value or volume of business over the system term. Actual future needs may vary up or down. The system will commence on 1.4.2020 and will run for a period of 5 years. The current providers of this service considers the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 apply to this contract. Applicants are advised to seek independent professional advice on the application of these regulations for their company should they be awarded a contract. This procurement is being undertaken jointly with NHS Rotherham CCG (the CCG). The Council will lead the procurement exercise to secure a new model of home care and support but the service specification has been designed with NHS Rotherham CCG and is very much a joint approach. Tier 1 — Lot 3 – Rotherham Central Lot 1, Lot 2 and Lot 3 home care and support service providers will be arranged over 2 Tiers Tier 1: lots are defined by geographical zones. 3 providers will be appointed to this lot. This lot covers the zone of Central Rotherham including Boston Castle, Keppel, Rotherham East, Rotherham West, Sitwell, Wingfield. Applicants appointed will be required to deliver service in the geographical zone they are appointed to, they may if they choose provide service in other parts of the borough. Tier 2: providers are expected to provide service across the whole of the borough however this is not a contractual requirement. There is no limit to the number of providers who can be appointed to Tier 2 status. Applicants that meet the quality threshold but are not appointed to Tier 1 will automatically be offered a place on Tier 2. The home care and support service will be accessed by: — Rotherham residents over 18 who have been assessed as eligible to receive home care and support and who receive care commissioned by the Council or the CCG, — home care and support recipients who have transitioned from Children and Young People Services (CYPS) to adulthood aged 18-25 years, — unpaid carers. People accessing the home and support service may experience dementia, learning disability, sensory impairment, autistic spectrum disorders, mental and emotional distress, severe physical impairment and/or acquired brain injury. The home care and support service will meet the needs identified in a support plan. The types of service which will be delivered are described in the service specification. Rotherham Council is collaborating with NHS Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group (‘Participating Authorities’) and is acting as the lead authority to appoint providers for the provision of the services detailed in the application documentation. The participating authorities are independently responsible for each individual purchase agreement (individual packages for people accessing home care and support). The Council currently spends in the region of 11 300 000 GBP per annum and Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group currently spends in the region of 1 700 000 GBP per annum. However these levels are indicative and do not carry any guarantee of value or volume of business over the system term. Actual future needs may vary up or down. The system will commence on 1.4.2020 and will run for a period of 5 years. The current providers of this service considers the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 apply to this contract. Applicants are advised to seek independent professional advice on the application of these regulations for their company should they be awarded a contract. This procurement is being undertaken jointly with NHS Rotherham CCG (the CCG). The Council will lead the procurement exercise to secure a new model of home care and support but the service specification has been designed with NHS Rotherham CCG and is very much a joint approach. Lot 4: Specialist home care and support service Providers may apply for this lot if they are a specialist service in that their whole purpose has specific aims which are directed towards the relief by reason of disability and concern and are particular to a client group i.e. a learning disability organisation would support only people with learning disabilities, a mental ill-health organisation would only support people with mental ill-health and so on for sensory impairment or particular physical disability. There is no limit to the number of providers that can be appointed under this lot. Providers may work across the whole borough or choose to work in a geographical zone. The geographical zones are defined as follows: Rotherham North — Hoober, Rawmarsh, Silverwood, Swinton, Valley and Wath. Rotherham South — Anston and Woodsetts, Brinsworth and Catcliffe, Dinnington, Hellaby, Holderness, Maltby, Rother Vale, Wickersley Rotherham Central — Boston Castle, Keppel, Rotherham East, Rotherham West, Sitwell, Wingfield. The home care and support service will be accessed by: — Rotherham residents over 18 who have been assessed as eligible to receive home care and support and who receive care commissioned by the Council or the CCG, — home care and support recipients who have transitioned from Children and Young People Services (CYPS) to adulthood aged 18-25 years, — unpaid carers. People accessing the home and support service may experience dementia, learning disability, sensory impairment, autistic spectrum disorders, mental and emotional distress, severe physical impairment and/or acquired brain injury. The home care and support service will meet the needs identified in a support plan. The types of service which will be delivered are described in the service specification. Rotherham Council is collaborating with NHS Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group (‘Participating Authorities’) and is acting as the lead authority to appoint providers for the provision of the services detailed in the application documentation. The participating authorities are independently responsible for each individual purchase agreement (individual packages for people accessing home care and support). The Council currently spends in the region of 11 300 000 GBP per annum and Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group currently spends in the region of 1 700 000 GBP per annum. However these levels are indicative and do not carry any guarantee of value or volume of business over the system term. Actual future needs may vary up or down. The system will commence on 1.4.2020 and will run for a period of 5 years. This procurement is being undertaken jointly with NHS Rotherham CCG (the CCG). The Council will lead the procurement exercise to secure a new model of home care and support but the service specification has been designed with NHS Rotherham CCG and is very much a joint approach. Lot 5: Unpaid carers home care and support and breaks service Providers may apply for this lot only if they are a specialist service in that their whole purpose is directed towards the provision of service and support to the particular client group of unpaid carers. This lot will be awarded to one provider only. This provider will be expected to provide the service Borough Wide. Spend for this lot is in the region of 762 000 GBP per annum However these levels are indicative and do not carry any guarantee of value or volume of business over the system term. Actual future needs may vary up or down. The system will commence on 1.4.2020 and will run for a period of 5 years. The current providers of this service considers the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 apply to this contract. Applicants are advised to seek independent professional advice on the application of these regulations for their company should they be awarded a contract. Any provider appointed to any of the Lots 1-5 will automatically be awarded a position in Lot 6 and will be able to be considered for any future home care and support procurement activity including extra care, reablement and night visting.