Health and social work services

Tender description

The Council is seeking applications from a number of providers to deliver care at home services (formerly known as domiciliary care). Providers will be expected to provide support to a full range of service users including those with complex health needs and end of life support at a level set out within this specification. As such, the service is being jointly commissioned by Cheshire East Council, Eastern Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group and South Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group. The principle objective of the service is to enable service users to remain in their own homes wherever possible, whilst preserving maximum independence, minimising risks, achieving outcomes and promoting quality of life. Provision is expected to complement and support informal carers where appropriate. The tender is divided into 10 lots and will be evaluated on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) with the award criteria for all lots being 60 % quality and 40 % price. Three prime providers will be contracted to deliver the services for a specified named patch within the Cheshire East footprint. Three prime providers will be contracted to deliver the services for a specified named patch within the Cheshire East footprint. Two prime providers will be contracted to deliver the services for a specified named patch within the CheshireEast footprint. The care at home framework with be used to commission care for adults to enable service users to remain in their own homes wherever possible, whilst preserving maximum independence, minimising risks, achieving outcomes and promoting quality of life. Provision is expected to complement and support informal carers where appropriate. Suppliers who are offered a framework contract will not be guaranteed any specific volume of work, but will be offered an opportunity to bid for care packages should the prime providers named within a specific lot area not be in a position to undertake the work available.