ASCH-2223-001 Provision for Care and Support Contract at Honeypot Lane – Extra Care Scheme.

Tender description

The Council is seeking tenders for Provision for Care and Support Contract at Honeypot Lane – Extra Care Scheme. For a maximum period of 5 years. An initial 3-year contract with the option to extend for upto a further two years. The Council can decide to extend up to full duration of 2 years or multiple extensions of a shorter period of time. However, the maximum of all the aggregate extensions is set at 2 years. The overall maximum duration of the contract will be limited to 5 years period. Lot 1: Honey Pot Lane is the first purpose built Extra Care scheme developed by Brent Council. Supplier must have a minimum turnover £2.1m in any of the one year in the last three year audit history to bid for the project. Other qualifying criteria's are mentioned in the tender and on Due North Portal. Of the 61 available units, 5 will be used as step down units to support residents after a stay on a hospital ward that are medically well but unable to return home and would benefit from a step down service within the community. They will access rehabilitation and re-ablement in support to help them safely return home, as an alternative to another temporary setting such as a care home. The care and support provider will work with care management and OT teams to support recovery and rehabilitation so residents feel able to do as much as they can for themselves prior to returning home.