Care Home Strategic Assessment

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Aberdeenshire’s Health and Social Care Partnership (AHSCP) is looking for a Strategic Partner with extensive knowledge and experience of working with the care home market. Together with the AHSCP, the Strategic Partner will carry out a strategic needs assessment for older people’s residential services to inform a commissioning strategy and policy direction which enables future proof, sustainable, efficient, and effective residential care. In the commission we are looking to bring innovative and future thinking but also for this to be deliverable in Aberdeenshire. Gaining insight quickly from local stakeholders will be key. If our Strategic Partner does not have links to local and national care home providers or an understanding of Aberdeenshire’s communities, they should demonstrate how they will make these links. Our Strategic Partner will be expected to work alongside AHSCP colleagues and lead on stakeholder engagement Our Strategic Partner will need to ensure effective links are made to local and national care home providers Our Strategic Partner will need to ensure an effective understanding is gained of Aberdeenshire’s communities and their specific needs The Strategic Partner must have the ability to commence this service in May 2024 with a final report to be presented to Aberdeenshire Integrated Joint Board (IJB) by early November 2024 The project is to be completed within the financial envelope Providers willing to engage further with the Council with no commitment to themselves or the Council are asked to submit a brief (one page) outline of their capacity and capability to respond to the overall service requirement by e-mail to vickie.craigwood@aberdeenshire.gov.uk by 19 April 2024. Please note that details in this PIN are subject to being updated or changed in any final agreement Lot 1: Aberdeenshire’s Health and Social Care Partnership (AHSCP) is looking for a Strategic Partner with extensive knowledge and experience of working with the care home market. Together with the AHSCP, the Strategic Partner will carry out a strategic needs assessment for older people’s residential services to inform a commissioning strategy and policy direction which enables future proof, sustainable, efficient, and effective residential care. In the commission we are looking to bring innovative and future thinking but also for this to be deliverable in Aberdeenshire. Gaining insight quickly from local stakeholders will be key. If our Strategic Partner does not have links to local and national care home providers or an understanding of Aberdeenshire’s communities, they should demonstrate how they will make these links. Our Strategic Partner will be expected to work alongside AHSCP colleagues and lead on stakeholder engagement Our Strategic Partner will need to ensure effective links are made to local and national care home providers Our Strategic Partner will need to ensure an effective understanding is gained of Aberdeenshire’s communities and their specific needs The Strategic Partner must have the ability to commence this service in May 2024 with a final report to be presented to Aberdeenshire Integrated Joint Board (IJB) by early November 2024 The project is to be completed within the financial envelope Providers willing to engage further with the Council with no commitment to themselves or the Council are asked to submit a brief (one page) outline of their capacity and capability to respond to the overall service requirement by e-mail to vickie.craigwood@aberdeenshire.gov.uk by 19 April 2024. Please note that details in this PIN are subject to being updated or changed in any final agreement. Providers willing to engage further with the Council with no commitment to themselves or the Council are asked to submit a brief (one page) outline of their capacity and capability to respond to the overall service requirement by e-mail to vickie.craigwood@aberdeenshire.gov.uk by 15 April 2024. Please note that details in this PIN are subject to being updated or changed in any final agreement