Continuing Healthcare Services in Nursing Homes - West Essex CCG

A Contract Award Notice
by WEST ESSEX CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Services)
Duration: not specified
Value: £2M-£10M

Sector: HEALTH
Published: 16 Dec 2021
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 8 suppliers

1 buyer

West Essex CCG Epping

6 suppliers

Excel Care Bromley
Runwood Homes Benfleet
Conewood Manor Care London
Bupa Great Dunmow
Martland Essex
Care UK Community Partnerships Colchester

Description

The service is to deliver Continuing Healthcare Services to patients in Nursing Homes commissioned by West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group. The service supports people with long-term complex health needs who have been assessed, and qualify for, NHS funding. The service will be delivered against the local specification which is aligned to the 11 domains of the Decision Suport Tool.

Lot Division

1	CHC Nursing Homes - Award to Abbot Care Home The service is to deliver Continuing Healthcare Services to patients in Nursing Homes commissioned by West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group. The service supports people with long-term complex health needs who have been assessed, and qualify for, NHS funding. The service will be delivered against the local specification which is aligned to the 11 domains of the Decision Suport Tool. The service has developed the schedules within the NHS formal contract hat, when the contract is issued, will mitigate existing service risks by: - having a specific nursing home specification aligned to the 11 domains of the Decision Support Tool - An agreed rate for both nursing an ddementia beds for the contract year - Evidence based requests for one to one support - Provider quality dashboard reporting - Expedites placements, delivering faster acute discharge and improving flow - Enables a strong partnership to be developed with the provider The contract will be for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months. The value for the initial 12 month contract is £2,074,800. If the 12 month extension is utilised this will be £4,149,600.
2	CHC Nursing Homes - Award to Alexandra House The service is to deliver Continuing Healthcare Services to patients in Nursing Homes commissioned by West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group. The service supports people with long-term complex health needs who have been assessed, and qualify for, NHS funding. The service will be delivered against the local specification which is aligned to the 11 domains of the Decision Suport Tool. The service has developed the schedules within the NHS formal contract hat, when the contract is issued, will mitigate existing service risks by: - having a specific nursing home specification aligned to the 11 domains of the Decision Support Tool - An agreed rate for both nursing an ddementia beds for the contract year - Evidence based requests for one to one support - Provider quality dashboard reporting - Expedites placements, delivering faster acute discharge and improving flow - Enables a strong partnership to be developed with the provider The contract will be for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months. The value for the initial 12 month contract is £1,744,080. If the 12 month extension is utilised this will be £3,488,160.
3	CHC Nursing Homes - Award to Conewood Manor The service is to deliver Continuing Healthcare Services to patients in Nursing Homes commissioned by West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group. The service supports people with long-term complex health needs who have been assessed, and qualify for, NHS funding. The service will be delivered against the local specification which is aligned to the 11 domains of the Decision Suport Tool. The service has developed the schedules within the NHS formal contract hat, when the contract is issued, will mitigate existing service risks by: - having a specific nursing home specification aligned to the 11 domains of the Decision Support Tool - An agreed rate for both nursing an ddementia beds for the contract year - Evidence based requests for one to one support - Provider quality dashboard reporting - Expedites placements, delivering faster acute discharge and improving flow - Enables a strong partnership to be developed with the provider The contract will be for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months. The value for the initial 12 month contract is £2,745,600. If the 12 month extension is utilised this will be £5,491,200.
4	CHC Nursing Homes - Award to Croft House The service is to deliver Continuing Healthcare Services to patients in Nursing Homes commissioned by West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group. The service supports people with long-term complex health needs who have been assessed, and qualify for, NHS funding. The service will be delivered against the local specification which is aligned to the 11 domains of the Decision Suport Tool. The service has developed the schedules within the NHS formal contract hat, when the contract is issued, will mitigate existing service risks by: - having a specific nursing home specification aligned to the 11 domains of the Decision Support Tool - An agreed rate for both nursing an ddementia beds for the contract year - Evidence based requests for one to one support - Provider quality dashboard reporting - Expedites placements, delivering faster acute discharge and improving flow - Enables a strong partnership to be developed with the provider The contract will be for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months. The value for the initial 12 month contract is £1,820,000. If the 12 month extension is utilised this will be £3,640,000.
5	CHC Nursing Homes - Award to Forest Place The service is to deliver Continuing Healthcare Services to patients in Nursing Homes commissioned by West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group. The service supports people with long-term complex health needs who have been assessed, and qualify for, NHS funding. The service will be delivered against the local specification which is aligned to the 11 domains of the Decision Suport Tool. The service has developed the schedules within the NHS formal contract hat, when the contract is issued, will mitigate existing service risks by: - having a specific nursing home specification aligned to the 11 domains of the Decision Support Tool - An agreed rate for both nursing an ddementia beds for the contract year - Evidence based requests for one to one support - Provider quality dashboard reporting - Expedites placements, delivering faster acute discharge and improving flow - Enables a strong partnership to be developed with the provider The contract will be for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months. The value for the initial 12 month contract is £4,976,400 If the 12 month extension is utilised this will be £9,952,800.
6	CHC Nursing Homes - Award to Mountfitchet House The service is to deliver Continuing Healthcare Services to patients in Nursing Homes commissioned by West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group. The service supports people with long-term complex health needs who have been assessed, and qualify for, NHS funding. The service will be delivered against the local specification which is aligned to the 11 domains of the Decision Support Tool. The service has developed the schedules within the NHS formal contract hat, when the contract is issued, will mitigate existing service risks by: - having a specific nursing home specification aligned to the 11 domains of the Decision Support Tool - An agreed rate for both nursing and dementia beds for the contract year - Evidence based requests for one to one support - Provider quality dashboard reporting - Expedites placements, delivering faster acute discharge and improving flow - Enables a strong partnership to be developed with the provider The contract will be for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months. The value for the initial 12 month contract is £780,000. If the 12 month extension is utilised this will be £1,560,000.
7	CHC Nursing Homes - Award to Sherrell House Care Centre The service is to deliver Continuing Healthcare Services to patients in Nursing Homes commissioned by West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group. The service supports people with long-term complex health needs who have been assessed, and qualify for, NHS funding. The service will be delivered against the local specification which is aligned to the 11 domains of the Decision Support Tool. The service has developed the schedules within the NHS formal contract hat, when the contract is issued, will mitigate existing service risks by: - having a specific nursing home specification aligned to the 11 domains of the Decision Support Tool - An agreed rate for both nursing and dementia beds for the contract year - Evidence based requests for one to one support - Provider quality dashboard reporting - Expedites placements, delivering faster acute discharge and improving flow - Enables a strong partnership to be developed with the provider The contract will be for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months. The value for the initial 12 month contract is £2,293,200. If the 12 month extension is utilised this will be £4,586,400.
8	CHC Nursing Homes - Award to Stanley Wilson Lodge The service is to deliver Continuing Healthcare Services to patients in Nursing Homes commissioned by West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group. The service supports people with long-term complex health needs who have been assessed, and qualify for, NHS funding. The service will be delivered against the local specification which is aligned to the 11 domains of the Decision Support Tool. The service has developed the schedules within the NHS formal contract hat, when the contract is issued, will mitigate existing service risks by: - having a specific nursing home specification aligned to the 11 domains of the Decision Support Tool - An agreed rate for both nursing and dementia beds for the contract year - Evidence based requests for one to one support - Provider quality dashboard reporting - Expedites placements, delivering faster acute discharge and improving flow - Enables a strong partnership to be developed with the provider The contract will be for a period of 12 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months. The value for the initial 12 month contract is £982,800. If the 12 month extension is utilised this will be £1,965,600.

Award Detail

1	Excel Care (Bromley) Continuing Healthcare in Nursing Homes - Abbot Care Home Reference: 031536-2021-1 Value: £4,149,600
2	Runwood Homes (Benfleet) Continuing Healthcare in Nursing Homes - Alexandra House Reference: 031536-2021-2 Value: £3,488,160
3	Conewood Manor Care (London) Continuing Healthcare in Nursing Homes - Conewood Manor Reference: 031536-2021-3 Value: £5,491,200
4	Bupa (Great Dunmow) Continuing Healthcare in Nursing Homes - Croft House Reference: 031536-2021-4 Value: £3,640,000
5	Martland (Essex) Continuing Healthcare in Nursing Homes - Forest Place Reference: 031536-2021-5 Value: £9,952,800
6	Care UK Community Partnerships (Colchester) Continuing Healthcare in Nursing Homes - Mountfitchet House Reference: 031536-2021-6 Value: £1,560,000
7	Excel Care (Bromley) Continuing Healthcare in Nursing Homes - Sherrell House Care Centre Reference: 031536-2021-7 Value: £4,589,400
8	Excel Care (Bromley) Continuing Healthcare in Nursing Homes - Stanley Wilson Lodge Reference: 031536-2021-8 Value: £1,965,600

Award Criteria

Quality	100
price	100

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Indicators

Options are available.

Legal Justification

The Continuing Healthcare Services within Nursing Homes across West Essex are currently operating with no formal contractual arrangements in place and have historically been spot purchased. This leads to a significant number of risks such as lack of provider due diligence, increased variation in pricing with increasing costs and inconsistency of services being delivered to our patient populations. West Essex CCG has been a partner with Essex County Council and the other Essex CCGs for a number of years to commission the Integrated Residential and Nursing Framework. This would enable a legally compliant route to market for these services. However, this has not been successful in West Essex with none of the homes within our area bidding to be approved onto the Framework. The Framework reopens every year and we are actively working with our local homes to encourage them to sign up to this Framework. Issuing longer term contracts to these suppliers on a short term basis will reduce the risk outlined above, and increase the quality of care provided to our patients through: - having in palce a specific nursing home specification which is aligned to the 11 domains of the Decision Support Tool - an agreed rate for both nursing and dementia beds for the contract term - evidence based requests for one-to-one support - introduction of provider quality dashboard reporting which will deliver assurance of care provided - expedited placements, delivering faster acute discharge and improving patient flow - enabling strong partnerships to be developed with our providers.