Provision of a Supported Hospital Discharge Service

Concepts

• supported hospital discharge service
• first strand service
• health and social work
• falkirk
• provision of a supported hospital discharge service
• service users
• assessment service
• service user
• hospital of in-patients
• discharge

Location

Falkirk

Description

The first strand Service is a short term rehabilitation, reablement and assessment service for Service Users at risk of requiring long term residential/nursing care or to prevent hospitalisation. The second strand is to promptly facilitate the discharge from hospital of in-patients or those presenting for emergency care who have been assessed as clinically fit for discharge but who may, following a further home based assessment, be found to have a need for reablement or rehabilitation and a requirement for short term or longer term support in order to remain at home. In both cases the Provider will work closely with the Service User, family carers, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, other health professionals and known community networks to facilitate a support plan that allows Service Users to remain within their homes.

Total Quantity or Scope

The provision of a Supported Hospital Discharge Service which must be met by providers who wish to contract to provide the Service for Service Users resident in the Falkirk Council area. There are two main strands to the Service being specified. The first strand Service is a short term rehabilitation, reablement and assessment service for Service Users at risk of requiring long term residential/nursing care or to prevent hospitalisation. The second strand is to promptly facilitate the discharge from hospital of in-patients or those presenting for emergency care who have been assessed as clinically fit for discharge but who may, following a further home based assessment, be found to have a need for reablement or rehabilitation and a requirement for short term or longer term support in order to remain at home. … The Provider will participate in regular multi disciplinary meetings which will focus on the shared goals of maintaining the Service User within their home setting and of undertaking a robust assessment of any longer term supports which may be needed by the Service User.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85310000 - Social work services
• 98513310 - Home-help services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Performance considerations apply.

Other Information

Following the initial 12 month period, the Council may decide to extend for a further 12 month period. SPD 4B.6 the Authority will obtain a risk report provided independently by Creditsafe. In the event that a company is determined to have a risk failure rating of 30 and under, i.e. that the company is considered to have a high risk of business failure, the submission may not be considered further. We may look to obtain further information in relation to the tenderer’s financial status to evidence that the company is financially viable such as bank references. The scope of services to be provided under this Framework falls within the definition of social and other specific services in Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and therefore the procurement process shall be subject to the requirements of section 7 of the Regulations. SPPN 7/2021 Reserve right to open Framework to new entrants NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=688498. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-pr... A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: As detailed in the tender documentation. (SC Ref:688498)