Residential Care for Adults with a Learning Disability Residing at 21 North View, Jarrow

Concepts

• health and social work
• south shields
• long term residential care
• personal care
• north view
• adults
• the current residential care provider
• jarrow
• a registered care home
• care

Location

Borough of South Tyneside

Description

The service to be provided is 24-hour residential care for 6 adults residing at 21 North View, Jarrow. Five beds will be utilised for long term residential care and 1 bed will be for emergency respite stays. The Council will block purchase all 6 beds and the contract term will be 5 years commencing 1 July 2024 with the option to extend by a period or periods of up to 24 months. The annual block contract value of the contract is £625,883.23 (£2,000.54 per bed per week), reviewable April 2024, as per the contract terms and conditions.

Total Quantity or Scope

This opportunity has arisen due to the current residential care provider of the service, United Response, terminating the contract with the Council effective 30 June 2024. 21 North View is a registered care home providing personal care and support for up to 6 adults who may be living with learning disabilities and autism. There are currently 5 residents who have lived at the home for many years and the Council will continue to block purchase these 5 beds for long term residential care. The sixth bed is to be block purchased for emergency respite stays. In order to deliver this contract, the winning bidder will be required to register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to provide accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care. The property is provided by Dimensions (UK) Ltd and the winning bidder will enter into a Housing Management Contract with the landlord. It is the Council's view that TUPE applies to this procurement and relevant information is provided within the Tender documents.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

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

Other Information

Suppliers will be required to express interest in this opportunity on the NEPO ProContract system. If not already registered on ProContract please register at the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com. Suppliers will then be granted access to the tender documentation - Project Number DN707954 . Please note that registering on ProContract and expressing interest does not mean that you have bid for the tender - once the above steps are complete you will be required to complete and submit the tender documentation. The duration includes the 24 month extension option.