CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF 24 HOUR, ShORT STAY CARE AND ACCOMMODATION FOR ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
£3,030,000 — stated in the notice, including VAT
The procurement contact named on the official notice.
The submission route named on the official notice.
This is a large award for Health & Social Care — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.
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The service is designed to enable the 'cared for individual' to remain in a safe, stimulating and caring environment for periods of respite care.
The service will also provide peace of mind for Carers that their loved ones take their respite in a secure environment in which they are comfortable, happy and well cared for.
The successful provider will be expected to provide minimum dedicated care hours each week regardless of bed occupancy.
The service will provide 6 respite beds that will be commissioned on a block purchase basis, allowing for scheduled respite.
In addition to the 6 block purchased beds there will be 1 additional emergency bed for emergency provision.
This additional bed can only be accessed by means of a Social Worker/Care Manager or by the Emergency Duty Team (Out of Hours.) It is a requirement that the 7 beds must be in a care home within the Borough of Hartlepool, registered with the Care Quality Commission for the provision of respite support to people with learning disabilities and rated "Good" or "Outstanding".
All seven (7) beds must be available for occupation on 1st April 2027 on commencement of the contract.
What the notice asks for
The service will also provide peace
The service will also provide peace of mind for Carers that their loved ones take their respite in a secure environment in which they are comfortable, happy and well cared for.
The successful provider will be expected
The successful provider will be expected to provide minimum dedicated care hours each week regardless of bed occupancy.
The service will provide 6 respite beds
The service will provide 6 respite beds that will be commissioned on a block purchase basis, allowing for scheduled respite.
It is a requirement that the 7
It is a requirement that the 7 beds must be in a care home within the Borough of Hartlepool, registered with the Care Quality Commission for the provision of respite support to people with learning disabilities and rated "Good" or "Outstanding".
All seven (7) beds must be available
All seven (7) beds must be available for occupation on 1st April 2027 on commencement of the contract.
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What this notice demands of you
1 named in obligation language, 0 mentioned. Each one is quoted from the notice.
It is a requirement that the 7 beds must be in a care home within the Borough of Hartlepool, registered with the Care Quality Commission for the provision of respite support to people with learning disabilities and rated "Good" or "Outstanding".
Matched against the notice text, so this is a floor — the tender pack will demand things the notice never mentions. “Says must” means the quoted sentence itself used obligation language; anything ambiguous is left as a mention.
What it takes to bid this
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- Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
- Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
- Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
- Show at bidComparable references / case studies
- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
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