Independent Intermediate Care (South Angus)

Concepts

• south angus
• health and social work
• forfar
• independent intermediate care
• intermediate care
• long-term care
• anticipatory care planning
• care
• residential care
• collection of services

Location

This service provision must be within South Angus. As an area this includes South West and South East Angus.

Description

Block purchase of 4 beds in a Care Home setting

Total Quantity or Scope

Intermediate Care is an umbrella term describing an approach involving a collection of services working with common shared objectives and principles. It provides a set of bridges at key points of transition in a person’s life, in particular from hospital to home or from home to hospital and from illness or injury to recovery and independence; helping them achieve their personal outcomes. The key aims of the Service are prevention, rehabilitation, enablement and recovery. Intermediate Care can: - Prevent unnecessary acute hospital admission or premature admission to long-term care; - Support timely discharge from hospital - Promote faster recovery from illness - Support anticipatory care planning and self-management of long-term conditions The Service will concentrate on providing independent intermediate care for Supported People, in South Angus, who are requiring rehabilitation intervention before they can return home from hospital (Step-down) or to prevent admission to hospital (Step-up). Supported People will meet the following criteria: - Step-down Care - Person over 65 years old; - Requires a period of rehabilitation / community care assessment/intervention prior to returning home; - Potential for recovery / rehabilitation within 21 days. This period of intervention should be no more than 6 weeks in duration. Step-up Care - Person over 65 years old; - Does not require 24-hour medical intervention; - Clear requirement for 24-hour supervised care; - Potential for recovery / rehabilitation within 21 days. This period of intervention should be no more than 6 weeks in duration Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. This contract is for an initial term of 2 years with two optional extension periods of 1 year each.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** We will shortly be going out to market for the provision of 4 beds specifically for Independent Intermediate Care. This will be on a block contract basis for 2 years initially, with the option of two extension periods for the duration of 1 year each. (Maximum 4 year contract) The Service Provision must be located in South Angus. By South Angus the purchaser means South West Angus (Carnoustie, Monifieth and the surrounding area), and South East Angus (Arbroath and the surrounding area). Tenderers must be registered with the Care Inspectorate and hold a minimum grading of 3 (adequate) or above to be considered. Please note the attached document is deliberately blank - please do not download. 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=700238. (SC Ref:700238)