Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2021-04-21
Buyer: Isle of Wight Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 98000000
Estimated value: 20200000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The authority has established an approved supplier list to commission, across the Isle of Wight, care and support services which will improve the person’s quality of life and maximise their long-term independence when they are living at home with dementia. The delivery of this service will require close working with other health and care providers, including personal assistants and voluntary sector organisations.
Every supplier appoint on to the ASL under this category shall provide an innovative, high quality service to support individuals, who wish to remain in their home but who require care and support to do so, supporting people with Dementia or other memory and cognition diagnosis of all ages.
• implementing individual support plans in a way that promotes independence and confidence whilst ensuring that all individuals are treated with dignity and respect;
• use a strengths-based approach that embodies the principles of person centred and outcome focussed support;
• providing the people they support with a regular care worker (or small team of care workers) who understand and can meet their health and social care needs;
• contributing to the self-care and management of those people suffering with longer term conditions;
• responding flexibly to fluctuating health and social care needs, within the boundaries of this contract;
• work proactively with health and care partners to maximise the persons outcomes and reablement goals.
The term of the approved supplier list shall be 1 February 2021 (go live date) until 31 January 2029 with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years at the sole discretion of the authority.
The authority has established an approved supplier list to commission, across the Isle of Wight, care and support services which will improve the person’s quality of life and maximise their long-term independence when they are living at home with dementia. The delivery of this service will require close working with other health and care providers, including personal assistants and voluntary sector organisations.
This service is a domiciliary care service provided on an outreach or community basis and the service will operate and be available for referrals 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year (including bank holidays).
• additional support, such as driving the individual to and from a medical appointment or accompanying them to a social event, as required.
The term of the approved supplier list shall be 1 February 2021 (go live date) until 31 January 2029 with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years at the sole discretion of the authority.
The authority has established an approved supplier list to commission, across the Isle of Wight, care and support services which will improve the person’s quality of life and maximise their long-term independence when they are living at home with dementia. The delivery of this service will require close working with other health and care providers, including personal assistants and voluntary sector organisations.
The supplier shall provide an innovative, high quality service to support individuals, who wish to remain in their home but who require 24 hour a day care and support to do so, supporting people with the following care and support needs:


Winner: First City Nursing Services Ltd
Award value: 20200000
Number of bids: 11