Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-09-20
Buyer: Cheshire East Borough Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85300000 | 85312000 | 85320000
Estimated value: 65085276 GBP
Award criteria: Mixed
EU fund: ESF

Technical requirements: The Council sought applications from a number of providers to deliver care at home services (formerly known as domiciliary care). Providers were expected to provide support to a full range of service users including those with complex health needs and end of life support at a level set out within the specification.
Prime providers will be contracted to deliver the services for a specified named patch within the Cheshire East footprint. The Council will guarantee a minimum payment of 600 hours of care per week per provider
3 prime providers will be contracted to deliver the Services for a specified named patch within the Cheshire East footprint. The Council will guarantee a minimum payment of 600 hours of care per week per provider.
3 prime providers will be contracted to deliver the services for a specified named patch within the Cheshire East footprint. The Council will guarantee a minimum payment of 400 hours of care per week per provider.
3 prime providers will be contracted to deliver the services for a specified named patch within the Cheshire East footprint. The Council will guarantee a minimum payment of 600 hours of care per week per provider.
3 prime providers will be contracted to deliver the services for a specified named patch within the Cheshire East footprint. The Council will guarantee a minimum payment of 800 hours of care per week per provider.
2 prime providers will be contracted to deliver the Services for a specified named patch within the Cheshire East footprint. The Council will guarantee a minimum payment of 300 hours of care per week per provider.
The care at home framework with be used to commission care for Adults to enable Service Users to remain in their own homes wherever possible, whilst preserving maximum independence, minimising risks, achieving outcomes and promoting quality of life. Provision is expected to complement and support informal carers where appropriate.
Suppliers who are offered a framework contract will not be guaranteed any specific volume of work, but will be offered an opportunity to bid for care packages should the prime providers named within a specific Lot area not be in a position to undertake the work available.
Bidders had to meet quality threshold score and offer to deliver the service within the pricing envelope set by the council in the tender documents.
Personalised waking night and daytime care and support delivered by children’s nurses for children with complex health/clinical medical needs. Staff delivering this work will need to be qualified children’s nurses.
Bidders had to meet quality threshold score and offer to deliver the service within the pricing envelope set by the council in the tender documents.
Personalised waking night and daytime care and support for children with complex health/clinical medical needs. Staff delivering this work will need to be highly skilled care workers.
Bidders had to meet quality threshold score and offer to deliver the service within the pricing envelope set by the council in the tender documents.
Support for children and families, delivered by support workers able to offer waking nights, day care, support to families in the home and support to young people in the community.


Winner: InSafeHands Ltd
Award value: 65085276
Number of bids: 10