Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-07-03
Buyer: Essex County Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services | 85144100 | 85300000
Estimated value: 1000000000 GBP

Technical requirements: This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with directive 2014/24/EU Article 74 health, social and related services.
ECC are tendering an overarching Framework Agreement with 2 call-off contracts, one using ECC terms and conditions and the other using NHS terms and conditions. This framework is broken down into 3 lots:
Lot 1: Residential Care for older people (65+) commissioned by ECC using ECC terms and conditions, this will be operated using a preferred supplier ranked list;
Lot 2: Nursing Care for older people (65+) commissioned by ECC using ECC terms and conditions, this will be operated using a preferred supplier ranked list;
Lot 3: Nursing Care for all aged adults (18+) commissioned by CCGs using NHS terms and conditions, this will be operated using a preferred supplier ranked list.
ECC will be awarding at over-arching Framework Agreement to successful bidders, named parties within this notice will be able to directly award a call-off contract to suppliers for the relevant lots. Supplier are able to bid for inclusion on one or multiple lots as detailed in II.1.4. All figures quoted in this notice include Adult's contribution, if relevant, but exclude market spend by other Health, other Local Authorities and people who pay for their own care.
Essex County Council currently funds the provision of care for approx. 4 000 adults in a residential setting. The current gross cost of care to the Council for supporting older people in a residential setting (which includes care homes and long stay hospital) is approx. 140 000 000  GBP (both lots 1 and 2).
ECC will be awarding at over-arching Framework Agreement to successful bidders, named parties within this notice will be able to directly award a call-off contract to suppliers for the relevant lots. Supplier are able to bid for inclusion on one or multiple lots as detailed in II.1.4. All figures quoted in this notice include Adult's contribution, if relevant, but exclude market spend by other health, other local authorities and people who pay for their own care.
Essex County Council currently funds the provision of care for approx. 4 000 adults in a residential setting. The current gross cost of care to the Council for supporting older people in a residential setting (which includes care homes and long stay hospital) is approx. 140 000 000 GBP per annum (both lots 1 and 2).
ECC will be awarding at over-arching Framework Agreement to successful bidders, named parties within this notice will be able to directly award a call-off contract to suppliers for the relevant lots. Supplier are able to bid for inclusion on one or multiple lots as detailed in II.1.4. All figures quoted in this notice include adult's contribution, if relevant, but exclude market spend by other health, other local authorities and people who pay for their own care.
Clinical Commissioning Groups support all aged adults (18+) in a residential care with nursing setting. The current gross cost of care to the clinical commissioning group for supporting adults in a residential setting with nursing (which includes care homes and long stay hospital) is approx. 35 000 000 GBP per annum (lot 3 only).
The commissioners reserves the right to amend timescales and evaluation criteria if there are genuine omissions or mistakes and also reserves the right to cancel the procurement exercise and/or not to award all or part of a contract. The commissioners will not be responsible for any costs incurred by providers in relation to this procurement exercise.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Chelmsford:-Health-and-social-work-services./XW5VGJY7DG


Winner: Care Concern (Frinton) Ltd
Award value: 1000000000
Number of bids: 93