SOL - Carers Of All Ages 2025

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Buyers

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Value

£2,740,000

Classifications

Social work and related services
Social work services
Social services

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tender

Submission Deadline

2 weeks from now

Published

1 day ago

Description

The Council is re-tendering its Carers of All Ages service.The Carer Support Service provides support to all carers who need assistance to manage their unpaid carer role.  The current service provides support to people who have various needs in respect of their wellbeing to enable them to continue with their role as unpaid carers.  This is an open access service that carers can self-refer when they have need. Referrals can also come from the Adult and Children’s Directorates.

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The Council will pay a maximum of £75,000 per Lot to support turnaround of the Services, which are expected to be completed within nine months of the start of the contract. An independent third-party provider will be commissioned by the Council to conduct a 2-day mock CQC inspection at each individual scheme within two weeks of the start of the Contract. The same provider will then be asked to complete an identical audit at the end of the nine-month turnaround period. If the mock CQC inspection at the end of the nine-month period shows no improvement, the Service Provider will be given an additional three-month period to make improvements, and a further mock CQC inspection will be commissioned at the end of this period. If at the end of the three-month turnaround extension period no improvement has been made, the Service Provider shall be considered to have defaulted under the terms of the Contract, as described in the Terms and Conditions. Payment of turnaround monies will only be made where the audit shows that the mock CQC inspection outcome is at least one standard higher than at the start of the turnaround period. For example, if the mock CQC inspection conducted in the first two weeks gave an outcome of 'Inadequate', the final inspection would need to show an outcome of at least 'Requires Improvement' to be payable. Block Hours A block number of hours is allocated per scheme to cover additional staffing requirements for Background Care and Support. The block will be set at 630 hours for Lot 1 (which includes 3 Schemes the hours may be used flexibly across the Schemes as required to meet the needs of each Scheme) and 294 hours for lot 2 for the duration of the turnaround period for both lots. After this time and with supporting evidence the Service Provider in discussion with the Service Purchaser is expected to review and right-size the block hours to a level that can support the safe delivery of care within a scheme. Evidence may include but will not be limited to: • The volume of ad hoc support provided • The volume of responses to emergency calls • The provision of activities The hourly rate (which applies to the block and any planned care commissioned under the Contract) is capped initially at £21.50, and may thereafter be reviewed in accordance with the terms of the contract. Procurement Timetable and Bidders Briefing The Council are intending to follow the subsequent Procurement Programme. • Issue Tender Notice - 25th June 2025 • Issue procurement documents via In-tend - 25thJune 2025 • Provider bidders briefing - 2nd July 2025 at 12:00 • Clarification deadline - 18th July 2025, 23:59 • Tender submission deadline - 25th July 202514:00 • Contract Award Notice issued - 15th August 2025 • Completion of standstill period - 28th August 2025 • Contract Details Notice issued - 29th August 2025 • Commencement of services - 1st December 2025 A provider bidders briefing will be held on Wednesday 2nd July at 12:00 (midday) via Microsoft Teams. Interested providers can access the meeting via the below: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19:meeting_YTQwZGRmZTMtNTQzZi00YWExLTk1YWQtMDc4Yjk5MzYzYzY5@thread.v2/0?context={"Tid":"d6674c51-daa4-4142-8047-15a78bbe9306","Oid":"4c1d9c16-0e99-45a0-b378-c09939ce0b8a"}

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