Provision of an Enhanced Assessment Nursing Beds Service

The Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell wishes to appoint one (1) Contractor to provide an Enhanced Assessment Dementia Nursing Beds Service within a care home which is registered with the Care Quality Commission and is located within the borough of Sandwell.

The Enhanced Assessment Beds Service has as its primary function the prevention of admission to hospital or facilitation of discharge from hospital through a rapid, co-ordinated response and by operating 7 days a week. The service specification outlines

the main aims of the provisions, the service to be provided and the

connections to other services in the community.

Under this procurement, the Contractor will be required to actively participate and support the achievement of social benefits to the Sandwell community providing value for money

on a whole life basis in terms of generating benefits to society and the economy whilst minimising the impact to the environment of Sandwell (Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012).

Tenderers should note that the Council has a set bed rate for the Service, which can be found in the Invitation To Tender (ITT) documentation.

The duration of the contract will be from 1 April 2025 to 30 September 2026, with no option to extend.

Suitably qualified and experienced Contractors are invited to respond to the Invitation to Tender documents and submit proposals for the delivery of the service.

The Council intends to use an evaluation model based solely on quality for service. The criteria, on which the tender will be evaluated, inclusive of weightings attached to each question, are included in the ITT documentation.

The Tender Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click

the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on "Tenders" to list all the current opportunities. Once you have

found the relevant opportunity you should click on "View Details" in order to Express Interest.

Deadline for any clarification questions is 29 November at 13:00 hours.

Closing date for submission of Tenders is 6 December 2024 at 13:00 hours.