Essex County Council Awarded Residential and Nursing Care Framework Contracts

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Essex County Council awarded a contract to Alliance Care & Support Ltd, Archangel Healthcare Ltd T/A Tendring Meadows, BUPA Care Home Limited, Cherry Leas Residential Care home, Chigwell Home Ltd, SA & JO Care Ltd, Guide Total Care Sandon Limited, and others for the re-opening of a framework agreement for residential care with or without nursing within Essex.

The framework has three lots: Lot 1 Residential Care (social care placements), Lot 2 Residential Care with Nursing (social care placements), and Lot 3 NHS Funded Care (CCG placements).

Lots 1 and 2 are for a period of 3 years with annual break clauses, operating on a preferred supplier ranked list with quality scored 60% and price 40%.

Lot 3 is for a period of 1 year with an option to extend for a further year, with patients given a choice of all available providers meeting their needs.

Call-offs are for individual service users or patients with identified needs, including social care requirements for residents over 65 and those with enduring mental health needs, and NHS-funded patients of all ages.

The contract value is £210,000,000.