Tender: Accommodation with Care (AWC) Closed Framework B – Adult Residential & Nursing Care Homes, Cheshire East

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Cheshire East Council is seeking registered care home providers to join the Accommodation with Care (AWC) Closed Framework (B) for the borough’s adults’ residential and nursing care home service. Providers currently operating under the CEC AWC Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will join AWC Closed Framework (A) via a direct award in accordance with PA23 section 41, schedule 5 paragraph 7, while other adult residential and nursing care homes located within Cheshire East and registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) can apply to join Framework (B) on the same terms. Providers appointed to Framework (A) or (B) will be able to bid for packages of care for the lot(s) they are signed up to; the total contract value across both frameworks is £378,000,000 and is VAT exempt. Under the Care Act the Local Authority must ensure this service is available, and contracted care home providers must deliver high-quality, safe and personalised accommodation with care to adults over 18 across provisions including Mental Health, Learning Disability, Physical Disability, Intermediate Care and Discharge to Assess, promoting choice, dignity, control and value for money.