Tender: Hampshire County Council: Outsourced Care Act Assessments (200) and Occupational Therapy Assessments (300)

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Hampshire County Council is seeking a supplier to deliver 300 occupational therapy (OT) assessments and 200 Care Act assessments and/or Care Act reviews to reduce assessment backlogs, support timely decision-making for care planning, promote independence, safety and wellbeing, and enable access to appropriate equipment, adaptations or services. The scope includes providing Care Act assessments and support planning (as set out in Care Act Guidance chapter 6), Care Act reviews (chapter 13), Mental Capacity Act (MCA) assessments and Carers Assessments where required, support with Continuing Health Care (CHC) Decision Support Tool processes, and OT assessments including initial and functional assessments, moving and handling assessments (including single-handed care), equipment and minor adaptations assessments and completion of identified actions across needs such as frailty, learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health. All Care Act assessments must be completed by 31 December 2026 and all OT assessments by 31 March 2027; an extension period may allow up to 200 additional assessments but this is not guaranteed.