Coming up· published 31 Jan 2025
Provision of Intermediate Care (Milestone House)
The City of Edinburgh Council · City of Edinburgh, Scotland
The City of Edinburgh Council is planning Provision of Intermediate Care (Milestone House). It is a contract for reablement in City of Edinburgh.
Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 31 Jan 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice · 00:00
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
The City of Edinburgh Council is planning Provision of Intermediate Care (Milestone House). It is a contract for reablement in City of Edinburgh. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.
Public Contracts Scotland published it on 31 January 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000788767. Bids are made through the buyer's Public Contracts Scotland portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The City of Edinburgh Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for the "Provision of Intermediate Care" at Milestone House. This contract, managed by the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP), focuses on general public services within the healthcare sector. The case in question aims at delivering intermediate care for individuals with complex needs at a facility located in Edinburgh (EH14 1EB).
Key dates include the submission deadline for expressions of interest, which is by noon on 21 February 2025, and the projected commencement of the contract from October 2025, with a duration of at least three years until October 2028, subject to funding. The selected provider will be expected to demonstrate a robust partnership approach, possess relevant Care Inspectorate Registration, and have substantial insurance coverage.
Additionally, expertise in handling TUPE procedures and managing care home leases will be advantageous as the incoming provider may need to take over the existing staff and leasehold arrangements at Milestone House.
About this tender
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise the market that the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (EHSCP), through the City of Edinburgh Council, intend to tender a contract to appoint a Provider to work in partnership in the delivery of Intermediate Care for people with multiple and complex needs at Milestone House, Edinburgh (EH14 1EB); and to seek notes of interest from suitably qualified/experienced potential providers.
Further details about the requirement are included in the attached PIN.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
Milestone House Intermediate Care Unit (MICU) currently offers short term 24/7 care in a ten bedded, registered residential care setting for people who: - have multiple and complex social and healthcare needs; and - are homeless or at risk of homelessness. People are admitted to the unit from the community for early intervention to prevent hospitalisation or mitigate serious harm; and from hospital to reduce the length of inappropriate hospitalisations.
The service provides a patient-centred and trauma-informed holistic package of care, facilitating recovery, addressing health needs, and offering social, welfare, financial, and housing support to enable a safe and appropriate discharge. EHSCP is seeking to appoint a provider that has expertise to further develop the service.
Key requirements for the provider will include experience in and approach to the support of this client group; capacity to manage a registered residential service of this type and a positive approach to partnership working and co-development of services.
The successful provider will also require: - Care Inspectorate Registration (Care homes for adults); - Public Liability insurance of not less than GBP 10,000,000 in respect of any one occurrence; and - Employer's Liability insurance of not less that GBP 5,000,000.
It is anticipated that the new contract will begin in October 2025 and that it will run until at least October 2028 with optional extensions, subject to the availability of a complex funding package.
The current provider does not intend to continue to provide the service, therefore it is envisaged that: - TUPE may apply to some or all current unit staff (up to 18 staff members); and - the incoming provider will be required to take over the lease of Milestone House from the current provider. Further details about the requirement are included in the attached PIN..
If you wish to note interest in this contract opportunity, please indicate so on Public Contract Scotland and complete the attached brief questionnaire and email it to claudine.persaud@edinburgh.gov.uk by 12 noon on Friday 21 February 2025.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Reablement
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Buyer's portal
- Public Contracts Scotland
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000788767
- CPV code
- 85144000 - Residential health facilities services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Town
- Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH8 8BG
- Electoral ward
- City Centre
- Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
- Delivery area
- City of Edinburgh
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- City of Edinburgh
- Area
- East Central Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- The City of Edinburgh Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Claudine Persaud
- Phone
- +44 1314693727
- Address
- Edinburgh, EH8 8BG · Scotland · Scotland
Documents and links
- PINpubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocumen…
- PIN QUESTIONNAIREpubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocumen…
- Provision of Intermediate Care (Milestone House) - The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to…publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx
- Public Contracts Scotland portal, to register and bidapi.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice
- Publiccontractsscotland.gov.ukpubliccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx
- OCDS record ocds-r6ebe6-0000788767 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-r…
Questions about Provision of Intermediate Care (Milestone House)
When will the Provision of Intermediate Care (Milestone House) tender open?
The City of Edinburgh Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
Who is the buyer for Provision of Intermediate Care (Milestone House)?
The City of Edinburgh Council, based in City of Edinburgh, Scotland. The named contact is Claudine Persaud, on +44 1314693727.
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