St Thomas' Centre For Living Well
Estimated value
£1.0m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
27 May 2026
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Description
We are procuring a care provider to operate bed-based intermediate care services at St Thomas', delivering short-term recovery, reablement and rehabilitation for adults with complex needs. The provider will deliver regulated residential and nursing care within a purpose-built facility and work as part of an integrated model alongside health and social care partners. This is required to improve hospital flow, reduce avoidable admissions, and support people to regain independence and return home. It responds to growing demand linked to frailty and ageing and replaces fragmented provision with a modern, integrated and financially sustainable model.
Scope
- Reference
- DN816275
- Total value
- £1,000,000 excluding VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 15 Oct 2026 to 09 Aug 2031Possible extension to 09 Aug 2033
The Council may extend following the Contract Period for a further period of time of 24 months (the "Extension Period(s)").
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 8510000085300000
- Contract locations
- North West England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 - Service Delivery Model | Providers must describe how they will deliver a high-quality, outcome-focused intermediate care service. | quality | 16.00% |
| Q2 - Workforce Model | Providers must describe their workforce model. | quality | 12.00% |
| Q3 - Financial Sustainability | Providers must explain how their model is financially sustainable. | quality | 4.00% |
| Q4 - Innovation and Continuous Improvement | Providers must describe how their operating model will drive innovation and continuous improvement across the service. | quality | 4.00% |
| Q5 - Mobilisation | Providers must describe how they will mobilise the service. | quality | 2.00% |
| Q6 - Quality and Governance | Providers must describe governance, risk management and clinical oversight. | quality | 2.00% |
| Presentation & Interview | Bidders will be required to deliver a structured presentation followed by panel questions. The presentation contributes 10% of the overall evaluation score. | quality | 10.00% |
| Social Value Qantitative | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Social Value Qualitative | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Price | — | price | 30.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 16 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission deadline
- 14 Jul 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure