Discharge to Assess (D2A) Open List

Descriptions

This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.Buckinghamshire Council is working in partnership with the Clinical Commissioning Group and the wider health and social care system to sustain and continue the development of a robust Discharge to Assess (D2A) pathway through the commissioning of home care packages and care home placements.Buckinghamshire Council is seeking to build on its established list of care providers who would be willing to accept D2A service users. Care providers will be required to complete various pass/fail criteria to obtain access onto the list. When an individual requires a D2A placement, care providers will be selected from the list based on availability, the specific needs of the individual, affordability and accessibility. At times, we may need to acquire a number of domiciliary care hours in one geographic area or a number of care home beds in one location. On these occasions a block contract may be offered to one or several care providers on the open list.Care providers will be expected to respond to referrals sent to them within 2 hours and pick up and start packages within 24 hours. They will also need to be flexible in response to requests to increase/decrease block provision as required to meet demand over this period.Providers who have already successfully applied to join the list for these D2A services do not have to apply again.