How to win: SCC Residential and Nursing Care Homes DPS

About this contract

Surrey County Council and Continuing Healthcare (CHC) NHS Surrey currently run a joint procurement to identify providers for Residential and Nursing Care Homes for Older People, using a Dynamic Purchasing System. A Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) was set up in October 2021, containing the following Lots: 1. Residential Care with or without Nursing (Older People only) 2. CHC Nursing Care (Older People/End of Life fast track only) 3. Discharge to Recover and Assess (Older people only) 4. Residential Care with or without Nursing (Placeholder, Adults for ASC and CHC only 18-65) 5. Residential Care with or without Nursing (Placeholder, Learning Disability for ASC and CHC only) 6. OP Residential Care with or without Nursing Blocks (Older People only) The local authority is looking to activate lot 3 and lot 6 in order to procure Residential and Nursing beds on block contracts. Mini competitions will take place at call-off stage with providers who have been accepted onto the DPS. Providers who wish to apply for those mini competitions must be on the DPS. 'This is a notice for social and specific services in accordance with Directive 2014/24/EU Article 74'

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Surrey County Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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