Purpose

Brief Description

Leeds City Council will undertake a procurement exercise to contract with a care home provider to block purchase capacity to accept temporary placements from hospital on a discharge to assess basis. The number of beds is initially ten in a care home that has dual residential and residential dementia registration.

Impact On Wards

NA

Financial and procurement implications

The West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board is partially funding the contract to cover costs above the LCC framework rate.

The total estimated contract cost of the contract is £2.16 million.

The contract will be awarded for 12 months with the option to extend up to a further 36 months at an annual value of £515,840, with an approved contribution from the ICB.

Partnership working

The contract is being developed in partnership with the WYICB, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust and other partners involved in improving hospital discharge and system flow.

Decision

The Director of Adult Health and Social Care has:-

a)  Approved the receipt of £250,000 funding from the West Yorkshire ICB towards the cost of the contract plus additional recurrent funding subject to annual renewal of the contract.

b)  Approved the procurement of a block contract for up to ten residential bed spaces for 12 months, with an extension provision of up to 36 months which can be taken in any combinations subject to continued funding approvals. The total potential cost of the contract over a four-year period will be £2,300,000.