Dementia Nursing Home Beds - Market Testing

Brighton and Hove City Council (the Council), in partnership with Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group (the CCG), invites expressions of interest from providers interested in offering specialist dementia nursing home beds within the boundaries of Brighton and Hove.

The Council requires a minimum of 38 beds, to be available on a staggered basis from 1st April 2016.

It is recognised that providers may not have the capacity to provide all 38 beds so the Council is interested in responses from providers than can offer a minimum of twenty beds.

The Council is interested in entering a block contract arrangement whereby availability and funding would be guaranteed for an initial period of three years.

Please note that this is not a tender process. The Council is currently investigating the level of interest, availability and indicative costings for this requirement.

Please complete the form attached and return via email to: procurement@brighton-hove.gov.uk by 16:00 on Thursday 11th February 2016.

Requirements • Provision of a minimum of twenty Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered nursing homes beds in Brighton & Hove; • To start placements from 1st April 2016 and build up capacity as beds become available; • A specialist dementia provider; • A suitable dementia environment and staff team trained to support people with dementia; • Referrals will be via the Brighton & Hove Care Matching Team, and will consist of publicly funded service users supported by the Council or Continuing Health Care Team, and self funding service users.