Decision details

The Director of Adults and Health approved the award onto the Discharge to Assess Framework Agreement 2 service of all the providers identified by Commissioning Officers at Appendix 2 of the associated report for a period of approximately 4 months with effect from 7th December 2020 to 31st March 2021, with the option to extend for up to a further 6 months in any combination subject to confirmation of a funding source.

This decision is a direct consequence of a previous decision to go out to market with the intention of procuring a second framework agreement for discharge to assess (D2A) beds for the city of Leeds. This exercise was undertaken to increase the bed capacity within care homes across the city in support of the discharge from hospital process. This supports the swift placement of medically fit patients from acute hospital settings to care homes where they are able to recuperate and have a full assessment of their needs.

A procurement exercise was commenced 25th November 2020 after obtaining the authority to undertake a procurement as a Key Decision via the Special Urgency Provisions (reference D5250). The invitation to tender closed 2nd December 2020 and following evaluation has resulted in 31 additional beds across 6 care homes being identified.

All ensuing costs generated by calling off from the framework will be fully funded from the discharge to assess funding from the NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group.

Brief details of any alternative options considered and rejected by the decision maker at the time of making the decision
The precedent for the decision set out here was created during the first period of the pandemic and the subsequent procurement of an intial D2A framework agreement for the city which was established from the 1st November 2020, whereby spare capacity within care homes was sought to minimise the impact of COVID-19 on the health and social care system. This decision is looking to build upon that existing solution.