The Director of Adults and Health approved the
request to award The Bridge Community Care Limited as the preferred
bidder to provide the care and support at Kirklands residential
care home in Leeds (52649).?The contract will be for an initial
period of 6 years with an option to extend to a maximum of 48
months in any combination. The anticipated start date is
01/12/2024. This date is dependent of the building being ready. The
value of the initial contract period is set at a total maximum cost
of £11,649,323.16 (£1,941,553.86 million per annum).
Should any extension period be utilised then this will be subject
to a separate decision at the appropriate time.?The anticipated
value including extension will be £19,415,538.60 million. The
actual costs of the overall service provision will be determined
following the assessment of each individual’s assessed care
needs as stated in paragraph 34.
Officers on behalf of Adults and Health Integrated Commissioning
and Procurement and Commercial Services (PACS) will complete all of
the necessary actions to ensure that the preferred bidder are
awarded this contract for a start date of December 2024, which will
give them a suitable lead-in time to fully mobilise the care and
support service to become operational, including transition time
for prospective residents, for when the Kirklands building is
complete in October 2025.?