Information About Commonly Available Tenders

1. Information About Commonly Available Tenders

2. Almost every local authority commissions most of their health and social care services in this way, supplemented by direct payment or individual contract arrangements for those with particularly unique needs or to increase their capacity for service users. Domiciliary Care and Supported Living tenders are the most common, followed by Supported Accommodation for Young People and Temporary Staffing. The CQC regulates Domiciliary Care activities, and providers will require at least registration in all cases. Health and social care is a growing sector in the UK. In recent years, many local authorities have tightened the entry criteria for their Domiciliary Care providers to only those with a ‘Good’ rating or above. Domiciliary Care tenders will generally focus on the provider’s CQC status and the policies and procedures supporting their business. As the CQC lists a provider’s registered skills and care specialities, Domiciliary Care tenders may have a stronger focus on self-certifying readiness through operational documents and financial stability. However, they may also contain longer-quality questions.

3. Supported Living activities, on the other hand, do not always require CQC registration. Often, a tender will offer different lots to allow unregistered providers to participate as well. However, a CQC registration for Personal Care and Supported Living will always bolster an application as the council knows this means a provider can support a wider range of individuals. When tendering for Supported Living, providers will be expected to maintain strong professional relationships with social housing providers in order to offer tenancy support and accommodation. As the goal of Supported Living is (almost always) to enhance independence and reduce service user reliance on support, contracts with service users for support must be separate from those for accommodation, and suppliers should have sufficient legal and administrative resources either internally or externally to support this. Supported Living tenders typically have an extended written element to allow councils to evaluate the unique strengths, specialities and systems offered by each provider and subsequently offer appropriate support to the diverse service user cohort looked after by this provision.

4. Care Agency Media: Winning Tenders Our tender team are all-round health and social care specialists with a wealth of experience in the industry; Care Agency Media has been supporting clients for a decade. Our team has worked with health & social care commissioners, contracting bodies and councils – we understand what submissions need and the tone/language they need to be in.

5. Care Agency Media: Winning Tenders Bid writing can be a time-consuming and challenging process, especially when you are still in the process of establishing your business. Our services help win your tender while you focus on the operation of your business. Our tender writing service includes: 1. Tender Identification: If there is no open tender for your service, then we will identify a suitable tender for you in your area, service type and special interest or send you alerts when one opens. 2. Tender Analysis: To avoid wasting time and money, we analyse the tender documentation requirements alongside your business to ensure the tender is suitable and that your business qualifies in all aspects.

6. Care Agency Media: Winning Tenders 3. Completing the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire: We help you complete the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. 4. Research and Understanding of Local Area: For improved bid success chances, we research the local market to submit viable proposals to contractors. 5. Organising Information Required: We ensure you have all the required information for the tender in order to avoid rejections resulting from incomplete information. We help you gather the supporting documents and evidence that you need to win your bid. 6. Tender Financial Planning: A crucial part of the tender writing process is understanding tender financial requirements. Most tenders fail to meet financial viability requirements due to incomplete submission or lack of proper financial planning.

7. Care Agency Media: Winning Tenders 7. Writing the Tender Submission: Writing the tender is the most important part of the process. Our team has experience in developing winning submissions and will work with you to create suitable and winning responses. 8. Reviewing of Tender Documents: It is always important to thoroughly look over everything before final submission. We diligently review the bid, including the documents and evidence to be submitted. 9. Tender Submission: Once you, the client, have looked over the tender and everything is confirmed, it is then submitted.

8. Care Agency Media: Winning Tenders 10. Provide Supporting or Additional Information Required Post-Submission: If there are additional tender requirements after submission, we will support you with this. 11. Reviewing and Updating your Business Policies to Suit the Tender Requirements: In the case, your policies are not sufficient for tender submission, our team look over them and makes relevant changes to ensure they meet the requirements. If your business is looking to win a tender or you would like to find out more, visit our health and social care tender writing services for care or give our tender team a call at 0800 059 9908

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