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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
