Kirklees Community Services

The contract for Kirklees Community Services (previously known as Care Close to Home) covers a wide range of community-based services delivered to the population of Kirklees. The contract is based on a lead provider model with the contract holder being responsible to either provide the services directly or in collaboration with other providers of services.

The contract for Kirklees Community Services (Care Close to Home) covers a wide range of community-based services, the scope of contract currently includes: Community Nursing Networks; Care Home Support Team; Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT); Tissue Viability Nursing; Tuberculosis; Long Term Conditions; Community Rehab; Respiratory; Continence, Colorectal & Stoma; Dermatology; Podiatric Surgery; General Podiatry; Intermediate Community Care; Integrated Transfer of Care; MSK; Cardiology (Cardiac Rehab); Cardiology (Heart Failure); Diabetes; Children’s Community Nursing; Children’s Therapies; Youth Justice; Looked After Children.

Following a review of the services within the scope of the contract and an assessment of the incumbent provider’s past and current performance and capability and capacity to provide the services required over the intended contract period, the commissioner is clear that the overall contract is capable of being provided only by that provider.

This is a VEAT notice for the direct award of contract of 5 years (with an option to extend for a further 2 years) to the incumbent provider.

£38,000,000 anna