Posted on 14-06-2011 at 01:00
Domiciliary Care Service Tenders
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Domiciliary care tenders are big business and it's set to get even bigger. With an ageing population and increasing costs of care, domiciliary care enables the elderly to continue to maintain a semi-independent lifestyle at home whilst the local authority makes considerable savings over providing funding for care homes.
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It seems a win-win solution for all concerned and explains, in part, why the domiciliary care sector has started to boom over recent years and tender opportunities have been plentiful. But where there is demand, supply will surely catch up and become over supply. In reality, this means that whilst the opportunities in this sector have grown considerably, so too has the number of organisations providing these services. Thus starts a downward pressure on prices and increased competition for Domiciliary Care tenders. But Domiciliary care is not the preserve of the elderly only. There exists, although they are fewer, opportunities to provide care services for children and adults
Despite downward pressure on prices, particularly at present with local authorities being forced to look at how they spend money thanks to budget cuts, there are still are large number of tender opportunities for Domiciliary Care contracts because providing it is a cost saving measure in itself. In addition, although the Domiciliary Care industry is now very competitive, there are a number of instances where one tender has been awarded to multiple contractors by splitting down the contract into areas or zones.
As with most tender processes, those in the Domiciliary care sector tend to be a two stage process. The PQQ will assess financial and technical standing and those successful at this stage will be invited to submit a full tender. In a Domiciliary Care tender, whilst 'economic viability' is of great importance to the buyer, quality of the service being offered is at least, if not more, important. Many tender specifications now weight cost and quality as 50% each. As the Domiciliary Care sector is now regulated by the Care Quality Commission, compliance with their guidelines and regulations as well as registration with the body will be a standard requirement. What your organisation can offer over and above this will be considered added value and count towards the quality scoring of your tender.
To be successful in the tendering process for offering domiciliary care services, it is essential be familiar with the specific quality targets that would be expected if the the contract was awarded to your organisation and address these in your tender submission. Also bear in mind that clients will expect a similar or, preferably better service than they are currently providing but will be cost sensitive as to how much 'extra' they can pay for. A combination of a high quality service and fair cost base will increase your success in winning domiciliary care tenders.
