1. Jo Pettifor – Category Manager (Strategy & People)
Nottingham City Council Residential and Nursing Care Contracting & Procurement
Jo Pettifor – Category Manager (Strategy & People)

2. NCC Strategic Commissioning Review
Information on the NCC Strategic Review available on the NCC ‘AskLion’ website - and Due North E tendering portal
New contract required for April 2020
Joint contract for City Council and CCG – initially for 5 years
Accreditation process to establish a list of approved providers
All County homes wanting placements of City citizens will need to apply
Key requirements in the service specification remain
Quality assurance process as for current contract

3. Accreditation process
Open Application Process - anticipated to start September 2019.
The Application form will be as simple as possible for providers to complete. Many questions will be Yes / No answers
Areas include:
- Details of the organisation including current provision
- Care Quality Commission registration
- Health & Safety
- Policies & Procedures
- Safeguarding Vulnerable People
- Business continuity plan
- Equality & Diversity

4. Accreditation process
The process will be managed through the Due North (ProContract) Electronic Procurement portal - Registration at
Providers will need to download the documents from the portal and follow the instructions carefully
During the application period all questions must be through the Due North portal. Applications will be assessed according to the stated criteria. Take care when completing questions as some are “eliminate” questions
Completed applications to be returned through Due North by the stated deadline

5. Accreditation process
The Accreditation will be open for applications for duration of the contract and providers can join at any time
If successful, a contract will be issued
If unsuccessful, feedback will be provided on request
Opportunity to reapply if unsuccessful in the first instance -provided the reason for elimination has been rectified
There will be no guarantee of business under the contract
Citizen choice
There will be NO contracting outside of the accredited list of providers

6. Accreditation process - CHC
As with the previous accreditation there will be an option to apply for Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
You will be asked if you are currently providing CHC via any contracts
You will be asked to explain in 500 words how you will meet the requirements of the CHC spec.
It is important that you answer this thoroughly as unacceptable answers will be returned via the Procurement Team.

7. Accreditation Process – CHC
If you wish to take placements from any of the Nottinghamshire CCGs for CHC you MUST have a contract in place with Nottingham City Council
No placements will be made outside of the Accredited list of Providers