Dome Project Management

Case Study - Adult Social Care – Extra Care Development Programme

Dome is providing project management services to South Tyneside Council. We have adopted a clear and communicative approach, enabling all key stakeholder views to be assimilated and a clear delivery strategy to be developed and delivered.

Case study Details

South Tyneside Council

Adult Social Care – Extra Care Development Programme

Dome is providing project management services to South Tyneside Council. We have adopted a clear and communicative approach, enabling all key stakeholder views to be assimilated and a clear delivery strategy to be developed and delivered.

Project Overview

South Tyneside has an increasing older population, increasing social isolation and lacks the appropriate type of residential accommodation to cater for these issues. The Council has a need for further Extra Care places, and specific demand for Dementia Extra Care places.

The Council have recently identified a suitably qualified Registered Provider (RP) development partner to work alongside them and deliver new Extra Care facilities at three Council owned sites at Hebburn Central, Dean Road and Chuter Ede. The development partner procurement strategy was developed by Dome, working closely with South Tyneside Procurement and Legal teams. The Council are now working in partnership with the RP to allow a consistent approach and high level of quality delivered across the three sites.

The programme of development seeks to create improved facilities for residents, provide facilities that are open to the community, create vibrant places to live and allow for varying levels of care and support whilst providing care staff with modern spaces to work.

Services and Value Added

Dome is providing project management services to South Tyneside Council. We have adopted a clear and communicative approach, enabling all key stakeholder views to be assimilated and a clear project brief developed. By establishing a clear brief, we have been able to refine and establish an appropriate procurement process, assisted by a tailored market engagement exercise.

A concise and focussed competitive dialogue procurement process was defined and managed by Dome. Subsequent to the appointment of the RP development partner, we have instigated a Partnership Board structure to allow coordinated approach between all parties on design, procurement, budget, communications and risk management issues to be addressed and managed carefully.

We are now working closely with the RP’s professional team and the planning application for Hebburn has recently been submitted, together with early stage project development work at Chuter Ede.

Testimonial

“Dome has provided us with dedicated and valuable project management support on our strategically important Extra Care development programme. With Dome’s support we have made great progress on the project, establishing a viable and robust process for procuring a development partner, appointing the development partner and seeing the first project recently submitted for planning. We look forward to continuing to work with Ross and Dome to deliver the programme of works for the benefit of South Tyneside.”

Nikki Carter – Community Services Lead, Adult Social Care, South Tyneside Council