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Nova Scotia awards $2-million homecare contract without competition
The $2.18 million untendered contract aims to address home-care inefficiencies, including scheduling and communication challenges, officials said.
- The Seniors and Long-Term Care Department awarded a two-year, $2.18-million untendered contract to Halifax-based Davis Pier Consulting to examine home-care delivery in Nova Scotia.
- Citing speed and familiarity, the government said it skipped a public tender to move quickly and Auditor General Kim Adair noted $2.4 billion in untendered contracts since 2019.
- Front-Line home-care providers report scheduling problems, too many cancelled visits, inefficiencies like duplicated travel between communities, and concerns about visits before pre-visit safety assessments.
- Adams said she hopes Davis Pier will meet front-line providers and reduce their administrative burden, while Nova Scotia Nurses' Union president Janet Hazelton highlighted safety and coordination concerns.
- The province disclosed the public contracts database shows Davis Pier will develop a technology platform, and Adams said `Davis Pier is going to help us take home care to the next level`.
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Nova Scotia awards $2-million home care contract without public bidding process
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government has awarded a $2.18-million contract without a competitive bidding process for a review of the province's home care services.
·Prince George, Canada
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