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Next Step service - Home from Hospital Service

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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11 Aug 2026 at 12:23

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Summary of the contracting process

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust procured the Next Step service, a Home from Hospital Service providing community health support after hospital discharge. The requirement falls within discharge-to-assess services, supporting patients as they move from hospital into the community and receive appropriate care and assessment at home. Delivery is in London, including the area covered by postcode SE1 9RT. This is a healthcare services opportunity rather than a goods or construction contract. The procurement was made through the NHS SBS Framework for Patient Discharge and Mental Health Step Down Beds (Care) Services, specifically its Lot 1 for Discharge to Assess Services. The named supplier is the British Red Cross Society.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to the British Red Cross Society on 17 October 2025. The award value is £610,000, and the awarded contract runs from 17 October 2025 to 20 October 2026. The tender recorded a value of £203,702.40 and a minimum value of £610,000. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement, rather than an open standalone tender. The tender submission deadline was 25 November 2024 at 12 noon. The contract was evaluated within the framework and Lot 1 route for discharge-to-assess services. The buyer is Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, and the award is active.

This award indicates demand from Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust for organised, community-based support that helps people leave hospital and receive assessment and care outside an acute setting. The successful supplier was the British Red Cross Society, suggesting that credible competitors need established capability in patient discharge, home-from-hospital support and community health delivery. They would also need to operate within the requirements of the NHS SBS care framework and its discharge-to-assess lot, with the systems, safeguarding arrangements and workforce needed to support patients reliably across London. The buyer’s stated suitability assessment did not identify this requirement as specifically suited to SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises, so scale and framework access are important commercial considerations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Next Step service - Home from Hospital Service

Notice Description

This was awarded under the NHS SBS Framework for Patient Discharge and Mental Health Step Down Beds (Care) Services, under Lot 1: Discharge to Assess Services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e87e1db7-d727-4b95-bb81-4281598e6bb3
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5420fd0a-f54f-4b6c-8a2c-a0fdbfa5163c
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£203,702 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£610,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
25 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Oct 202510 months ago
Contract Period
17 Oct 2025 - 20 Oct 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 4YB
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
Chaucer
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

British Red Cross Society

Further Information

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