Tender

Expression of Interest - Admission Prevention Service

NHS NORFOLK & WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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Planning

17 Apr 2023 at 14:09

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board has initiated a tender process titled "Expression of Interest - Admission Prevention Service" in the Health services category. This procurement aims to prevent admissions and facilitate care following discharge, with a value of £3,600,000. The tender is currently at the planning and tender stage, with the deadline for submissions set for May 5, 2023, and the award period scheduled to begin on October 1, 2023. The procurement method is a selective procedure under the Restricted procedure, covering the UKH1 region.

This tender presents an opportunity for service providers to deliver Admission Prevention Interventions for mental health patients in partnership with the NHS Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board. Businesses offering quality service delivery, staffing, supervision, and IT platforms can compete for this contract. The successful provider will need to work closely with specific Trust service lines in Norfolk, demonstrating the capacity to prevent acute mental health admissions or support post-admission care within the community over a 1080-day contract period.

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Notice Title

Expression of Interest - Admission Prevention Service

Notice Description

This service aims to: prevent admission; reduce the length of stay; facilitate wrap around care / step-down care following discharge; by providing community-based AP Interventions to Service Users identified as "highly likely" to need admission, in collaboration with external organisations.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is an Expression of Interest for the Provision of an Admission Prevention Service - The service is a Schedule 3 Service and is being procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR)of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. This notice is a Prior Information Notice under the permitted procedure for social and other specific services, as provided for in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 - Regulation 48. In accordance with Regulation 32(b)(ii) of the Regulations, interested parties should note that the contract for the services may be awarded without further publication and interested parties should express their interest in writing by following the instructions in this document and responding to all questions accordingly.
Providers will be required to respond to a series of questions which are scored on a "Pass/Fail "basis. The scoring criteria is stipulated within the question.
Only providers who score a "Pass" on all "Pass/Fail" questions will be deemed compliant and capable.
Where a single Provider has expressed an interest and met the requirements, the Commissioner reserves the right to direct award to that provider with no further competition.
Where there is more than one Provider who has expressed an interest and scored a "Pass" on all "Pass/Fail" questions, then the Commissioner may seek to undertake a formal competitive process.
The Authority will be using an eTendering system for this procurement exercise. Further information and the ITT documentation can be found via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system at the following link: https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?searchtype=Projects. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: C163913 ID number.

Service Description

The objective is to identify AP interventions at the earliest opportunity and to work with the Provider to provide home and/or community based AP Interventions; identification is clinically determined individually in consultation with Service Users and their Families or Carers.

This service aims to: prevent admission; reduce the length of stay; facilitate wrap around care / step-down care following discharge; by providing community-based AP Interventions to Service Users identified as "highly likely" to need admission, in collaboration with external organisations. It can also be used to bridge the gap whilst Service Users are waiting for another service to become available - for example social care interventions. It is agreed that AP Interventions will be brief, and time limited to six weeks of support.

The Services to be provided by the Provider are delivery of AP Interventions which meet the needs of Service Users to prevent an admission to an acute mental health hospital or reduce the length of stay following an admission to an acute mental health hospital (the "Services") or to support discharge back into the community.

The Provider shall work in partnership with three Trust service lines:
* Norwich and North Norfolk Care group
* West and South Norfolk Care group
* Great Yarmouth and Waveney Care group
* Norfolk CFYP Care group (for 18+ service users only)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bf3b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010981-2023
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,600,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 May 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS NORFOLK & WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Karen Martin
Contact Email
karen.martin31@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR1 2DH
Post Town
Norwich
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
TLH1 East Anglia

Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
Lakenham
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

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