Tender

Acute high dependency and PICU, In area acute beds, and specialist placement beds

NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Tender

19 Mar 2024 at 12:05

Tender

08 Dec 2023 at 12:05

Planning

03 Aug 2023 at 05:41

Summary of the contracting process

The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) is seeking suppliers for a specialist procurement opportunity titled "Acute high dependency and PICU, In area acute beds, and specialist placement beds" in the health services category. The procurement is at the tender stage with a contract value of £20,000,000 GBP. The Trust aims to create a framework for high-quality care services available 24/7. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender period ends on April 5, 2024, with the bid validity period lasting until April 30, 2024.

This procurement presents an opportunity for businesses, particularly small or medium enterprises (SMEs), to provide services in the health sector within East Anglia. Companies capable of delivering acute mental health care could be eligible to bid. The Trust is looking for qualified suppliers to offer services such as acute high dependency care, acute inpatient care, and specialist placements focusing on holistic patient care. Businesses interested in providing the specified services should closely monitor the submission deadline and criteria outlined in the tender pack for eligibility.

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Notice Title

Acute high dependency and PICU, In area acute beds, and specialist placement beds

Notice Description

The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) wishes to create a bespoke, specialist framework for Acute high dependency and PICU, In area acute beds, and specialist placement beds. The framework seeks suppliers that are able to provide additional capacity with the intent to appoint one, or multiple, qualified and capable suppliers to a new framework agreement. The aims of these services is to provide high quality, holistic care for service users in the most acute and vulnerable state of their illness. This will be provided in collaboration with service users, carers, and statutory and non-statutory organisations to ensure that any admissions and inpatient episodes are timely and appropriate. These services are to made available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round. As outlined in the original procurement process, the Trust wish to open the framework for a secondary round of bidding - to enable access to more suitably qualified and capable providers.

Lot Information

Acute High Dependency and PICU

A service for those who present with an acute mental illness and who cannot be treated in their own homes or in community settings and will have been assessed as at significant risk of an event happening to themselves or others. Often requiring continuous assessment over a 24-hour period. The decision to admit a service user will be made by the provider referred to. The service user may have been assessed under the Mental Health Act (1983) or be admitted voluntarily. * This service is for adult service users from 18 with an age limit as per each identified Provider unit * Individuals with a learning disability need where the primary identified need. * Individuals with a dual diagnosis will be admitted if their presenting Primary issue is their mental state and a medical detoxification programme is no indicated as an initial stage of treatment Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/PJV356TN92

Renewal: The Trust reserves the right to extend the framework agreement by a maximum additional period of 24 months (maximum framework length shall not exceed 48 months).

In Area Acute

A service for those who present with an acute mental illness and who cannot be treated in their own homes or in community settings and will have been assessed as at significant risk of an event happening to themselves or others. Often requiring continuous assessment over a 24-hour period. The decision to admit a service user will be made by the provider referred to. The service user may have been assessed under the Mental Health Act (1983) or be admitted voluntarily. * This service is for adult service users from 18 with an age limit as per each identified Provider unit * Individuals with a learning disability need where the primary identified need. * Individuals with a dual diagnosis will be admitted if their presenting Primary issue is their mental state and a medical detoxification programme is no indicated as an initial stage of treatment

Specialist Placements

The aims of these services is to provide high quality, holistic care for service users when it has been identified that they have needs above and beyond commissioned services within NSFT. This will be provided in collaboration with service users, carers, statutory and non-statutory organisations, in order to ensure that any specialist placements are timely and appropriate. The key aims are to: * Provide a variety of psychosocial, psychiatric and therapeutic activities, in line with NICE Guidelines relevant to the presenting need of the service user. * Provide assessments, treatment and multidisciplinary care, in line with the identified needs. * Ensure that service users are within the placement for the minimum time necessary, supporting the service user to maintain their links in the community where possible and practical * Where relevant maintain or create links with primary care to ensure that the service user's GP is updated on patient care at the time of assessment, admission, care plan review and any changes to care provided, where there is a significant change in a service user's clinical presentation and/or risk and receives a discharge summary following discharge in line with NSFT's discharge policy. * The Provider will ensure that there is a collaborative approach to care planning with NSFT and other care providers including the service users support network as they identify. * The Provider will operate within the legal frameworks.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ec98
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008808-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open 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
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 Apr 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
30 Aug 2023Expired
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
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Steven Worley
Contact Email
steven.worley@nchc.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1603785866

Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR6 5BE
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
TLH East (England), TLH1 East Anglia

Local Authority
Broadland
Electoral Ward
Hellesdon North West
Westminster Constituency
Norwich North

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