Tender

NHS Devon ICB- Plymouth Assisted Discharge Service

NHS DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB)

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Tender

20 Aug 2024 at 07:35

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB) is currently inviting tenders for the "Plymouth Assisted Discharge Service". This procurement falls under the health and social work services category, with a specific focus on supporting individuals discharged from hospital. The service area covers patients registered within Plymouth City Council's geographical location. The procurement process, currently at the tender stage, will follow a restricted procedure under the Light Touch Regime as per the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Noteworthy dates include the tender period ending on 20th September 2024, the invitation date for the second stage on 3rd October 2024, and the contract commencement on 1st April 2025, running until 31st March 2028 with an optional extension of up to two years. The total contract value stands at £1,187,205 for three years, equating to £395,735 annually.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses in the health and social work sector, especially those specialising in discharge and at-home patient support services. Ideal participants would be unregulated providers adept at delivering flexible, person-centred care. The service involves helping individuals regain independence post-hospitalisation, providing assistance with daily activities, and linking service users to community resources. By participating, businesses can expand their client base, enhance service offerings, and contribute to improving patient outcomes and reducing hospital readmission rates. The process involves a transparent selection and evaluation procedure, ensuring fair competition.

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Notice Title

NHS Devon ICB- Plymouth Assisted Discharge Service

Notice Description

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB) wishes to commission a single provider to support individuals who may require some additional assistance on discharge from hospital (or another care setting), from an unregulated provider. This will be a flexible service that will offer a range of support in a person centred way. This could be a few hours support to help someone on their first day at home, assisting with shopping or providing a few visits and/or telephone support over a limited number of weeks. The aim of the service is to provide support to patients at home once they become medically fit, so that they can regain independence at home and reduce the risk of deconditioning in hospital. Key principles of the service: * Work as a key member of the multi-disciplinary Care Transfer Hub to identify individuals who would be suitable for accessing the service. * Act as single point of access and triage for individuals identified as appropriate for this service. * Deliver a flexible, person centred, solution focussed service embedding the principals of a Discharge Personal Budget (the Discharge Person Budget enables a unique solution for each service user within the unit cost). * Ensure service users are settled in safely at home after a spell in hospital. * Support service users to become independent at home again. * Improve service users' outcomes and wellbeing post discharge. * Where support exists already, to refer/signpost and not duplicate. * Develop and maintain knowledge of other services and networks and ensure service users are linked to information and encouraged to access support which may reduce anxiety and enhance ability to continue living independently in their home e.g. benefits, community meals, befriending, day centres. * The support will seek to reduce the impact on POC delivered in the community by Domiciliary Care, in turn improving hospital flow and discharge (reduce reliance on statutory care). * Reduce risk of readmission * Reduce discharge delays. * Reduce average length of stay in community beds. * Improve 7 day working through supporting discharges at weekends. * Support early flow by participating in early discharge planning before the day of discharge. * Support discharge to usual place of residence in line with Better Care Fund (iBCF) Metrics. The contract value is PS395,735 per annum with a total contract value of PS1,187,205 for the 3 year period, with an optional extension period of 2 additional years at the commissioners discretion.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB) wishes to commission a single provider to support individuals who may require some additional assistance on discharge from hospital (or another care setting), from an unregulated provider. This will be a flexible service that will offer a range of support in a person centred way. This could be a few hours support to help someone on their first day at home, assisting with shopping or providing a few visits and/or telephone support over a limited number of weeks. The aim of the service is to provide support to patients at home once they become medically fit, so that they can regain independence at home and reduce the risk of deconditioning in hospital. Key principles of the service: * Work as a key member of the multi-disciplinary Care Transfer Hub to identify individuals who would be suitable for accessing the service. * Act as single point of access and triage for individuals identified as appropriate for this service. * Deliver a flexible, person centred, solution focussed service embedding the principals of a Discharge Personal Budget (the Discharge Person Budget enables a unique solution for each service user within the unit cost). * Ensure service users are settled in safely at home after a spell in hospital. * Support service users to become independent at home again. * Improve service users' outcomes and wellbeing post discharge. * Where support exists already, to refer/signpost and not duplicate. * Develop and maintain knowledge of other services and networks and ensure service users are linked to information and encouraged to access support which may reduce anxiety and enhance ability to continue living independently in their home e.g. benefits, community meals, befriending, day centres. * The support will seek to reduce the impact on POC delivered in the community by Domiciliary Care, in turn improving hospital flow and discharge (reduce reliance on statutory care). * Reduce risk of readmission * Reduce discharge delays. * Reduce average length of stay in community beds. * Improve 7 day working through supporting discharges at weekends. * Support early flow by participating in early discharge planning before the day of discharge. * Support discharge to usual place of residence in line with Better Care Fund (iBCF) Metrics. The contract value is PS395,735 per annum with a total contract value of PS1,187,205 for the 3 year period, with an optional extension period of 2 additional years at the commissioners discretion. The procurement will be a restricted process under the Light Touch Regime and will involve a 2 stage process where following evaluation of bids to the SQ and the application of question weightings; the Commissioner proposes to invite the 5 highest scoring, compliant SQ submissions to the tender stage of the competitive tendering process. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. Additional information: The contract term is 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028. At the end of the 3 year term the commissioner will have the option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months. The services are health and social work services services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but are instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0491ef
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026383-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender 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

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,978,675 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,978,675 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Sep 2024Expired
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 DEVON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB)
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
scwcsu.clinical.procurement@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX2 5AZ
Post Town
Exeter
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
TLK41 Plymouth

Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Priory
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

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