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The Provision of Block Booking Beds for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust

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23 Jul 2025 at 12:45

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17 Sep 2024 at 15:10

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, located in Glenfield, Leicester, UK, has awarded a contract for the provision of block booking beds to address the temporary shortage of mental health beds in its facilities. The trust is seeking to contract five acute mental health beds from another provider within Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland, due to urgent renovation work. The procurement category falls under hospital and related services, with the procurement method being limited through the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) under the Health Care Services Regulations 2023. The contract's lifespan is set from September to December 2024, with a total estimated value of £300,000. Representations by providers were required by 27th September 2024, marking the start of a standstill period prior to the formal award.

The awarded contract presents significant opportunities for healthcare service providers, particularly those specialising in mental health, within the region of Leicestershire and Rutland. Businesses capable of meeting CQC ratings of "Good" and situated within this geographical area are particularly well-suited to compete, ensuring patients remain close to their communities while the renovations are underway. The trust's commitment to maintaining local patient care and reducing out-of-area placements aligns with strategic healthcare delivery goals, offering growth opportunities for providers that meet the trust's high standards of quality. Furthermore, this contract may serve as a stepping stone for providers looking to establish long-term partnerships with regional NHS trusts.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Provision of Block Booking Beds for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Notice Description

Due to a temporary closure of some mental health beds within Leicestershire Partnership Trust we are looking to contract 5 acute mental health beds from another provider within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

Lot Information

Lot 1

The trust has determined that whilst some urgent renovation work to our inpatient mental health estate is undertaken and completed, 5 additional acute mental health beds need to be contracted for a period of 3 months. This will support the trust in being able to admit patients who require an acute mental health bed and will also support with the trust being able to step patients down from our psychiatric intensive care unit to improve flow across our entire bed base. The Five Year Forward View for Mental Health programme expressed the ambition to eliminate inappropriate out of area placements for non-specialist acute care by 2021. To ensure that the trust continues to deliver on this ambition set by NHS England, the provider of these 5 beds needs to be within the geographical boundary of Leicestershire and Rutland so that patients remain in their local area and therefore allowing the maintaining of relationships with family, carers and friends.as part of delivering on this ambition. NHS providers and commissioners are required to report the use of non-specialist services acute care via the Mental Health Specialist Data Set (MHSDS). In identifying a suitable provider, the practice within the trust which has been agreed and established through the trusts Bed Management Standard Operating Procedure states when considering the use of additional beds the trust will only place patients in providers with a latest CQC rating of "Good". This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process; and the contract value is (estimated) PS300,000.00 This is a new contract and new provider The contract will be in place for 3 months September - December 2025

Procurement Information

This is a PSR intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services PSR Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provision of PCR2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 27th September 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-049b96
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042346-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85110000 - Hospital and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Sep 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLENFIELD, LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8RA
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Glenfield Faire
Westminster Constituency
Mid Leicestershire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RUSHCLIFFE INDEPENDENT HOSPITALS (KEGWORTH) LIMITED

Further Information

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