Planning

Provision of Virtual Ward General Practitioner Services

SUSSEX COMMUNITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Planning

11 Oct 2024 at 16:02

Summary of the contracting process

The Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust has announced a planned tender for the Provision of Virtual Ward General Practitioner Services. This procurement, currently in the planning stage, falls under the healthcare sector, specifically general-practitioner services, classified under CPV code 85121100. The service is to be provided across the Sussex region, with a procurement value estimated at £800,000. The process is initiated under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, and it aims to embed GPs within the Trust’s Urgent Community Response (UCR) teams. Key dates include the future notice date set for 27 November 2024. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the Trust for further details and potential participation.

This tender presents a significant business opportunity for healthcare providers capable of supplying skilled General Practitioners to work in a hybrid model of on-site, virtual, and on-call support within Sussex. Small to medium healthcare enterprises, especially those specialising in community health services, stand to benefit significantly from this contract. By embedding GPs in UCR teams, the awarded provider will play a pivotal role in maintaining acute patients out of hospitals and ensuring they receive care in their homes, thus enhancing healthcare delivery efficiency and patient satisfaction.

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Notice Title

Provision of Virtual Ward General Practitioner Services

Notice Description

The Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to procure and collaborate with a provider that can resource General Practitioners across the SCFT footprint to work closely with the Trust's UCR teams. <br/><br/>The expectation is to embed the GPs within each UCR team with support broken down in a hybrid model of 'On site' face to face working, 'Virtual' support and 'On Call cover to each UCR team base they are allocated to, each with an expectation to be able to do any urgent patient visits at the patient's place of residence (within Sussex). <br/><br/>This requirement is paramount to the delivery of the pathway to keep acute patients safely out of hospital and at the place they call home.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to procure and collaborate with a provider that can resource General Practitioners (GPs) across the SCFT footprint to work closely with the Trust's UCR teams.

The expectation is to embed the GPs within each UCR team with support broken down in a hybrid model of 'On site' face to face working, 'Virtual' support and 'On Call cover to each UCR team base they are allocated to, each with an expectation to be able to do any urgent patient visits at the patient's place of residence (within Sussex).

This requirement is paramount to the delivery of the pathway to keep acute patients safely out of hospital and at the place they call home. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

Details of decision makers:
Dr Karen Eastman - Chief Medical Officer
Hollie Poole - Operational Divisional Director
Kim Fretter - Deputy Nursing Divisional Director

The intention is to award a contract using the most suitable provider process.

Please contact Dagmar Hagen-Machell with expressions of interest to be considered as the most suitable supplier.
Dagmar.hagen@nhs.net

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ab8f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032895-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85121100 - General-practitioner services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Oct 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
27 Nov 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SUSSEX COMMUNITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRIGHTON , ELM GROVE
Postcode
BN2 3EW
Post Town
Brighton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ21 Brighton and Hove
Delivery Location
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex

Local Authority
Brighton and Hove
Electoral Ward
Hanover & Elm Grove
Westminster Constituency
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

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