Notice Information
Notice Title
Trusted Assessor Model
Notice Description
Trusted Assessor' schemes are a national initiative designed to reduce delays when people are ready for discharge from hospital. West Northamptonshire Council (WNC), in partnership with the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Northampton General Hospital (NGH), is jointly commissioning a Trusted Assessor model to improve discharge pathways, reduce delays in transfers of care, and strengthen multi-agency working across adult health and social care services, with WNC acting as Lead Commissioner for the contract. Following a period of in-patient care, and prior to an individual's discharge, a statutory assessment, or review is required, to establish eligibility and level of need. Currently, care providers assess the individual in the hospital setting, using their own assessment tools however, due to capacity and resource issues, this can contribute to delayed discharges. The purpose of the Trusted Assessor is to support and facilitate discharges into care providers and to avoid discharge delays from NGH. The model will play a crucial role in ensuring timely, consistent, and person-centred assessments across acute and community healthcare settings, fostering improved outcomes for individuals and service systems alike. As a new service model in West Northamptonshire, the service is being commissioned as a pilot for up to 2 years in order to establish local need and inform any future commissioning.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055afd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050958-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85112000 - Hospital support services
85312310 - Guidance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £76,667 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £76,667 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £90,768 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- northantsicb.contracting@nhs.net, phil.hayes@nhs.net, procurement@westnorthants.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORTHAMPTON
- Postcode
- NN1 1ED
- Post Town
- Northampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF24 West Northamptonshire
- Delivery Location
- TLF24 West Northamptonshire
-
- Local Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Electoral Ward
- Delapre and Rushmere
- Westminster Constituency
- Northampton South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050958-2025
22nd August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038182-2025
8th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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