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Proactive Care (Berkshire West) - Frailty

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Planning

22 Sep 2026 at 09:49

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust intends to commission a frailty-focused proactive care service in West Berkshire. The service will support an agreed cohort of people, primarily from identified population-neighbourhood groups, with selected additional patients where clinically appropriate. Its purpose is to improve outcomes and help keep patients out of acute hospital settings. The provider will work within the Berkshire West neighbourhood and Integrated Neighbourhood Team model alongside primary care, community services, social care, mental health, therapy and specialist services. Activities will include population-health-based identification and prioritisation, holistic frailty assessments, care-plan development and review, referrals into appropriate pathways, multidisciplinary team participation, coordinated decision-making and continuous monitoring of high-risk cohorts. This is a health service procurement.

The procurement is at the planning stage: the Trust has stated its intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime’s Most Suitable Provider process, rather than invite tenders under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The buyer expects the next sequential publication, an award notice, on 21 October 2026. The planned service is expected to operate from November 2026 until 30 September 2027, with the wider requirement described as commencing in autumn 2026 and aiming to deliver improved outcomes from winter 2026. Decision-making will involve the Deputy Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Finance. The procurement is structured as one lot covering the Berkshire West frailty service. The published information sets out the intended approach and service scope for market awareness and preparation.

This will suit providers experienced in proactive frailty care, neighbourhood healthcare and preventing avoidable hospital admissions. Strong candidates are likely to be able to assess and manage people with varying levels of frailty, use population health data and local intelligence to identify high-risk cohorts, and deliver proportionate holistic assessments, including mini-CGA or an equivalent structured assessment where appropriate. The service calls for clinical judgement, care planning and crisis management, including advance care planning, end-of-life planning and ReSPECT documentation where relevant. Providers should be prepared to coordinate referrals across community, specialist and multidisciplinary pathways, participate in regular MDT meetings and shared decision-making, and work effectively with NHS, primary care, social care, mental health and therapy partners. Organisations should use this planning stage to assess their capability and readiness before the intended award process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Proactive Care (Berkshire West) - Frailty

Notice Description

Proactive care relating to frailty in West Berkshire commencing Autumn 2026 to deliver improved outcomes from Winter 2026.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a provider to undertake proactive care relating to frailty with the intention of keeping patients out of an acute hospital setting. This service will operate from November 2026 and run to 30th September 2027. The provider will deliver a targeted Proactive Neighbourhood Service for an agreed cohort drawn primarily from PNG groups 10-11 and, where clinically appropriate, selected patients within PNG 9. They will operate as part of the wider Berkshire West neighbourhood and Integrated Neighbourhood Team model, working alongside primary care, community services, social care, mental health, therapy and specialist services. They will identify and prioritise the agreed cohort using population health data, clinical judgement, frailty indicators and local intelligence and undertake proportionate, frailty-focused holistic assessment based on clinical need, including a mini-CGA or equivalent structured assessment where appropriate. They will: (1) Refer patients with complex or specialist needs into the appropriate multidisciplinary, community, frailty or specialist pathway; (2) Review, develop or update care plans where clinically indicated, including crisis planning, advance care planning, end-of-life planning and ReSPECT documentation where appropriate; (3) Present or refer patients to the relevant core cluster MDT, specialist MDT or neighbourhood forum where multidisciplinary input is required; (4) Participate in regular MDT meetings and shared decision-making to support coordinated care; (5) Work with system partners to improve alignment and coordination of existing services within the Berkshire West neighbourhood model; and (6) Maintain continuous review of high-risk cohorts to support proactive, targeted intervention.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07770c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089435-2026
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

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
21 Oct 20262 weeks to go
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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRACKNELL
Postcode
RG12 2UT
Postcode Area
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ15 Berkshire East
Delivery Location
TLJ11 Berkshire
Local Authority
Bracknell Forest
Electoral Ward
Bullbrook
Westminster Constituency
Bracknell

Further Information

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