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Proactive Care (Berkshire West) - Frailty

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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21 Oct 2026 at 10:14

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Summary of the contracting process

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is buying a proactive frailty care service for patients in Berkshire West. The provider will identify and prioritise an agreed cohort, mainly people in population-needs groups 10–11 and selected group 9 patients where clinically appropriate, using population health data, clinical judgement, frailty indicators and local knowledge. Work includes proportionate holistic frailty assessments, care-plan reviews and updates, referrals into specialist or multidisciplinary pathways, and regular multidisciplinary team participation. The service is intended to help keep patients out of acute hospital and improve coordination across the neighbourhood model. It must work with primary care, community services, social care, mental health, therapy and specialist services, and continuously review high-risk patients. Delivery is in Berkshire West. This is a health service (CPV 85100000).

The contract is recorded as awarded to The Primary Care Alliance CIC, and the contract is active. It was signed on 19 October 2026. The contract value is £558,200, with service delivery planned from November 2026 to 30 September 2027. The process used the Provider Selection Regime’s most suitable provider approach, without a published call for competition; it was not conducted under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Procurement Act 2023. One bid was recorded. The evaluation gave 30% to quality and innovation, 20% to value, 15% to integration, collaboration and service sustainability, 10% to improving access, reducing health inequalities and choice, 10% to social value, and 15% to basic selection criteria. The stated award assessment was based on the key criteria, with cost weighted at zero.

This award shows demand from Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for neighbourhood-based, proactive frailty support that can coordinate care and reduce reliance on acute hospitals. A credible supplier would need to identify and manage high-risk cohorts, use population health data alongside clinical judgement, and provide structured frailty assessment, including mini-CGA or an equivalent where appropriate. Relevant strengths include care planning, crisis and advance-care planning, ReSPECT processes, and the ability to escalate complex needs into community, specialist and multidisciplinary pathways. Providers must be able to participate in shared decision-making and regular multidisciplinary meetings, and work effectively across primary care, community health, social care, mental health, therapy and specialist services. The evaluation placed substantial emphasis on quality, innovation, integration, collaboration, sustainability, access, health inequalities and social value, alongside basic selection standards.

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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 awarding a contract 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 PNG9. 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. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process. The approximate value of the contract is PS558,200. This a new service and is an award to a new provider.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award 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 or Procurement Act 2023 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 2nd November 2026. 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-078c79
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099303-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award 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
SME

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
£558,200 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

The Primary Care Alliance Community Interest Company

Further Information

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