--- title: "Brent Community Beds Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-13bb229e-289c-4085-b15a-3caaecebe08f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-13bb229e-289c-4085-b15a-3caaecebe08f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-13bb229e-289c-4085-b15a-3caaecebe08f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-13bb229e-289c-4085-b15a-3caaecebe08f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES" published: "2018-09-24" --- # Brent Community Beds Service Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-13bb229e-289c-4085-b15a-3caaecebe08f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-13bb229e-289c-4085-b15a-3caaecebe08f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-13bb229e-289c-4085-b15a-3caaecebe08f.json) ## Summary The NHS Shared Business Services is planning to commission the Brent Community Beds Service, which aims to provide access to community step-up beds. This contract is expected to begin in April 2019, with a total budget of £17,500,000 allocated over five financial years, each with a budget of £3,500,000. The contract will focus on delivering integrated health and social care in a bedded intermediate care setting in London, specifically at the Willesden Centre for Health & Care. Interested parties should submit their Expression of Interest by emailing the designated contact, Michael Culshaw, at m.culshaw@nhs.net, with further engagement opportunities anticipated following initial submissions. This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses in the health and social work sector, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Businesses specialising in rehabilitation services, nursing care, and integrated health solutions that can effectively manage sub-acute clinical care and ensure a therapeutic environment for up to 35 community beds will be well-positioned to compete for this contract. The focus on rehabilitation and patient transition back into community care highlights the need for innovative solutions that align with current trends in primary care and preventative health services. ## Notice Brent CCG intends to commission access to step up beds in the community that are aligned to the newlandscape of primary care homes and GP networks. With evidence that a significant proportion of acute hospitaladmissions are avoidable, access to step-up beds are seen as an effective initiative that avoids unnecessaryemergency admissions. To achieve these aims, the objectives of the service are to provide: * Integrated health and social care in a bedded intermediate care setting * A medically led multidisciplinary team with comprehensive baseline assessment of need/function anddependency levels * Nursing care in a therapeutic environment to support sub-acute clinical care and rehabilitation * Access to therapy specialists to meet the patient's needs in a timely manner for up to 28 days (or longer byexception) * Supporting patients carry out Activity of Daily Living (ADL) tasks; * Supporting successful transition back into community based provision, * Disability management to reduce and prevent secondary complications Service Requirements * The service will offer admission avoidance or supported discharge to patients with sub acute clinical care and/or rehabilitation needs requiring bedded rehabilitation who do not require acute hospital care * The service will be focused around SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timed) patient goalswith the aim of enabling patients to reach their optimum function in order to return home safely * The bedded rehabilitation service should provide a fully nursed therapeutic environment which supports dailyrehabilitation with a view to moving the patient on to their normal place of residence as soon as they no longerrequire inpatient support and within their set goal timeframes or a maximum of 28 days * The provider will be responsible for ensuring that the appropriate clinical cover is provided with capability andcapacity to deal with sub-acute issues and that therapy interventions are initiated and maintained in accordancewith care plans with input over the 7 day week * The service must take into consideration the patients' mental as well as physical health needs and potential for rehabilitation The service will be provided from its current location on the Willesden Centre for Health & Care site and is for 35 community beds including general rehabilitation and step up beds. The expected contract commencement date is anticipated to be April 2019. Interested parties should register their Expression Of Interest (EOI), via the email address provided m.culshaw@nhs.net. Upon receipt of your EOI, you will receive a Memorandum Of Information, a draft specification and a Request For Information (RFI) document containing some market engagement questions, for your completion. Further Market Engagement event maybe set up following review of your completed RFI. The submission of an expression of interest is not a prerequisite to any subsequent procurement application. Additional information: Please express your interest to this opportunity by emailing m.culshaw@nhs.net. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86c9b17a-311e-4329-8a9e-78b7c29cb7cd | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - Schedule 3 - Service Procurement | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Sep 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 4 Oct 2018 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £17,500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES | | Locality | SALFORD | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M50 2UW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West | | Local authority | Salford | | Electoral ward | Quays | | Westminster constituency | Salford | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 24 Sep 2018 at 13:08 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86c9b17a-311e-4329-8a9e-78b7c29cb7cd - 20 Sep 2018 at 12:24 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86c9b17a-311e-4329-8a9e-78b7c29cb7cd ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/86c9b17a-311e-4329-8a9e-78b7c29cb7cd 24th September 2018 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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