--- title: "NHS Bolton CCG Personal Health Budget Support Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2c0a756d-0804-49d1-a9c6-7c01c201e4b3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2c0a756d-0804-49d1-a9c6-7c01c201e4b3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2c0a756d-0804-49d1-a9c6-7c01c201e4b3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2c0a756d-0804-49d1-a9c6-7c01c201e4b3.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES" published: "2017-03-17" --- # NHS Bolton CCG Personal Health Budget Support Services Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2c0a756d-0804-49d1-a9c6-7c01c201e4b3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2c0a756d-0804-49d1-a9c6-7c01c201e4b3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2c0a756d-0804-49d1-a9c6-7c01c201e4b3.json) ## Summary NHS Bolton CCG is currently conducting a procurement process for Personal Health Budget Support Services, aimed at enhancing patient care and support management in the healthcare sector. The procurement process is in the Tender stage, with submissions due by 12 noon on 17 March 2017. The contract, facilitated by NHS Shared Business Services and located in North West England, has a financial value of £36,000 and is classified under Health and social work services. The contract period is set to commence on 1 April 2017 and last until 31 March 2020. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, especially those focused on health and social care. Companies that provide support services in managing Personal Health Budgets, as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary or community sector entities (VCSE), would be particularly well-suited to compete. The services required include support planning, implementation of support plans, and ongoing assistance, creating a gateway for providers to engage directly with patients and contribute to their health outcomes. ## Notice NHS Bolton CCG is seeking providers to apply to join a Quality Assurance Framework for Personal Health Budget Support Services. Personal health budgets are an amount of money to support a patient's identified health and wellbeing needs, planned and agreed between the patient and their local NHS team. A personal health budget is not new money, but rather enables people to use existing funding differently. Personal health budgets have been available for patients who are eligible or Continuing Healthcare funding in Bolton since April 2014. Personal Health Budgets are not mandatory. NHS Bolton CCG wishes to support the continued growth of Personal Health Budgets to ensure that patients have greater choice, flexibility and control over the health care and support they receive. Support brokerage is seen as a key component in successfully achieving these aims. Bolton CCG wishes to ensure that individuals can take up a Personal Health Budget in one of the following ways Self-managed direct payment Managed direct payment Third Party PHB Notional PHB In the context of Personal Health Budgets the term brokerage refers to the range of help available to people when developing, implementing and managing / receiving their support. This is distinct from the help that CCG healthcare case managers provide in undertaking assessments and over-seeing clinical need. The Quality Assurance Framework that NHS Bolton CCG wishes to create will be of interest to those organisations who wish to provide support to patients who are interested in having their PHB funding provided through a Direct Payment or a Third Party PHB. Bolton CCG is committed to the delivery of Personal Health Budgets, and is actively seeking to ensure that a diverse, robust market for independent brokerage is available for patients. Personal Health Budgets support services will work directly for the patient or their carer / family making sure that they stay in control of their care and support arrangement. Providers are expected to assist, inform, and support the patient to manage their support package where required. The provider will provide high quality information and support services to patients interested in having a personal health budget to enable them to choose a care package which enables them to meet their agreed health outcomes in a way which suits them best. The providers will give information and advice on the different PHB management options. The specific tasks that providers may be expected to undertake will fall within the following three categories: Support Planning Implementing the support plan On-going support Additional information: All procurement documents are available to be downloaded FREE of charge in electronic format from the EU-Supply Electronic Procurement portal, available at https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com ref 26875. Please see attachment which provides user guide and registration instructions for the EU-Supply portal, including help with technical queries. THE DEADLINE FOR RESPONSES is 12 noon, 17 March 2017. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd3df5eb-c2bd-4cb3-bd90-5d87451f67d8 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Mar 2017 | | Submission deadline | 31 Mar 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £36,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | 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 | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 17 Mar 2017 at 11:25 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd3df5eb-c2bd-4cb3-bd90-5d87451f67d8 - 24 Feb 2017 at 11:11 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd3df5eb-c2bd-4cb3-bd90-5d87451f67d8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dd3df5eb-c2bd-4cb3-bd90-5d87451f67d8 17th March 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8c3175af-b2aa-4162-8566-86245837140b EU Supply user guide ## Notice URLs - https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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