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title: "Hospital to Home Discharge Support Service - Hammersmith and Fulham, Central and West London"
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# Hospital to Home Discharge Support Service - Hammersmith and Fulham, Central and West London

Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-456fb3dd-dc6f-4bae-b660-9168f6ab0d3b

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## Summary

The NHS Shared Business Services has awarded a contract titled "Hospital to Home Discharge Support Service" for the location of Hammersmith and Fulham, Central and West London. This initiative, classified under health services, aims to support the discharge of patients from hospitals like Imperial and Chelsea and Westminster. The procurement process, which employed a direct method via single tender action, is completed with a contract value of £386,348. The contract duration spans from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2023, following its official award on 22nd October 2020. 

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in health and social care services, particularly those that can provide integrated support in discharge processes. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that focus on patient care, home support, and community services would be well-positioned to engage in similar tenders in the future. The continuity of essential services in this sector suggests an ongoing demand for providers capable of ensuring safe and efficient patient transitions from hospital to home.

## Notice

The Tri-borough Hospital to Home Discharge Support service works alongside health & social care partners to support the discharge of Tri-borough patients from Imperial and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. The Hospital to Home service delivers a service that; * Streamlines the discharge process including supporting Discharge to Assess pathways * Provides an integrated service between Health and Social Care, operating both in the hospital prior to and during discharge, as well as in the community * Improves outcomes and ensures vulnerable older people settle at home and maximise their independence * Empowers individuals to maximise choice and control over their life and promote health & well-being * Enables people to continue to live in their own home for longer and to avoid or delay the need for costly support services and packages of care later * Enables access to other community services. Additional information: Direct award of a contract for a period of 1 year + 1 year to enable the CCG to allow the ICP and system partners the time and opportunity to conduct a full review of future service requirements and operating models. Recognising its obligations and responsibilities under the NHS (Procurement Patient Choice and Competition)(No.2) Regulations 2013, the CCG has assessed the most appropriate route to awarding this contract, having regard to the necessity to secure continuity of these essential patient services and has concluded that the incumbent provider will assure the safest solution and being considered the only technically capable provider at this time.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/601cf94a-9980-4ebc-afb8-7931c192df44 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Oct 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Oct 2020 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £386,348 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £386,348 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North West London |
| Postcode | NW1 5JD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Marylebone |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BRITISH RED CROSS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2020 at 13:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/601cf94a-9980-4ebc-afb8-7931c192df44

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/601cf94a-9980-4ebc-afb8-7931c192df44
  23rd October 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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