--- title: "NHS Personal Health Budgets - Delegation of Health Care Tasks to Personal Assistants" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-512c0862-8539-49ba-86ec-2ab6d341f556" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-512c0862-8539-49ba-86ec-2ab6d341f556" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-512c0862-8539-49ba-86ec-2ab6d341f556.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-512c0862-8539-49ba-86ec-2ab6d341f556.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS" published: "2019-12-12" --- # NHS Personal Health Budgets - Delegation of Health Care Tasks to Personal Assistants Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-512c0862-8539-49ba-86ec-2ab6d341f556 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-512c0862-8539-49ba-86ec-2ab6d341f556) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-512c0862-8539-49ba-86ec-2ab6d341f556.json) ## Summary The NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands is planning a procurement process titled "NHS Personal Health Budgets - Delegation of Health Care Tasks to Personal Assistants," aimed at enhancing the provision of health and support services within the West Midlands region. This tender falls under the health and social work services category and is currently in the planning stage, with a key milestone being the engagement end date set for 10th January 2020. Interested providers must register on the eProcurement system (EU Supply) and complete a short online questionnaire by 17:00 on the same date to participate in this process. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) with expertise in training and support for Personal Assistants (PAs) providing both clinical and non-clinical care. Providers that are qualified to deliver training and competence assessment services, particularly those familiar with Personal Health Budgets and the requirements for healthcare delegation, will be well-positioned to compete. Engaging in this procurement process can lead to long-term contracts that contribute to the community's health and wellbeing while expanding the providers' market reach within the health sector. ## Notice Personal Health Budgets (PHBs) provide flexibility and offer greater personal choice and control in meeting an individual's health and support needs. Those eligible for a PHB who opt to take a Direct Payment may choose to employ Personal Assistants (PAs). A PA's role will vary according to the needs, lifestyle requirements and choices of each person they support. When a PA is providing care and support to someone with healthcare needs, an important component of their role can include carrying out tasks that are of a clinical nature. These tasks must be considered in the care planning process and be delegated to the PA by a registered practitioner who has the relevant occupational competence. Coventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group, Warwickshire North Clinical Commissioning Group and South Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Group are seeking to engage with local, regional and national providers who are interested in offering non clinical and clinical training, competence assessment and clinical supervision services to PAs, as reflected in a persons defined care/support plan. The work would need to be delivered in locations within Coventry and Warwickshire by appropriately qualified and competent practitioners with experience in delivering learning and development provision, an awareness of PHBs and the personalisation agenda and experience of working with PAs who work independently in the community. An example of the range of training needs is detailed in the attachment included within this notice and includes: 1. Non-clinical 2. Clinical 3. Complex clinical Further information can be found at the following link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/516_Delegation-of-healthcare-tasks-to-personal-assistants_S7.pdf Interested providers are asked to register on the eProcurement system (EU Supply) at: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=AGCSU, access the project (title: NHS Personal Health Budgets - Delegated Health Care Tasks, reference: 37879) and complete and submit the short online questionnaire by the xxxxxx. This information will assist the CCG in understanding the level of market interest, range of providers and the services that are potentially available. This will then inform the shaping of commissioning intentions in this area that may then lead to a procurement for some or all of the areas identified above. Additional information: Interested providers are asked to register on the eProcurement system (EU Supply) at: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=AGCSU, access the project (title: NHS Personal Health Budgets - Delegation of Health Care Tasks to Personal Assistants, reference: 37879) and complete the short online questionnaire before submitting by 17:00 on the 10th January 2020. Providers may raise queries via the eProcurement system messaging system. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b2fe4d3-467f-4778-9312-366135dd8305 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 Dec 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 10 Jan 2020 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS | | Locality | WEST BROMWICH | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B70 9LD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG37 Sandwell | | Local authority | Sandwell | | Electoral ward | West Bromwich Central | | Westminster constituency | West Bromwich | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 12 Dec 2019 at 15:04 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b2fe4d3-467f-4778-9312-366135dd8305 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b2fe4d3-467f-4778-9312-366135dd8305 12th December 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/21d594c3-f9ac-47d3-ae48-c014c9f1be7f NHS PERSONAL HEALTH BUDGETS - DELEGATION OF HEALTH CARE TASKS TO PERSONAL ASSISTANTS - Examples of the range of required training needs - https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=AGCSU eProcurement System (EU Supply) - https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/516_Delegation-of-healthcare-tasks-to-personal-assistants_S7.pdf Further information: Delegation of healthcare tasks to personal assistants within personal health budgets and Integrated Personal Commissioning ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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