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# Enhanced Support to Care Homes

Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-681adbab-9dd4-4bdf-a1e2-90b9d81eedb8

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## Summary

The NHS Shared Business Services is offering a contract titled "Enhanced Support to Care Homes," which falls under the health and social work services category. This contract will be delivered in London, and it aims to improve the care for patients in Merton's care homes through a proactive and coordinated approach. The procurement process has reached the award stage, with the award dated 23 April 2019, and the contract is set to start on 1 July 2019, concluding on 31 March 2022. The total contract value is approximately £1,376,864, with the procurement method classified as a direct award.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those capable of providing integrated primary care and project management solutions tailored for care home environments. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to apply, as the service aims to foster a collaborative approach to enhance patient care and improve health outcomes. Businesses with experience in delivering holistic and patient-centred care, along with those that can manage integration across health and social care systems, would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract.

## Notice

This service would be linked to be delivered conjointly with an existing service contract which ends on31stMarch 2020 but has the provision for an extension of up to 2 years to 31st March 2022. Merton Practices have been providing the best care they can to these patients within current contractual limitations. However, it is recognised that looking after this vulnerable, frail and complex group of patients takes considerable time and resources. The purpose of this service is to co-design and mobilise a model of care that will improve the health and well-being of Merton registered patients in care homes. This will be achieved through the delivery of proactive coordinated enhanced primary care services which will engage patients, staff and other providers. The elements of the service to be provided are: * Additional primary care input - to achieve robust, high quality and equitable primary care support for care home residents. This would involve the delivery of a holistic model of care developed in Merton. * Project management - to support improved integration of services supporting care homes across the health and social care. The service aims to achieve the following objectives: - To provide preventive, proactive, coordinated, holistic and patient centred care. - To offer education, advice and support to improve outcomes for care home residents. - To achieve a reduction in LAS call-outs and conveyances, A&E attendances, emergency admissions and length of stay. - To improve the experience of residents, care home staff and health professionals, addressing any health inequalities. - To enhance governance and assurance processes to drive quality improvement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/405da17d-95f5-40e1-a30a-3a2c3ca13338 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Direct Award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Jun 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Apr 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Apr 2019 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2019 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,376,864 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| 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 | WIMBLEDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW19 1RH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton |
| Local authority | Merton |
| Electoral ward | Wimbledon Town & Dundonald |
| Westminster constituency | Wimbledon |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MERTON HEALTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 3 Jun 2019 at 08:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/405da17d-95f5-40e1-a30a-3a2c3ca13338

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/405da17d-95f5-40e1-a30a-3a2c3ca13338
  3rd June 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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