--- title: "East Kent CCGs Hospice At Home market engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6e4c7dc6-c327-4ed8-bc89-adfd58efbab9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6e4c7dc6-c327-4ed8-bc89-adfd58efbab9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6e4c7dc6-c327-4ed8-bc89-adfd58efbab9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6e4c7dc6-c327-4ed8-bc89-adfd58efbab9.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2017-06-14" --- # East Kent CCGs Hospice At Home market engagement Buyer: N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6e4c7dc6-c327-4ed8-bc89-adfd58efbab9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6e4c7dc6-c327-4ed8-bc89-adfd58efbab9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6e4c7dc6-c327-4ed8-bc89-adfd58efbab9.json) ## Summary The East Kent CCGs are currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for a "Hospice At Home" market engagement. This initiative is led by the N E L Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of the four NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups of East Kent. The procurement primarily focuses on health services, specifically home-based End of Life Care Support. A market engagement event is scheduled for 6 July 2017 in Dover, with an expression of interest deadline set for 3 July 2017. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those experienced in providing end-of-life care solutions. Organisations that can demonstrate expertise in coordinating home-based care for patients at the end of life, along with the capacity to manage flexible and responsive caregiving, would be well-suited to participate. Engaging in this process could lead to establishing long-term relationships with NHS bodies and potentially expanding services into other health and social care areas. ## Notice The Commissioner (the four NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups of East Kent: NHS Ashford CCG, NHS Canterbury and Coastal CCG, NHS South Kent Coast CCG, and NHS Thanet CCG) are seeking to engage with organisations who are potentially interested in providing a home based End of Life (EOL) Care Support Service. The function of the provider will be to ensure timely and easy access to packages of care at home for patients who are at the end of their lives with a priority on improving the co-ordination of care to enable EOL patients to die in their place of choice. A future provider must be able to provide patients with a package of care as determine by the referring health care professional and be able to then meet the length and frequency of home visits when they are required both the day and night. The Commissioner would like to consider approaches from experienced providers in this field to test the viability of the draft service specification and to consider the procurement options. To this end the Commissioner is holding a market engagement event at the office of NHS South Kent Coast CCG from 9am to 12.30pm on Thursday 6 July 2017. Parties wishing to attend the event should express their interest by email, to arrive before 12 noon on Monday 3 July 2017. We ask that no more than 3 representatives attend from each interested organisation. Additional information: This early engagement does not commit the commissioner to undertake any subsequent procurement process for the service. Participation or non-participation in any early engagement does not entitle, commit, or disbar any provider from participating in any subsequent procurement process for the service. Any subsequent procurement for the service will be advertised separately as appropriate. Any provider wishing to participate in any subsequent procurement for the service will need to respond to any subsequent notice as appropriate. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d3a9811-682b-4bd2-8ddb-f4b07666c810 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Jun 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Feb 2018 | | 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 | N E L COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | DOVER | | Post town | Canterbury | | Postcode | CT16 3PJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ44 East Kent | | Local authority | Dover | | Electoral ward | Whitfield | | Westminster constituency | Dover and Deal | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 14 Jun 2017 at 13:23 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d3a9811-682b-4bd2-8ddb-f4b07666c810 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5d3a9811-682b-4bd2-8ddb-f4b07666c810 14th June 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.southkentcoastccg.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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