--- title: "Home First Bridging Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8805d592-8f5a-45b9-84c1-12ab38fe82c1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8805d592-8f5a-45b9-84c1-12ab38fe82c1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8805d592-8f5a-45b9-84c1-12ab38fe82c1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8805d592-8f5a-45b9-84c1-12ab38fe82c1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL" published: "2022-04-19" --- # Home First Bridging Service Buyer: SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8805d592-8f5a-45b9-84c1-12ab38fe82c1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8805d592-8f5a-45b9-84c1-12ab38fe82c1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8805d592-8f5a-45b9-84c1-12ab38fe82c1.json) ## Summary Southampton City Council is inviting tenders for the "Home First Bridging Care Service," which aims to facilitate the rapid discharge of adults from acute hospital settings in Southampton. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is currently in the tender stage, with submissions due by 12:00 on 21st April 2022. The contracts will hold an initial term of six months, starting from 1st July 2022, with the potential for two three-month extensions. The financial envelope for this procurement is up to £939,500 for two single lot contracts, each requiring a minimum of 250 hours of service delivery per week, with the capacity to increase to 375 hours, and potentially 450 hours if additional funding is secured. This procurement presents significant opportunities for suppliers in the health and social care sector, particularly those capable of delivering urgent and planned home care services. The tender is particularly suited for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that can demonstrate expertise in providing care for adults with varying needs. By partnering with Southampton City Council and other associated services, successful bidders will play a crucial role in enhancing community health outcomes and may benefit from sustained future contracts as the council looks to ensure continuous quality service provision. ## Notice Southampton City Council invites potential suppliers to submit tenders for the provision of Home First Bridging Care Services. Service provision will be in the form of 2 single lot contracts, operating across the city of Southampton enabling service users to be rapidly discharged from acute hospital setting, (University Hospital Southampton (UHS)) and other sources. Each contract will have an initial term of 6 months, with scope for extension by up to 2 periods each of 3 months at the Council's discretion. The provider will offer both planned and urgent home care visits. The Council's preference is that this Invitation to Tender will source two providers of each provider delivering one of the single lot contracts on offer. This is to maximise the sustainability of service provision and the delivery of the anticipated volumes of care hours needed each week. The Council does, however, reserve the right to award both contracts to a single provider in given circumstances outlined in the procurement documentation. The financial envelope for this procurement is up to PS939,500 across the 2 lots as follows: Lot 1: Up to PS469, 750 (for the period covered by the 6 months initial term + 3 months extension + 3 months extension) to deliver a minimum of 250 hours per week, citywide, up to a maximum requirement of 375 hours per week. Lot 2: Up to PS469, 750 (for the period covered by the 6 months initial term + 3 months extension + 3 months extension) to deliver a minimum of 250 hours per week, citywide, up to a maximum requirement of 375 hours per week. In the event of additional funding becoming available the Council may exercise the option to modify either or both of the lot contracts to proportionately increase their value to enable the maximum delivery of weekly hours under each contract to increase to up to 450. The Service Provider(s) will work in partnership with UHS, Southampton City Council, Urgent Response Service, the Community Independence Service, Care Technology, and the UHS Single Point of Access Team. This will ensure the safe and rapid discharge of the service user back into the community for a limited time while onward permanent packages of care are sourced. Service users will be adults aged over 18 who meet the Care Act eligibility criteria for funded support, including people with physical/sensory disabilities; learning disabilities; mental health needs; acquired brain injury; substance misuse needs; dementia; people with neuro developmental disorders (e.g. autism / Asperger's/epilepsy). Please see the Procurement Documentation for more details relating to the service specification. Due to the urgency for the service provision, this procurement will follow an accelerated Open type procedure and will be conducted in compliance with The Public Contracts Regulations 74-77, 2015, under the Light Touch Regime. It is essential that the service provider is able to commence service delivery from the contract start date of 1st July 2022. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d88aa140-74c0-4b02-80f4-ac5edf245f84 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Apr 2022 | | Submission deadline | 27 Apr 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £939,500 | | 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 | SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | SOUTHAMPTON | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO14 7LY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton | | Local authority | Southampton | | Electoral ward | Bargate | | Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 19 Apr 2022 at 09:35 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d88aa140-74c0-4b02-80f4-ac5edf245f84 - 30 Mar 2022 at 10:36 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d88aa140-74c0-4b02-80f4-ac5edf245f84 - 30 Mar 2022 at 10:27 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d88aa140-74c0-4b02-80f4-ac5edf245f84 - 29 Mar 2022 at 16:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d88aa140-74c0-4b02-80f4-ac5edf245f84 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d88aa140-74c0-4b02-80f4-ac5edf245f84 19th April 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login Applicants should click on the "Supply Southampton Portal" button to access the Proactis Supplier Network e-procurement portal facility, for which they will then need to register by selecting the 'Register' option. Once registered this ITT opportunity can then be accessed from within the e-portal by clicking on the "Opportunities" tile and using the search bar to search "Home First Hospital Bridging Care Service". ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8805d592-8f5a-45b9-84c1-12ab38fe82c1. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8805d592-8f5a-45b9-84c1-12ab38fe82c1.json.