--- title: "23.906 - Overnight Nursing Service - Brighton & Hove / RFI" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8d867c2b-7e5e-4d3d-9249-ca2243e52edb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8d867c2b-7e5e-4d3d-9249-ca2243e52edb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8d867c2b-7e5e-4d3d-9249-ca2243e52edb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8d867c2b-7e5e-4d3d-9249-ca2243e52edb.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2023-05-31" --- # 23.906 - Overnight Nursing Service - Brighton & Hove / RFI Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8d867c2b-7e5e-4d3d-9249-ca2243e52edb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8d867c2b-7e5e-4d3d-9249-ca2243e52edb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8d867c2b-7e5e-4d3d-9249-ca2243e52edb.json) ## Summary The NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT is seeking providers for the procurement process titled '23.906 - Overnight Nursing Service - Brighton & Hove / RFI' within the Health and social work services category. This planning stage request for information involves the provision of an Out Of Hours District Nursing service in Brighton and Hove. Interested parties must submit responses by 5pm on 14th June 2023. This opportunity is suited for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) interested in providing healthcare services in the South East region of the United Kingdom. The engagement end date for this market opportunity is 14th June 2023, with further details available on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. ## Notice Overnight Nursing Service Brighton and Hove 23.906/RFI NHS Sussex Request for Information (RFI) The Commissioner is seeking the views of Healthcare Providers in relation to the provision of an Overnight Nursing Service covering Brighton and Hove. The Commissioner is considering a contract period of 3 years with an option (of the commissioner) to extend for period of up to 2 further years (3+2), this remains subject to further review. The service will provide an Out Of Hours District Nursing (OOH DN) service to housebound people over the age of 18 years in Brighton and Hove during the hours of 20:00 and 08:00 to ensure continuity of care to patients outside of normal business hours. This will include a handover with the PCN Community Nursing Teams (PCN - CNT) day service. The OOH DN service aims to assist in the management of patients to prevent avoidable hospital admission, act as a first responder and support timely hospital discharge. The service will make scheduled and unscheduled visits to cover: * Proactive management of patients with long term conditions over a 24-hour period * Management of palliative care patients at home, in conjunction with the Community Martlets Team. * Provision of intravenous therapy at home (where staff have been appropriately trained, competencies assured and equipment in place). * Acting as first responder to GP calls overnight (where appropriate and staff competencies assured). * Responding to calls from 111 or the professional support line (PSL) for admission avoidance or to support timely discharge. This Request For Information (RFI) process is designed to help the Commissioner to form a view of the best way to commission the service and is not the beginning of a Tender exercise. A Tender advertisement may be issued at the appropriate time, if required, should the Commissioner consider that the optimum route to commission the service is through a procurement process. Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the Request For Information (RFI) document, you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page. If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and to be able to submit your response through Atamis. Please complete your response and return via the Atamis eTendering Portal, reference: 23.906 - Overnight Nursing Service RFI by 5pm on 14th June 2023. Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your insight. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6025d7b3-d4b8-42c0-9a08-669cfaab90fc | | 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 | 31 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 14 Jun 2023 | | 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 SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS1 3NX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of | | Local authority | Bristol, City of | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Bristol Central | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 31 May 2023 at 11:18 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6025d7b3-d4b8-42c0-9a08-669cfaab90fc ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6025d7b3-d4b8-42c0-9a08-669cfaab90fc 31st May 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please register on the Atamis e-tendering portal to gain access to the documents and submit a response. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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