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title: "2022 Home First Hospital Care Bridging Service"
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buyer: "SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL"
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# 2022 Home First Hospital Care Bridging Service

Buyer: SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-90827009-cc33-49b3-bc5f-184740be898f

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## Summary

The Southampton City Council has awarded a contract for the provision of a "Home First" hospital care bridging service. The contract, titled "2022 Home First Hospital Care Bridging Service," falls under the CPV code for social work and related services. This service will enable rapid discharge from University Hospital Southampton and provide planned and urgent home care visits across all areas of Southampton. The contract has a total value of £643,500 and is part of an open procedure with a tender period ending on April 21, 2022 and a contract period from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations have opportunities to grow their businesses through this contract. Businesses in the social work and related services sector, particularly those located in the South East region of the United Kingdom, would be well-suited to compete in this tender. The two suppliers awarded the contract are Enthuse Care Limited and Whispers Care Solutions Limited, each responsible for a specific lot with different contract values and start dates, offering potential for business expansion and service delivery in the healthcare sector.

## Notice

Contract Award Notice for a Home First Hospital Care Bridging service for the provision of a "Home First" service which will enable service users to be rapidly discharged from the acute hospital setting, (University Hospital Southampton (UHS)) and other sources, where advised, ther service will also offer both planned and urgent home care visits, and will operate across all areas of Southampton. Additional information: 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e471983-c0aa-4e66-afe0-bcb0ff2d0c6a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Apr 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | 4 Aug 2022 - 30 Jun 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £643,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,140,750 |
| 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 | 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | ENTHUSE CARE; WHISPERS CARE SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 17 Nov 2022 at 10:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e471983-c0aa-4e66-afe0-bcb0ff2d0c6a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e471983-c0aa-4e66-afe0-bcb0ff2d0c6a
  17th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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