--- title: "Seasonal Surge Support Programme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9794e639-12c9-4665-9c68-884b3d185f07" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9794e639-12c9-4665-9c68-884b3d185f07" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9794e639-12c9-4665-9c68-884b3d185f07.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9794e639-12c9-4665-9c68-884b3d185f07.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND" published: "2021-08-23" --- # Seasonal Surge Support Programme Buyer: NHS ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9794e639-12c9-4665-9c68-884b3d185f07 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9794e639-12c9-4665-9c68-884b3d185f07) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9794e639-12c9-4665-9c68-884b3d185f07.json) ## Summary NHS England is currently seeking to engage a single provider, or a consortium with a lead provider, for the Seasonal Surge Support Programme aimed at enhancing the capacity of health and care systems across England. This procurement falls under the category of health services, with a total contract value of £35.5 million. The tender is active, following its publication on 23rd August 2021, and it is set to close on 22nd September 2021. The contract period is scheduled from 26th October 2021 to 26th April 2023. The procurement method is an open procedure, allowing a broad range of suppliers to participate under arrangements to help address fluctuating healthcare demands. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those involved in healthcare services, transport, and community support. Companies specialising in assisted discharge, transport solutions, or community care coordination are well-suited to compete for this contract. The focus on agile responses to healthcare demands highlights the potential for innovative service providers to contribute to the NHS's efforts in maintaining patient flow and enhancing care delivery during peak times. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, promoting a diverse and competitive supply chain. ## Notice For the past few winter periods, health and care systems have seen increasing amounts of pressure, particularly in Urgent and Emergency Care. For the past three winters NHS England has funded national providers on a reactive basis to commission crisis surge support to relieve pressure in the most challenged areas of the system. Over the years the programme has developed to reach more patients in more locations, with a more diverse service offer, with tens of thousands of patients benefitting from home from hospital services, patient transport and community follow up care. As part of the Covid-19 response, winter pressures services were extended with more than 182 services across England at the programme's height. Recognising that pressures fluctuate and are not solely contained to winter there is a need to look at a more sustainable longer term approach to surge support which would also provide a proactive and planned approach to standing up surge support when needed. We also know that providers can be far more effective and agile if they can maintain a certain level of capacity to respond to needs of the health and care system and invest in development of services. To this end NHS England & NHS Improvement is now seeking a single provider, or partnership of providers (consortium with lead provider), to provide a seasonal surge support offer that will be made available across England (working with the seven NHS Regions) to local NHS trusts/ Integrated Care Systems to support patient flow through provision of hospital discharge and community out of hospital wrap around care. The core offer will be to provide surge capacity above and beyond BAU service delivery to relieve pressure and improve patient flow at times of need. The precise offer of support at each location will be determined and agreed with local regions and systems but as a whole the surge support offer must have the ability to deliver: * Assisted Discharge/Home from Hospital/Settle in Services * Additional capacity to support patient transport for pathway 0 * Wrap around Community Support (contributing to admission avoidance and reducing re admissions) Please apply here: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4fb56d9c-5184-456f-ace7-620d90f40dd4 | | 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 | 23 Aug 2021 | | Submission deadline | 22 Sep 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 25 Oct 2021 - 26 Apr 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £35,500,000 | | 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 | NHS ENGLAND | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS2 7UE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 23 Aug 2021 at 16:13 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4fb56d9c-5184-456f-ace7-620d90f40dd4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4fb56d9c-5184-456f-ace7-620d90f40dd4 23rd August 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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