--- title: "Croydon Intermediate Care Bed Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9ad3fbc3-3a88-4b08-8235-edf9b6fc9b5b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9ad3fbc3-3a88-4b08-8235-edf9b6fc9b5b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9ad3fbc3-3a88-4b08-8235-edf9b6fc9b5b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9ad3fbc3-3a88-4b08-8235-edf9b6fc9b5b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES" published: "2021-11-30" --- # Croydon Intermediate Care Bed Service Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9ad3fbc3-3a88-4b08-8235-edf9b6fc9b5b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9ad3fbc3-3a88-4b08-8235-edf9b6fc9b5b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9ad3fbc3-3a88-4b08-8235-edf9b6fc9b5b.json) ## Summary The procurement process titled "Croydon Intermediate Care Bed Service" is initiated by NHS Shared Business Services located in Croydon, London. This project falls under the health services industry category and is currently in the planning stage. Key dates include the engagement end date on 16th December 2021 and the anticipated award of contracts by April 2022, with service commencement expected in July 2022. A competitive tender is planned, with the potential for an initial two-year contract valued at approximately £800,000 per year, extendable up to a maximum of four years. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on health and social care, particularly those that provide nurse-led and carer-delivered services. Companies that are experienced in community healthcare provision, registered with the Care Quality Commission, and capable of operating in both the northern and southern regions of Croydon may find this contract particularly suited to their capabilities. Engaging with the NHS Shared Business Services through the Market Engagement Questionnaire will be crucial for interested providers to navigate the forthcoming procurement process effectively. ## Notice NHS South West London CCG is inviting expressions of interest from suitably experienced and capable providers, to provide an Intermediate Care Bed Service to residents within the borough of Croydon. Specifically, the service will provide a range of 'step- up' and 'step down' nursing beds through joint working with the NHS and Croydon Council to ensure that Service Users' physical, mental, and social wellbeing needs are met and avoid acute hospital stays where it is appropriate to do so. Noting the wider Intermediate Care model that will be supported by NHS and Council services, this invitation for expressions of interest, is for providers of nurse lead and carer delivered beds in the community setting, appropriately registered with the Care Quality Commission. The service is intended to provide up to fourteen (14) Intermediate Care Beds in Croydon on a "block" (fixed value) contract basis. The service should have a flexibility to increase bed capacity by six (6) additional nursing beds, particularly during the winter pressure period and at other times when additional capacity is needed. IDEALLY, this capacity could be made available in two (2) locations across Croydon, i.e. one being accessible for patients in the north of Croydon, the other being more accessible in the south of Croydon. The CCG's model for Intermediate Care includes for a range of functions such as specialist therapeutic input to support delivery of responsive rehabilitation for people who would otherwise face unnecessarily prolonged hospital stays; or inappropriate admission to acute inpatient care; or long-term residential care. However, this therapeutic element is intended to be commissioned separately by the CCG, to be delivered by the Community Teams of the Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. Social Workers funded and commissioned by Croydon Council will also support clients' needs throughout their stay. Current thinking is that the contract(s) may have an initial duration of 2 years, with potential to be extended for up to a further 2 years (4 years being the maximum). The modelled contract value is in the region of PS800k per year to meet the current needs of Croydon's residents, with the initial 2-year duration worth up to PS1.6m (or PS3.2m if 4 years). PS800k assumes access to 14 beds over 8 months of the year (April through November) and access to 20 beds over 4 months (December through March), with an average weekly cost per bed of PS962. A competitive procurement is being assumed (subject to market interest and capability), which is currently scheduled to commence in early 2022 to enable a maximum of two providers to deliver the service from two locations in Croydon, covering the geographical spread of the borough (North and South). The contract(s) will be expected to be awarded by April 2022 and service commencement would then be anticipated from July 2022. Additional information: ***TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST and to COMMENCE ENGAGEMENT with the CCG, you are invited to COMPLETE a Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ) and return this ASAP by 12noon, Thursday 16th December 2021. Please return your completed MEQ via the messaging facility of the e-procurement system "EU-Supply" which is available at https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com. *Note: If not already registered with EU-Supply, you will need to register FREE of charge. This will be the main portal to be used to communicate with interested providers, and through which the procurement process will be managed. An attached document "EU-Supply User Guide" will be helpful. If you need technical support on the EU-Supply Portal, please contact the EU-Supply Helpdesk on 0800 840 2050 or support@eu-supply.com. Once logged into EU-Supply, search for Tender/RFI ID 47433 - "Croydon Intermediate Care Bed Service". Provider organisations responding with a completed Market Engagement Questionnaire to confirm their interest, are likely to be invited to engage further with the CCG, including the CCG sharing latest versions of the service specifications, activity and financial modelling and the commercial approach being developed for the contract - all ahead of any possible procurement process. Note, whilst your response is not a pre-requisite to any future procurement opportunity, responses, or lack of them will be used by the CCG as evidence and inform selection of the most appropriate process to award a contract(s), including whether a competitive process should be used. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/98001a7d-ba0d-4c48-bb51-7dfd08df0120 | | 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 | 30 Nov 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 16 Dec 2021 | | 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 SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW19 1RH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South | | ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton | | Local authority | Merton | | Electoral ward | Wimbledon Town & Dundonald | | Westminster constituency | Wimbledon | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 30 Nov 2021 at 18:20 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/98001a7d-ba0d-4c48-bb51-7dfd08df0120 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/98001a7d-ba0d-4c48-bb51-7dfd08df0120 30th November 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9b65a8b9-2a59-4020-a8a1-e4e8356708db Market Engagement Questionnaire (MEQ) - for completion and return - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/bfb24d85-7d4b-49b0-b139-84805674cf62 Commissioning intentions - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/583326e3-742b-4258-8923-f2cb291e6c2c Draft service specification ## Notice URLs - https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com - https://swlondonccg.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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