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title: "Eastbourne Homeless and Rough Sleeper Service - NHS/SOEPS/22.876 - CAN"
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# Eastbourne Homeless and Rough Sleeper Service - NHS/SOEPS/22.876 - CAN

Buyer: SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT CENTRE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-aae9f5fc-1062-4809-b4ca-9cc90c88a397

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## Summary

The South of England Procurement Centre has awarded a contract for the "Eastbourne Homeless and Rough Sleeper Service" to Victoria Medical Centre. The contract involves providing primary medical services to homeless and rough sleeper patients in the Eastbourne, Lewes, and Wealden area. The contract is valued at £672,264 and will run from 23rd November 2022 to 22nd November 2025. The deadline for expressions of interest was on 31st October 2022.

This procurement opportunity offers a chance for businesses in the health and social work services industry to participate in providing essential healthcare services to vulnerable populations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage in this open procedure tender process to expand their business opportunities in the South East region of the United Kingdom.

## Notice

The current contract was awarded to South Downs Health & Care Federation by NHS East Sussex CCG (now NHS Sussex ICB) following a competitive procurement process for a term of 3 years commenced on 1st August 2021. Due to unforeseen circumstances the current contract will terminate on 22nd November 2022. There is an urgent need for continuity of service; therefore, NHS Sussex ICB intends to award this contract to Victoria Medical Centre from 23rd November 2022 to 22nd November 2024, with the option to extend for an additional 12 months until 22nd November 2025. Contract value = PS224,088 per annum x 3 years = PS672,264 total. If you wish to express an interest or should you wish to discuss the content of this PIN further, please do this by sending a message via the Intend e-Tendering portal at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home in the first instance. The deadline for expressions of interest is 12:00pm (midday) on Monday 31st October, 2022. If no expressions of interest are received, the Authority shall enter into a contract with the provider, relying upon a Regulation 32 exemption of no response/no requests to participate have been submitted in response to this notice. Please note a portal message is the only accepted method of expressing an interest (correspondence received by any other route will not be responded to). NHS Sussex is seeking to secure a Primary Medical Service for homeless patients in Eastbourne and rough sleeper patients (including former rough sleepers, those living in hostels or similar temporary accommodation or people with no fixed address) in the Eastbourne, Lewes and Wealden area. Operating drop-in services from town centre, non-GP premises locations where homeless and rough sleepers already access services, working closely with the Rough Sleepers Initiatives (RSI), this service will address the often complex health and care needs of this vulnerable group. The service will operate in the Eastbourne, Lewes and Wealden area while supporting services in East Sussex through close collaboration with the RSI service. We aim to deliver a robust and transformative model of care to homeless people and rough sleepers which specifically delivers the following: * GP drop-in clinics specifically for homeless people and rough sleepers for treatment, health checks and signposting/support as appropriate * Community nurse drop-in clinic and outreach, linking into patient pathways that support appointments, appropriate admissions, patient management and improving hospital discharge processes * Support, navigation, and co-ordination to access primary and secondary health services and to assist with GP registration. This will include triage and assessment, remote support and care continuity at accommodation sites. The service will also help to facilitate/maintain necessary inpatient episode(s) of care

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d06a7aa0-eeb9-48d8-91cf-0c45a5a91fe9 |
| 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | 23 Nov 2022 - 22 Nov 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £672,264 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £672,264 |
| 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 | SOUTH OF ENGLAND PROCUREMENT CENTRE |
| Locality | LEWES |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN7 2FZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC |
| Local authority | Lewes |
| Electoral ward | Lewes Bridge |
| Westminster constituency | Lewes |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 10 Jan 2023 at 16:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d06a7aa0-eeb9-48d8-91cf-0c45a5a91fe9
- 30 Sep 2022 at 15:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f528975-c748-4789-8028-db57385175c8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d06a7aa0-eeb9-48d8-91cf-0c45a5a91fe9
  10th January 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f528975-c748-4789-8028-db57385175c8
  30th September 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home
  E-tendering portal.

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