--- title: "NHS North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group - The Provision of an interim Night Nursing/Sitting Service for End of Life Clients (Expressions of Interest)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b51c60f7-5d6b-4faf-a8c5-9a03e834ce78" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b51c60f7-5d6b-4faf-a8c5-9a03e834ce78" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b51c60f7-5d6b-4faf-a8c5-9a03e834ce78.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b51c60f7-5d6b-4faf-a8c5-9a03e834ce78.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTH KIRKLEES CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP" published: "2021-02-01" --- # NHS North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group - The Provision of an interim Night Nursing/Sitting Service for End of Life Clients (Expressions of Interest) Buyer: NORTH KIRKLEES CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b51c60f7-5d6b-4faf-a8c5-9a03e834ce78 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b51c60f7-5d6b-4faf-a8c5-9a03e834ce78) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b51c60f7-5d6b-4faf-a8c5-9a03e834ce78.json) ## Summary The NHS North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group is seeking expressions of interest for the provision of an interim Night Nursing/Sitting Service for End of Life Clients, with a procurement process currently at the planning stage. The service is intended to operate from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 across the Yorkshire and the Humber region. Key dates include an engagement end date of 15 February 2021. This procurement falls under the health services category, and potential providers are required to demonstrate their capacity to mobilise the service within a six-month period following the award notification. This tender presents valuable opportunities for organisations specialising in health services, particularly those with experience in providing night nursing and palliative care. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be well-suited to compete, as the buying organisation is keen to receive interest from suitably qualified bidders. Interested parties should prepare to articulate their qualifications, service delivery models, and pricing strategies in their responses. ## Notice NHS North Kirklees CCG ('NKCCG') is seeking to commission an out of hours night nursing and sitting service from 1 April 2021 until 31 March 2022 across Kirklees and Calderdale. *NB With effect from 1 April 2021 North Kirklees and Greater Huddersfield CCGs will merge to form a new organisation: NHS Kirklees CCG. The provision of planned one to one carer support by a Senior Health Care Assistant ('SHCA') covering a single individual per shift. Registered Nurses ('RN') can provide assessment and advice where the requirement for support is identified. Alternatively, local District Nurses ('DNs') can also undertake the assessment, and then refer to the service. The level of nursing support required will be assessed on referral and on regular review during the episode of care by the Senior Nurse in collaboration with the Referrer. The care is for individuals who are in the end of life stage of their illness; whose needs can be met through short episodes of care, and care is to take place in the individual's usual place of residence. Care can also be provided in care homes where required. Care is delivered at any time between 22:00-07:00, 7 days per week, 365 days a year, as appropriate to support the needs of the individual and carers. The agreement is made between the Referrer, individual/family/carer, and the Provider (Senior Nurse), and the need for care is regularly reviewed every two weeks by the Provider Senior Nurse in conjunction with the District Nurse. Care The Provider will provide SHCAs to deliver care and support for referred individuals with terminal illness, which will comprise management of pain and other symptoms and provision of emotional and practical support as set out in the care plan provided by the Referrer. Pain management will entail SHCAs communicating increasing symptoms to RNs or DNs. RNs can provide assessment and advice where the requirement for support is identified. Location Care will be delivered in the individual's home (or other agreed location) on a single individual shift/visit basis. Agreed location may include care homes, private residence or the individual's choice of location, which must be a safe and practical environment. Additional information: Based on the details in the document entitled 'Service Requirements' found in the supplier attachment area, the CCG is keen to receive expressions of interest from suitably qualified potential bidders. Your response should include: * Overview of your organisation(s) and experience in providing a variable night nursing and sitting service. * That your interest is based on a clear understanding of the requirements set out in this notice. * Confirmation of your capacity and capability to be able to mobilise the service to commence within a six month period from notification of award * Proposed service model that links to the requirements set out in this notice. * The Provider to advise how much the service will cost based on the commissioned hours below: Calderdale = 5664 Commissioned Hours per annum Kirklees = 8526 Commissioned Hours per annum Please note that an expression of interest is not a tender response. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the tender process nor does it infer any special status on those providers who do submit an interest. The market response to this notice will be used to inform the commissioner's view as to any future process to select the most suitable approach to meet its commissioning intentions. This does not commit the CCG to undertake the procurement of the i Service. The CCG has the right to withdraw this notice. If you would like to submit a response for this service, please express your interest by registering on NHSSourcing (https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk/web/login.html) reference pqq_29579. Once registered, potential providers will be able to complete and upload their submission. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5e842ab5-9b5a-46f1-9447-b34339994dcc | | 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 | 1 Feb 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 Feb 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 | NORTH KIRKLEES CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP | | Locality | HUDDERSFIELD | | Post town | Huddersfield | | Postcode | HD1 2LF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees | | Local authority | Kirklees | | Electoral ward | Newsome | | Westminster constituency | Huddersfield | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 1 Feb 2021 at 08:54 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5e842ab5-9b5a-46f1-9447-b34339994dcc ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5e842ab5-9b5a-46f1-9447-b34339994dcc 1st February 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/17b75886-ce93-4dd5-9cf5-3827e5b9c4fb Night Nursing Service Requirements - https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk/web/login.html NHS Sourcing; e-Procurement portal ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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