--- title: "Contract notice for Provision of Pathway 3 - Discharge to Assess beds (Local Framework)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ef3996bc-1fe9-4ea5-a9d2-f3e408ecaf9a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ef3996bc-1fe9-4ea5-a9d2-f3e408ecaf9a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef3996bc-1fe9-4ea5-a9d2-f3e408ecaf9a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef3996bc-1fe9-4ea5-a9d2-f3e408ecaf9a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU" published: "2018-07-02" --- # Contract notice for Provision of Pathway 3 - Discharge to Assess beds (Local Framework) Buyer: NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ef3996bc-1fe9-4ea5-a9d2-f3e408ecaf9a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ef3996bc-1fe9-4ea5-a9d2-f3e408ecaf9a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef3996bc-1fe9-4ea5-a9d2-f3e408ecaf9a.json) ## Summary The procurement process involves NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU, acting on behalf of NHS West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group, Leicester City CCG, and East Leicestershire & Rutland CCG, for the title "Contract notice for Provision of Pathway 3 - Discharge to Assess beds (Local Framework)." This contract aims to establish a local framework providing 20 reablement beds in Leicester and Leicestershire, facilitating the assessment and reablement of individuals post-hospital. The procurement is in the tender stage, with the tender period closing on 25th July 2018, and the contract period commencing from 1st October 2018 through to 30th September 2021. The estimated annual value of the contract is £832,000, classified under healthcare clinical services within the CPV code 33155000. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses within the healthcare sector, particularly those specialising in nursing and therapeutic services. Companies capable of providing a care home environment suited for older people, with requirements for daily therapy and care staff collaboration, would be well-positioned to compete. The local framework specifically calls for providers to manage up to two beds, emphasising the need for effective communication and care planning in partnership with multidisciplinary teams. Businesses interested in this contract should be prepared to engage with NHS protocols and demonstrate their capability in delivering quality care in a community-based setting. ## Notice The lead Commissioning Organisation for this procurement is NHS West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning (CCG) on behalf of Leicester City CCG and East Leicestershire & Rutland CCG. A local framework is being set up for the provision of 20 beds across Leicester and Leicestershire to support assessment and reablement for people who have ongoing assessment needs (Discharge to Assess). To gain access to the framework, Midlands and Lancashire CSU (MLCSU) are carrying out a procurement exercise through a 'pseudo-open' Tender process on behalf of the Commissioners. The key objective of this procurement process is to ensure that the successful service provider can meet the service specification and is able to facilitate the transfer of patients from an acute or community in-patient setting to enable assessment and reablement to be completed in a more appropriate environment. The service is to be provided 20 reablement and discharge to assess beds for provision of a nursing level care home environment that is suitable for older people (who may have mild to severe cognitive issues in either Leicester City or Leicestershire County and will accept referrals for people who are medically stable but are not yet able to return straight home following their hospital in-patient stay. People who can return home with support directly after the hospital stay will follow Pathway 2 (Home first with reablement services). Providers are to work with the person, family, therapists and health & social care case managers to agree an assessment and discharge plan and become part of the MDT so there is a requirement for providers to supply an office environment for therapy and case managers to work from daily alongside the care staff. Each care facility will provide between 1 and 2 beds at any given time that the Commissioners chose to call upon a framework contracted provider, i.e. each successful framework contracted provider will be asked to reserve between 1 and 2 beds for this service. For more information please see the attached service specification. Additional information: Estimated value for this framework contract is PS832,00 per annum and the duration will be 3 years.. The contract start date is 1st October 2018. Clarifications may be asked during the procurement process up to a week before the ITT deadline, i.e. the deadline for submitting clarification questions on the tender is 17:00 11th July 2018. Interested providers are guided to the MLCSU eProcurement portal Bravo at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk to register their interest and gain access to this procurement's documents and more specific information. Please see next page for instructions on how to register on the portal and page 3 for notes on the process. To register on the Bravo portal If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register. 1) Register on the portal webpage at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). 2) Once registered, candidates must Express their Interest by: a) logging into the ML CSU eTendering Bravo portal b) selecting response to ITT_577, c) select Open Access ITT_577, d) search for and access listing related to this contract and view details, e) click on Express Interest link. 3) Once you have expressed your interest, please access the My ITTs page, where you can view all the documentation (and download if required) and construct your reply in the bravo online questionnaire, as instructed. The deadline will be detailed in the tender documentation. For technical support in submitting your Expression of Interest or registering on the 'Bravo Solution' Electronic Sourcing system please contact the Bravo Solution helpdesk via Tel: 0800 069 8630 or email: help@bravosolution.co.uk All communications from Bidders (including their Bidder Members) during the period of the Procurement must be directed to MLCSU via the 'messaging' area within the ML CSU Bravo online procurement portal at: https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk. Strictly no other forms of communication to MLCSU or the Commissioners will be accepted (including telephone calls, postal queries/submissions, faxes or email communications) during this period. NOTES "Light Touch Regime" services This procurement is for healthcare clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations ("Regulations"). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the contracting authorities are following is set out in the MOI and ITT. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73b0b79a-5fdd-44f0-a9b8-80c3b33b0cab | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - Local Framework | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Jul 2018 | | Submission deadline | 25 Jul 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £832,000 | | 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 MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE CSU | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE1 6NB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester | | Local authority | Leicester | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Leicester South | | Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 33155000 - Physical therapy devices - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 2 Jul 2018 at 12:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73b0b79a-5fdd-44f0-a9b8-80c3b33b0cab ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73b0b79a-5fdd-44f0-a9b8-80c3b33b0cab 2nd July 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk Link to eSourcing Portal ## Notice URLs - https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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