--- title: "AC1260 Home From Hospital Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-030c64" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-030c64" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-030c64.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-030c64.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WILTSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2022-01-18" --- # AC1260 Home From Hospital Service Buyer: WILTSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-030c64 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-030c64) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-030c64.json) ## Summary Wiltshire Council is seeking tenders for the "AC1260 Home From Hospital Service," classified under "Other community, social and personal services." This procurement is currently in the Tender stage, with a bid submission deadline set for 25th February 2022. The budget for this service is £1,170,000, covering a contract period from 1st July 2022 to 30th June 2025, with a potential two-year extension. The service will primarily operate within the region of Trowbridge, UK, offering essential short-term home-based support to individuals discharged from hospital. This contract presents significant growth opportunities for businesses within the care, voluntary, and community sectors, particularly those providing home support services that do not require Care Quality Commission registration. Companies that specialise in delivering practical, emotional, and social support will be well-suited to compete for this tender. Additionally, service providers that can offer transportation home for hospital patients and engage in follow-up calls to ensure patient needs are met will be advantageous in this competitive bidding process. ## Notice The Home from Hospital service provides short-term home-based support to individuals being discharged home following a stay in hospital. This is a 'non personal care' service and does not require CQC registration and therefore the provision of this service is an opportunity for the care and voluntary and community sectors alike. It aims to support customers to regain their confidence and independence with a combination of both practical (hands on), emotional and social support, following the principle of a planned and phased reduction in support. In providing such support to the customer, Wiltshire's care services are also supported by releasing care capacity to be used for personal care, with the 'Home from Hospital' service supporting the non-care elements. Alongside this, the service also offers transport home from hospital, if no other alternative is available. The service is also expected to telephone pathway zero patients 48 hours post discharge to ensure that they do not have any outstanding needs. This element requires the signposting of people to appropriate services, both formal and informal. The service operates over 7 days for those aged 18 years and over. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Home from Hospital service provides short-term home-based support to individuals being discharged home following a stay in hospital. This is a 'non personal care' service and does not require CQC registration and therefore the provision of this service is an opportunity for the care and voluntary and community sectors alike. It aims to support customers to regain their confidence and independence with a combination of both practical (hands on), emotional and social support, following the principle of a planned and phased reduction in support. In providing such support to the customer, Wiltshire's care services are also supported by releasing care capacity to be used for personal care, with the 'Home from Hospital' service supporting the non-care elements. Alongside this, the service also offers transport home from hospital, if no other alternative is available. The service is also expected to telephone pathway zero patients 48 hours post discharge to ensure that they do not have any outstanding needs. This element requires the signposting of people to appropriate services, both formal and informal. The service operates over 7 days for those aged 18 years and over. Renewal: The awarded contract can be extended by a period of up to two years from it's initial expiry date of the 30/06/2025. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001483-2022 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Jan 2022 | | Submission deadline | 25 Feb 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,170,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WILTSHIRE COUNCIL | | Additional buyers | NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON, AND WILTSHIRE CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP | | Locality | TROWBRIDGE | | Post town | Bath | | Postcode | BA14 8JN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire | | Local authority | Wiltshire | | Electoral ward | Brinkworth | | Westminster constituency | South Cotswolds | | Delivery location | TLK15 Wiltshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 18 Jan 2022 at 14:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001483-2022 ## Notice URLs - http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk - http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/ - https://bswccg.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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