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title: "Expression of Interest for Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) to commission short-term bed capacity within residential and nursing settings"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-036844"
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published: "2022-09-14"
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# Expression of Interest for Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) to commission short-term bed capacity within residential and nursing settings

Buyer: NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036844

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## Summary

The Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) is seeking services from residential and nursing providers in Norfolk to commission short-term bed capacity for individuals aged 65+ as part of their shared strategy to enhance intermediate care services. The opportunity, with a budget yet to be finalized, involves providing support for discharge from specific hospitals, starting on 1st October 2022 until 31st March 2023. Interested providers need to respond to an Expression of Interest by 16:00 on the 22nd September 2022.

This tender presents an opportunity for residential and nursing providers offering dementia care and enhanced services in Norfolk to expand their business. Providers able to support individuals with complex needs, work proactively with service users, and meet the specified criteria can access additional therapy, social care, and primary care services. The successful bidders will contribute to the ICS's goal of admission avoidance and effective hospital discharge solutions by offering short-term support in compliance with the quality and care standards set by Norfolk County Council.

## Notice

The Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) is seeking to commission short-term bed capacity within residential & nursing settings for those aged 65+ years. The purpose of the beds is to provide short-term support for discharges from Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust King's Lynn (QEHKL), and James Paget University NHS Hospital Foundation Trust (JPUH). The beds will be commissioned on a block basis from circa 1st October 2022 until 31st March 2023. Contracting and funding will be directly through the NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB), formerly Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

We are specifically looking for residential and/or nursing providers located in Norfolk who: Can offer a minimum of 5 beds Are registered for dementia care Are able to provide enhanced care for individuals Do not have any restrictions placed on the home by the Norfolk County Council (NCC) Integrated Quality Service (IQS) Have a CQC rating of Good or Outstanding (evidenced in CQC registration) but providers requiring improvement will be considered in discussion with the IQS team but will not be prioritised if there is enough good or outstanding capacity available. Providers will need to be able to: Safely support people with a high complexity of needs, including those living with dementia, high risk of falls, prone to wandering Work proactively with service users and supporting in-reach to take a recovery approach, with the aim of supporting people to exit from the short-term bed within 28 days To deliver these requirements, providers will be supported with additional therapy, social care and primary care services. There will be a finite budget for this initiative which is yet to be finalised so it might mean that not all interested providers will be offered a contract. The assessment of EOIs will be undertaken jointly by the Integrated Care Board (previously Clinical Commissioning Group) and NCC. Providers willing to Express an Interest will be required to respond to a series of questions which are scored on a "Pass/Fail" basis. Only providers who score a "Pass" on all "Pass/Fail" questions will be deemed compliant & capable. Depending on the outcome of the Expression of Interest, the Commissioner reserves the right to direct award to provider(s) with no further competition. To register your interest and access the Documents, supporting information and express your interest in delivering this service please visit EU-Supply using the following link (https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?) and either login or register on EU Supply and search for ID number 58849 - Expression of Interest for Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) to commission short-term bed capacity within residential and nursing settings across Norfolk and then answer all the questions and submit your response by 16:00 on the 22nd September 2022. No expressions of interest after this time will be accepted.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025742-2022 |
| 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 | 14 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | £1 |
| 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 | NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | NORFOLK |
| Post town | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR1 2DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk |
| Local authority | Norwich |
| Electoral ward | Lakenham |
| Westminster constituency | Norwich South |
| Delivery location | TLH15 Norwich and East Norfolk, TLH16 North and West Norfolk |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2022 at 08:37 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025742-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://improvinglivesnw.org.uk/
- https://uk.eu-supply.com
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp

## Provenance

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