---
title: "Falls pick-up service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a6b8"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SANDWELL & WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS N H S TRUST"
published: "2023-02-20"
---

# Falls pick-up service

Buyer: SANDWELL & WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS N H S TRUST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a6b8

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## Summary

The Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust is planning a procurement process for a falls pick-up service as part of an urgent community response service for falls, aimed at preventing inappropriate conveyance to A&E and reducing calls to the ambulance service. Interested providers are invited to register their interest by email. The deadline for registration is 27th February 2023. The main procurement category is services, and the industry category is community health services under CPV code 85323000.

This tender by the Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust presents an opportunity for service providers in the healthcare sector to offer a falls pick-up service to enhance community-based care and reduce pressure on emergency services. Businesses experienced in providing community health services, particularly those with expertise in urgent care and patient transport, are well-suited to compete in this tender. The procurement stage is currently at the planning phase, with the future notice date set for 1st March 2023.

## Notice

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust are seeking a provider to offer a falls pick-up service as part of an urgent community response service for falls. The aim of the service is to prevent inappropriate conveyance to A&E and to reduce inappropriate calls to the ambulance service. This notice is NOT a call for competition but providers are asked to register their interest by email to the address above if they would be able to provide the service.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS England's Going Further for Winter (GFFW) letter, issued on 18 October 2022, asked that all systems put in place a community-based falls response service for people who have fallen at home, including in care homes. Implementing a community-based falls service aims to free up emergency ambulance capacity to respond to higher acuity incidents. An assurance framework for monitoring delivery is being finalised and details will be published in due course. The provider would be working as part of the Sandwell Falls pathway and provide an urgent community response to those patients who have fallen at home, 7 days per week, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. The clinical component will be delivered by the Trust Urgent Community Response Service who will triage the falls and allocate to the pick-up service as required. Any providers who would be able to provide this service in Sandwell are requested to register their interest by email to the address above by 5pm on Monday 27th February 2023.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004989-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Mar 2023 |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SANDWELL & WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS N H S TRUST |
| Locality | WEST BROMWICH |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B71 4HJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG37 Sandwell |
| Local authority | Sandwell |
| Electoral ward | West Bromwich Central |
| Westminster constituency | West Bromwich |
| Delivery location | TLG37 Sandwell |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 20 Feb 2023 at 10:22 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004989-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.swbh.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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