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title: "Sunderland Community Integrated Teams Model and Recovery at Home General Practitioner Support to Intermediate Care Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044d9f"
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buyer: "NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
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# Sunderland Community Integrated Teams Model and Recovery at Home General Practitioner Support to Intermediate Care Services

Buyer: NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044d9f

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## Summary

The North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is seeking to contract services under the title "Sunderland Community Integrated Teams Model and Recovery at Home General Practitioner Support to Intermediate Care Services". Falling within the "Health and social work services" industry, this procurement pertains to the delivery of GP support to integrated community teams to aid patients with complex needs. Services include proactive care planning, frailty assessments, and continuous patient care evaluations. The procurement stage is at the tender update phase, with the contract set to start on 1 April 2024 and end on 31 March 2025. The procurement method used is a direct award under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, excluding the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare, particularly those experienced in delivering general practitioner and community health services. Companies with expertise in managing complex patient needs, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, and providing 7-day a week GP services will find this contract well-aligned with their capabilities. The review of Care Closer to Home services in 2024/25 further implies continued opportunities for growth and collaboration with the Integrated Care Board amidst evolving service models in the healthcare system.

## Notice

Sunderland Community Integrated Teams Model and Recovery at Home General Practitioner Support to Intermediate Care Services Delivery of GP Support to Community Integrated Teams to benefit patients with complex needs, and their carers, who are at risk of unwarranted health outcomes by enabling them to stay healthier for longer and deliver proactive and personalised care. Undertake risk stratification, identification of frailty and the coordination and delivery of MDTs with the delivery of: - Delivery of proactive care planning for those identified as part of risk stratification and sharing care plans with appropriate professionals and agencies. Undertake and coordinate regular MDTs with key agencies. - Undertake comprehensive geriatric assessments and training for frailty champions in all practices - Participation in the ongoing review of patient care and comprehensive evaluation of patients in care homes to understand the impact on urgent care pathways and the sharing of learning across the system. - Evaluation of high intensity users, ensuring appropriate care plans are in place. Delivery of Recovery at Home GP Service providing a 7 day GP visiting service at Farmbrough Court Intermediate Care Facility and the delivery of an on call service for clinical support and advice to the Recovery at Home Service. The service is being reviewed in 2024/25 as part of a wider review of Care Closer to Home services with the ambition to have a new model in place for 2025/26. On this basis and on the back of historical contract delivery, the intention is to issue a new contract under direct award C for 2024/25.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The service is being reviewed in 2024/25 as part of a wider review of Care Closer to Home services with the ambition to have a new model in place for 2025/26. On this basis and on the back of historical contract delivery, the intention is to issue a new contract under direct award C for 2024/25. Contract Start Date: 01 April 2024 Contract End Date: 31 March 2025

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 10 April 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. A contract will not be awarded until after the 9th working day following standstill.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022655-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,671,491 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE15 8NY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Lemington |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85121100 - General-practitioner services
- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 22 Jul 2024 at 10:50 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022655-2024
- 27 Mar 2024 at 13:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010048-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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