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title: "Ashley House - Step Down Accommodation"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04afb6"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LINCOLNSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2024-10-21"
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# Ashley House - Step Down Accommodation

Buyer: LINCOLNSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04afb6

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## Summary

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is planning a procurement process titled "Ashley House - Step Down Accommodation," classified under Social work and related services (CPV: 85300000). This procurement process is in the planning stage, focusing on the acquisition of services for a 24/7 Accommodation Step-Down Service. The service aims to provide transitionary support for patients moving from inpatient wards back into the community. The facility, located at Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Trust HQ, St Georges, Lincoln (UKF3), comprises 15 beds with a mixed-gender cohort. Key dates include a deadline for soft market testing questionnaire feedback by Friday, 8th November 2024, and a future notice date of 1st April 2025.

This tender offers significant business opportunities, particularly for service providers in the healthcare and social services sectors. Businesses with experience in delivering individualised care and support programmes to facilitate effective transitions from hospital to community settings would find this tender well-suited to their expertise. Engaging in this procurement process can lead to potential long-term contracts and collaboration with the Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, providing a pathway to business growth and increased market presence. SMEs involved in healthcare services, particularly those specialising in transitional care, are encouraged to participate.

## Notice

24/7 Accommodation Step-Down Service

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (LPFT) are exploring the opportunity of utilising existing estate to deliver a step-down service, providing service users transitionary support from our inpatient wards back into the community. The estate is a former ward consisting of 15 beds and we would expect a mixed gender cohort at any one time.

LPFT are considering several options and are initially wishing to undertake some soft market testing of the provider market to seek feedback on some key aspects of the service that could help to understand how to optimise length of stay and improve patient outcomes by providing an individualised programme of care and support between ward and community to ensure an effective transition from a hospital to community setting.

LPFT are seeking market feedback we have drafted a questionnaire if you are interested in completing this questionnaire please contact Manish Nanda via email manish.nanda@nhs.net

LPFT would be appreciated if questionnaires could be completed and responses sent back via email to: Manish.Nanda@nhs.net by Friday 8th November at the latest.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033977-2024 |
| 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 | 21 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| 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 | LINCOLNSHIRE PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | LINCOLN |
| Post town | Lincoln |
| Postcode | LN1 1FS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |
| Local authority | Lincoln |
| Electoral ward | Carholme |
| Westminster constituency | Lincoln |
| Delivery location | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2024 at 13:58 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033977-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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