--- title: "National Framework Agreement for Falls Prevention and Detection" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04b765" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04b765" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04b765.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04b765.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2024-11-18" --- # National Framework Agreement for Falls Prevention and Detection Buyer: COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b765 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04b765) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04b765.json) ## Summary The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is in the planning stage of establishing a National Framework Agreement for Falls Prevention and Detection. The framework aims to engage suppliers who can provide services and products in the health and social work industry, particularly focusing on falls prevention and detection. This early engagement notice is for preliminary market consultation, with expressions of interest due by the 13th of December 2024. The consultation period will allow the trust to prepare a comprehensive procurement strategy that may include multiple lots, although the exact number and composition of these lots are yet to be determined. This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in health services and medical devices, particularly those focused on falls prevention and detection. Companies that can provide innovative falls prevention services, risk assessments, strength improvement programs, and falls detection products such as sensors for beds, chairs, and toilets will find this framework suitable. Engaging with this framework allows businesses to potentially shape the procurement scope and align offerings to meet future NHS requirements, fostering growth and collaboration within the healthcare sector. Interested parties should contact the procurement services at Countess of Chester Hospital to express their interest in participating in this market consultation. ## Notice The Countess of Chester Hospital Commercial Procurement Services would like to engage with suppliers of Falls Prevention Services and Falls Detection Products. We want to see if there is the potential for a national framework agreement and ensure all potential scope for goods and services would be captured under our framework agreement. Closing date for expressions of interest is 13/12/2024. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The 2023 National Audit of Inpatient Falls (NAIF) report on 2022 clinical data identified that more than 60,000 people sustained a femoral fracture in England and Wales in 2022 (NHFD) due to a fall. Of these, 2,033 occurred in inpatient settings. Falls prevention services aim to reduce people's chance of falling by tackling risk factors, improving strength and balance whilst allowing people to remain well and live independently at home. The services aim to: * Provide falls support planning and risk assessments for individuals and their homes, * Develop person centered plans to maximise older people's potential for independent living, * Reduce the risks of falls and injuries by improving strength and balance, * Reduce hospital admissions as a result of falls, * Educate and raise falls prevention awareness with multi-organisations, agencies, care homes and the public, * Deliver interventions for falls preventions in both home and Residential Care settings There is also a market of falls detection products such as bed, chair and toilet sensors to support in the detection of movement early on. The Countess of Chester Hospital Commercial Procurement Services would like to engage with suppliers of Falls Prevention Services and Falls Detection Products. We want to see if there is the potential for a national framework agreement and ensure all potential scope for goods and services would be captured under our framework agreement. Please email info@coch-cps.co.uk to express interest in taking part in this early engagement exercise. Note that this is NOT a call for competition. If we decide to go ahead with a framework for Falls Prevention and Detection, we will publish a separate notice. The purpose of this Early Engagement notice is to conduct preliminary market consultation, with a view to preparing a procurement. Suppliers participating in this market consultation are not guaranteed to receive either an invitation to tender (if invitations to tender are issued), or a place on any framework agreement which may be awarded following an invitation to tender. Additional information: Closing date for expressions of interest is 13/12/2024. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037227-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | 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 | 18 Nov 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 3 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 | COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | CHESTER | | Post town | Chester | | Postcode | CH2 1UL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire | | ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester | | Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester | | Electoral ward | Upton | | Westminster constituency | Chester North and Neston | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 18 Nov 2024 at 15:06 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037227-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://www.coch-cps.co.uk/ - https://www.coch-cps.co.uk/(https://www.coch-cps.co.uk/) ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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