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title: "Acute-based Social Prescribing Link Worker service (Hospital to Home) and Respiratory -focused Social Prescribing Link Worker service"
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buyer: "NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX ICB"
published: "2024-12-19"
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# Acute-based Social Prescribing Link Worker service (Hospital to Home) and Respiratory -focused Social Prescribing Link Worker service

Buyer: NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX ICB  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c25e

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## Summary

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) has finalised the procurement process for the "Acute-based Social Prescribing Link Worker service (Hospital to Home) and Respiratory-focused Social Prescribing Link Worker service." This service falls under the health services industry category and will be provided in the Ipswich and East Suffolk Alliance area. The contract was awarded through a direct award under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, and not subject to the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The contract, valued at £178,000 (excluding VAT), was officially awarded on 5th November 2024, and will run from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2027. The services aim to improve patient care through personalised in-person support both in hospitals and the community.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for organisations specialising in healthcare services focusing on social prescribing and patient care management. Suitable businesses include those experienced in addressing health determinants, managing respiratory conditions, and providing personalised care plans. The contract awards a predictable revenue stream and enables the provider, Shaw Trust, to enhance their service delivery in close collaboration with healthcare institutions. The opportunity is especially beneficial for businesses able to deliver integrated and innovative health support services and align with the NHS's strategic goals in reducing hospital stays and readmissions while promoting respiratory health.

## Notice

Social Prescribing currently exists in Suffolk in a localised scheme across Ipswich and East Suffolk called Connect for Health. This service expands the offer into the acute setting and community healthcare services with dedicated roles in Transfer of Care Hub at Ipswich Hospital and a respiratory-focused role working across both the acute and community setting. The services comprise in-person hospital-based and community-based support, personalised to the individual, using a "what matters to me" approach to create a personalised care and support plan with the person to reduce length of acute stay and/or support management of respiratory conditions.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The services comprise in-person hospital-based and community-based support, personalised to the individual, using a "what matters to me" approach to create a personalised care and support plan with the person. The Hospital to home role is based in Ipswich Hospital Transfer of Care Hub and aims to support people with addressing wider determinants of health to enable safe and timely discharge and reduce length of acute stay and/or readmission. The respiratory-focused role aims to support people with management of respiratory conditions at home by addressing wider determinants of health including improvements to home environment, indoor air quality, smoking cessation, improve access to support services such as pulmonary rehabilitation, and reduce hospital admissions for chronic respiratory diseases. They develop PCSPs for each individual and work in a timely manner to deliver the support they need and empower people. The ToCH-based role in particular may do a warm handover to community connectors in the local community where a person needs further support after they have been discharged from hospital. Both services have access to one-off Personal Health Budget fund to support this. The contract will commence 1 April 2025 and will end on 31 March 2027, in line with the core Connect for health contracts. Any extension of the contract is subject to funding. NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award C process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The provider named in this notice is an existing provider and has been reviewed through a Key Criteria assessment to ensure the awarding body is satisfied with current performance and reasonably expects the provider to be able to satisfy the contract which is the subject of this notice. The contract which is the subject of this notice has not changed considerably when compared with the existing / previous contract delivered by the named provider. The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract ("Contract modifications"). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Additional information: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.

### 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 17th December 2024 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). They should be submitted in writing to procurement@snee.nhs.uk. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Award decision-makers: IES Alliance; IESA Partnerships team; IESA Be Well Domain Steering Group. * No conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, were declared by any decision makers. The decision to award this contract in line with Direct Award Process C was based on evaluation against the five required key criteria as follows: * Quality and Innovation - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering a safe and effective service as required by the specification and contract they are currently delivering. This criterion was reviewed in line with the Quality Impact Assessment. * Value - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering value to the integrated care system and the cost of change would not be outweighed by the potential benefit of a new provider. * Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is positively impacting on the integrated care system through their integration and collaboration delivered as a requirement of the specification and prevention elements linked to the delivery. * Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is meeting needs of the population to ensure equitable access and choice as required by the specification and contract. This criterion was reviewed in line with the Equality Impact Assessment. * Social Value - Assured - SNEE ICB are assured that the provider is delivering in line with the SNEE Green Plan, supporting with the implementation of carbon reduction and especially increase in initiatives which positively impact on the wider determinants of health. This criterion was reviewed in line with the Sustainability Impact Assessment.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040877-2024 |
| 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 | 19 Dec 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Nov 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 | £178,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX ICB |
| Locality | COLCHESTER |
| Post town | Colchester |
| Postcode | CO4 9QR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway |
| Local authority | Colchester |
| Electoral ward | Highwoods |
| Westminster constituency | Colchester |
| Delivery location | TLH14 Suffolk CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SHAW TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 19 Dec 2024 at 08:42 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040877-2024
- 5 Dec 2024 at 08:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039152-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/snee-icb/aspx/Home
- https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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