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title: "Support to the Own Bed Instead Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04de1e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-02-12"
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# Support to the Own Bed Instead Service

Buyer: NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04de1e

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## Summary

NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board has completed the contract award process for the "Support to the Own Bed Instead Service" under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. With the contract beginning on 1st April 2024, this health services procurement aimed at providing community-based care in the UKG3 region (West Midlands) is valued at £16,420. The procurement was managed via a direct award process without prior publication of a call for competition, focusing on services designed to provide alternatives to intermediate care admission, support early discharges, and prevent hospital admissions through integrated community health and social care responses.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those that can offer comprehensive, multi-disciplinary community support. The integrated nature of the service and its emphasis on reablement and independence make it ideal for organisations with experience in coordinated health and social care delivery. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) like Agewell, the awarded supplier, who have the capacity to provide diverse domiciliary care, including nursing, physiotherapy, and social care support, are well-suited to compete in such tenders, facilitating business growth through partnership with the NHS.

## Notice

The Own Bed Instead Service will provide a genuine alternative to intermediate care admission for people who can be managed in the community and early supported discharge for others. The service will also care for residents in the community who require a period of reablement support and assessment to prevent hospital admission. The service will be integrated and will create a culture of enablement and independence to provide time limited, outcome focused domicillary support for people who are certified as medically fit and whose assessed level of rehabilitation need can be safely and effectively provided for within the persons own home through a co-ordinated enhanced community health and social care response. The OBI team will be multidisciplinary, comprising Registered General Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Support Workers, Day and Night Time Carers, Floating Support and Social Care support (including joint equipment stores, Community Alarms, Telecare, STAR Fast Response Team, Enablement, Third Sector and Night Sitting). The OBI co-ordination and process will be managed by the existing services via joint health and social care staff. The service will be operational from 08.00-20.00hrs, seven days a week. A 24-hour telephone support system will also be available to patients who require advice or assistance from a qualified nurse via ICARES and SPA The ICB intends to award this contract via Direct Award Process C. The total contract value is PS16,420.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Community Beds, Support to the own bed instead service

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. Representations should be sent to: bcicb.contracts@nhs.net The decision to award the contract was made by the ICB Contracts Team and the Lead Commissioner No conflicts of interest were identified in reaching the decision to award this contract. This decision has been made as per the Black Country ICB Governance Process. This services has been fully assessed against the key criteria to determine that the provider is satisfying and will continue to satisfy the contract for the period of the contract award.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004729-2025 |
| Notice type | Award 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 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 | £16,420 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WOLVERHAMPTON |
| Post town | Wolverhampton |
| Postcode | WV1 1SH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG39 Wolverhampton |
| Local authority | Wolverhampton |
| Electoral ward | St Peters |
| Westminster constituency | Wolverhampton West |
| Delivery location | TLG3 West Midlands |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AGEWELL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 12 Feb 2025 at 13:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004729-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://blackcountry.icb.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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