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title: "Additional Bed Capacity - Hepatology"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04e685"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST"
published: "2025-02-21"
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# Additional Bed Capacity - Hepatology

Buyer: NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e685

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## Summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has completed the procurement process titled "Additional Bed Capacity - Hepatology" within the rehabilitation hospital services industry. This procurement falls under the services category and is located in the UKF1 region. The process has reached the award stage as of 21 February 2025, with a contract valued at £750,000 awarded to Framework Housing Association. The service procured involves providing beds for patients in the Hepatology ward who suffer from conditions related to alcohol. This procurement followed a limited method, specifically negotiated without publication of a contract notice, due to the absence of competition for technical reasons, ensuring continuity of care from the incumbent supplier.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those with expertise in providing specialised care and rehabilitation for alcohol-related conditions. Framework Housing Association's secured role indicates that similar organisations could thrive by offering comprehensive, integrated care models that include medical detoxification, patient counselling, life skills support, and seamless referrals. Companies with strong capabilities in managing intensive inpatient care and collaborating with healthcare providers to meet complex patient needs are perfectly suited to compete for similar contracts in the future.

## Notice

Provision of beds for those patients who have been admitted to Hepatology ward that have alcoholic related brain injuries, decompensated liver failure and hepatic encephalopathy.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The service provides the provision of beds for patients who have been admitted to the Hepatology ward that have alcoholic related brain injuries, decompensated liver failure and hepatic encephalopathy. The service required is to provide patient detoxation, 1:1 keyworker session, life skills support, liaison with social workers and referrals onto other services before discharge of patients.

### Procurement Information

Framework Housing Association currently provide the service on behalf of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The service provides beds for patients that have been admitted to F21 Hepatology ward. The incumbent supplier provides a complete delivery model that includes a 24-hour, consultant-led, nursing and structured recovery orientated treatment to those aged over 18, supporting them to become abstinent from alcohol. Framework Housing Association are able to provide medically assisted detoxification/stabilisation programmed of care, tailored to address individual need. 4 beds are reserved for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust patients at all times. Continuity of the service delivery with the incumbent supplier is essential to ensure Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust patients receive the support they need. Without Framework Housing Association, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust would not be able to support patients.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006736-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £750,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG5 1PB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Electoral ward | Sherwood |
| Westminster constituency | Nottingham East |
| Delivery location | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FRAMEWORK HOUSING ASSOCIATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111400 - Rehabilitation hospital services

## Release History

- 21 Feb 2025 at 13:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006736-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.nuh.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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