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title: "ABANDONED - Community Unit with Nursing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05fee9"
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buyer: "THE ROTHERHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
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# ABANDONED - Community Unit with Nursing

Buyer: THE ROTHERHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fee9

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## Summary

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is overseeing a procurement process for a Community Unit with Nursing, classified under miscellaneous health services within the services category. This initiative seeks providers to deliver step up and step down beds for adults requiring nursing care, especially tailored to individual reablement needs in Rotherham. The tender, originally active but subsequently abandoned for reasons related to operational, financial, and workforce considerations, is part of a strategic review aiming to align with national priorities and improve care integration. The initial procurement phase required electronic submissions via the Atamis e-tendering system, with the tender period ending on 6th February 2026.

This procurement opportunity offers significant potential for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those focused on integrated care systems and reablement strategies consistent with national policy frameworks like the NHS 10-Year Plan. Companies with expertise in providing intermediate care pathways and person-centred rehabilitation could greatly benefit from competing in this tender. Additionally, collaboration with multidisciplinary health and social care teams, ensuring tailored and independent living support, is crucial, aligning business activities with the demand for reducing unnecessary hospital admissions and promoting timely discharges.

## Notice

Community Unit with Nursing - ABANDONED procurement.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The NHS 10-Year Plan supports the development and integration of community bed-based services, particularly those that align with the Discharge to Assess (D2A) model and intermediate care pathways. These services are integral to the plan's objectives of enhancing patient flow, reducing hospital admissions, and promoting independence through rehabilitation and reablement. National policy frameworks, such as NHS England's commitment to integrated care systems and the emphasis on "home first" approaches, highlight the need to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions, support timely discharge, and provide short-term, person-centred rehabilitation closer to home. 

The required service will sit within the overarching Discharge to Assess Framework and will be for adults aged 18 years and over, providing step up and step down beds for those people whose needs cannot be met at home. Where appropriate, there will be a particular focus on recovery, reablement and rehabilitation to the level the individual can achieve. 

The service provider will work with a multi disciplinary health and social care team to assess an individual's needs, including their capacity for independent living and any potential ongoing care and support needs and the requirement will be to provide 24-hour nursing care bed support that focuses on reablement appropriate to each individual's needs. Additional information: This tender is being conducted electronically using the Atamis e-tendering system. Register or log in at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Renewal: Option of 2 x 12 month extension periods, subject to satisfactory provision of service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015803-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Feb 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,700,000 |
| Lots value | £2,700,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE ROTHERHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | ROTHERHAM |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S60 2UD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE34 Rotherham |
| Local authority | Rotherham |
| Electoral ward | Boston Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Rotherham |
| Delivery location | TLE31 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

## Release History

- 20 Feb 2026 at 15:52 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015803-2026
- 4 Jan 2026 at 14:42 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000109-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.england.nhs.uk//
- https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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