Official UK procurement notice
Expression of Interest for Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) to commission short-term bed capacity within residential and nursing settings
Authority: NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (Central government)
The Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) is seeking to commission short-term bed capacity within residential & nursing settings for those aged 65+ years. The purpose of the beds is to provide short-term support for discharges from Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust King’s Lynn (QEHKL), and James Paget University NHS Hospital Foundation Trust (JPUH). Can offer a minimum of 5 beds. Have a CQC rating of Good or Outstanding (evidenced in CQC registration) but providers requiring improvement will be considered in discussion with the IQS team but will not be prioritised if there is enough good or outstanding capacity available.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) is seeking to commission short-term bed capacity within residential & nursing settings for those aged 65+ years. The purpose of the beds is to provide short-term support for discharges from Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust King’s Lynn (QEHKL), and James Paget University NHS Hospital Foundation Trust (JPUH).
The beds will be commissioned on a block basis from circa 1st October 2022 until 31st March 2023. Contracting and funding will be directly through the NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB), formerly Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1We are specifically looking for residential and/or nursing providers located in…Published value£1
We are specifically looking for residential and/or nursing providers located in Norfolk who:
Can offer a minimum of 5 beds
Are registered for dementia care
Are able to provide enhanced care for individuals
Do not have any restrictions placed on the home by the Norfolk County Council (NCC) Integrated Quality Service (IQS)
Have a CQC rating of Good or Outstanding (evidenced in CQC registration) but providers requiring improvement will be considered in discussion with the IQS team but will not be prioritised if there is enough good or outstanding capacity available.
Providers will need to be able to:
Safely support people with a high complexity of needs, including those living with dementia, high risk of falls, prone to wandering
Work proactively with service users and supporting in-reach to take a recovery approach, with the aim of supporting people to exit from the short-term bed within 28 days
To deliver these requirements, providers will be supported with additional therapy, social care and primary care services.
There will be a finite budget for this initiative which is yet to be finalised so it might mean that not all interested providers will be offered a contract. The assessment of EOIs will be undertaken jointly by the Integrated Care Board (previously Clinical Commissioning Group) and NCC.
Providers willing to Express an Interest will be required to respond to a series of questions which are scored on a "Pass/Fail" basis. Only providers who score a "Pass" on all "Pass/Fail" questions will be deemed compliant & capable. Depending on the outcome of the Expression of Interest, the Commissioner reserves the right to direct award to provider(s) with no further competition.
To register your interest and access the Documents, supporting information and express your interest in delivering this service please visit EU-Supply using the following link (uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp ↗) and either login or register on EU Supply and search for ID number 58849 - Expression of Interest for Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) to commission short-term bed capacity within residential and nursing settings across Norfolk and then answer all the questions and submit your response by 16:00 on the 22nd September 2022. No expressions of interest after this time will be accepted.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Sept 2022, 09:37 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Sept 2022, 09:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Sept 2022 – …
- Authority reference
NW096 (58849)- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-025742- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: ICS Intermediate Care Strategy This opportunity forms one part of a programme of work to develop a shared strategy and approach to short-term services for local people in need of recovery whether through admission avoidance or discharge to assess. A key priority for the ICS is to design and implement a more effective home and bed based offer through an integrated Intermediate Care offer. Keeping people well and supporting recovery at home remains our priority and through working more closely together, we wish to reduce the reliance on beds through the development of more sustainable services to support people at home. The long term vision for the model will be community health provider led step-down & up units that combine our intermediate care offer with the principles of recovery and proper wrap around support, and exploring opportunities for joint working. The model will aim to:- Recovery - Retain or regain skills, confidence and physical health to live the fullest life possible / maximise independence Enable & empower - Helping people make positive choices for themselves and their independence Assess - Helping access the right service but discussing eligibility or longer-term support once an immediate crisis is over. Things will look different because we will design: Wrap-around support, including closer working between social care, health, housing and other partners Home first - Proactively manage pathways so that when a person can receive support from home that is where they go More support in fewer settings Whilst we expect an increasing role for community health within bed based solutions, as an ICS we are committed to continuing to engage with residential and nursing providers about how we can work together to deliver effective admission avoidance and hospital discharge solutions now and in the future.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Sept 2022, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Sept 2022, 16:00 BST
Timeline
14 Sept 2022 → 1 Oct 2022 · 4 dates- Notice published14 Sept 2022, 09:37 BST
- Submission deadline22 Sept 2022, 16:00 BST
- Bids opened22 Sept 2022, 16:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Arden & GEM Commissioning Support UnitMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Official documents & specifications
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