F14796 Home Visiting Support Service

NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG intends to Direct Award a 36 month contract to South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, commencing 1 October 2021, for a paramedic led, Home Visit Support Service, with an option to extend by a further 24 months. This will cover South West Hampshire primary care networks only. A Home Visiting Support Service for Primary Care was initially commissioned in April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic to support primary care resilience with General Practitioner home visits across the geography of South West Hampshire System - covering all 9 Primary Care Networks. A review of the service has highlighted the value of the support the service has given to primary care. It is now regarded as essential to the resilience of the sector, especially given the challenges of ensuring equity of access to primary care, both for the ageing population and, patients needing but unable to travel to, a face to face consultation. The value of the 36 month provision is currently set at £2,916,000, rising to £4,860,000 if the optional extension period is used. To view a copy of the paper which confirms these Commissioning Intentions please access the procurement portal, using the following instructions. NB If you are already registered on the portal, login as usual and go to step 8 below. 1. Browse to the SoEPS Commissioning Support portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning 2. Click the "Register" link on the left-hand side of the page. 3. Enter your correct business and user details. 4. Note the email address chosen and Click "Register My Company" when complete. 5. You will receive an email with your unique password (keep this secure) 6. Login to the portal with the username/password. 7. You will be prompted to change your password on first login. 8. Hover your mouse over the "Tenders" button on the main toolbar and choose the following option: 'Current' which shows a list of all the advertised opportunities on the system (i.e. open to all) 9. Scroll through the opportunities and select 'F14796_PIN'. 10. Click on the 'View Details' button and 'Express an Interest' where required to do so to gain access to the CCG's document. Further guidance can be found in the 'Help' tab accessible at the top of the screen.