Patient Discharge and Mental Health Step Down (Beds) Care Services (SBS10541)

{
  "id": "029418-2026",
  "tag": [
    "planning"
  ],
  "date": "2026-03-31T09:28:52+01:00",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-06788c",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-COH-05280446",
    "name": "NHS Shared Business Services Limited"
  },
  "tender": {
    "id": "SBS10541",
    "lots": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "title": "Discharge to Assess Services",
        "status": "planned",
        "description": "The framework will provide a route to market for NHS organisations and the wider public sector to procure Discharge to Assess Services, Mental Health and Step Down Care Beds Services, and Virtual Wards (Hospital at Home), to support their service delivery. The proposed new framework lotting structure will therefore be as follows:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           \nLot 1 - Discharge to Assess Services \nLot 2 - Mental Health Step Down Care Beds Services \nLot 3 - Virtual Wards (Hospital at Home) Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Pre Market Engagement Notice. The awarding of this contract will be subject to Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply. \nPlease see description in the main contract objective on the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire (PMEQ). Lots will be further defined as an outcome of this pre market engagement. The renewal Framework, subject to review and change, is expected to go live on 18/01/28, immediately after the expiry of the existing framework SBS10230 on 17/01/28\nPlease see the link at section 1.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses via the SAP Ariba PME."
      },
      {
        "id": "2",
        "title": "Mental Health and Step Down Care Beds Services",
        "status": "planned",
        "description": "The framework will provide a route to market for NHS organisations and the wider public sector to procure Discharge to Assess Services, Mental Health and Step Down Care Beds Services, and Virtual Wards (Hospital at Home), to support their service delivery. The proposed new framework lotting structure will therefore be as follows:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           \nLot 1 - Discharge to Assess Services \nLot 2 - Mental Health Step Down Care Beds Services\nLot 3 - Virtual Wards (Hospital at Home) Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Pre Market Engagement Notice. The awarding of this contract will be subject to Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply. \nPlease see description in the main contract objective on the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire (PMEQ). Lots will be further defined as an outcome of this pre market engagement. The renewal Framework, subject to review and change, is expected to go live on 18/01/28, immediately after the expiry of the existing framework SBS10230 on 17/01/28\nPlease see the link at section 1.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses via the SAP Ariba PME."
      },
      {
        "id": "3",
        "title": "Virtual Wards (Hospital at Home)",
        "status": "planned",
        "description": "The framework will provide a route to market for NHS organisations and the wider public sector to procure Discharge to Assess Services, Mental Health and Step Down Care Beds Services, and Virtual Wards (Hospital at Home), to support their service delivery. The proposed new framework lotting structure will therefore be as follows:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          \nLot 1 - Discharge to Assess Services \nLot 2 - Mental Health Step Down Care Beds Services \nLot 3 - Virtual Wards (Hospital at Home) Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Pre Market Engagement Notice. The awarding of this contract will be subject to Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply. \nPlease see description in the main contract objective on the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire (PMEQ). Lots will be further defined as an outcome of this pre market engagement. The renewal Framework, subject to review and change, is expected to go live on 18/01/28, immediately after the expiry of the existing framework SBS10230 on 17/01/28\nPlease see the link at section 1.3 above for instructions on how to participate and submit responses via the SAP Ariba PME."
      }
    ],
    "items": [
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        "id": "1",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "deliveryAddresses": [
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            "region": "UK"
          }
        ],
        "additionalClassifications": [
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            "id": "85100000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Health services"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "2",
        "relatedLot": "2",
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "region": "UK"
          }
        ],
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "id": "85100000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Health services"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "3",
        "relatedLot": "3",
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "region": "UK"
          }
        ],
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          {
            "id": "85100000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Health services"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "title": "Patient Discharge and Mental Health Step Down (Beds) Care Services (SBS10541)",
    "value": {
      "amount": 300000000,
      "currency": "GBP"
    },
    "status": "planned",
    "coveredBy": [
      "GPA"
    ],
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "32014L0024",
      "scheme": "CELEX"
    },
    "description": "NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework.\nNHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) has put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of services that aim to deliver a comprehensive route to market for Approved Organisations wishing to procure Patient Discharge and Mental Health Step Down Care (Beds) Services, and Virtual Wards (Hospital at Home) to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations.\nApproved Organisations are NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) or any combined authority, integrated care board, local authority, NHS England, NHS foundation trust, NHS trust or any other body listed as a \"\"relevant authority\"\" in the National Health Service Act 2006, which the Authority authorises to use the resulting Framework. These organisations, for the purpose being a principal to the framework agreement under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations are identifiable on the list of Approved Organisations and may be added to from time to time.\nOur Approved Organisation list can be found on:\nhttps://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/\nNHS Shared Business Services reserves its right to consider alternate agency models, details of which will be published in future Contract Notices.\nThe framework will provide a route to market for NHS organisations and the wider public sector to procure Discharge to Assess Services, Mental Health and Step Down Care Beds Services, and Virtual Wards (Hospital at Home), to support their service delivery. The proposed new framework lotting structure will therefore be as follows: \nLot 1 - Discharge to Assess Services \nLot 2 - Mental Health Step Down Care Beds Services \nLot 3 - Virtual Wards (Hospital at Home) \nWe are committed to working with suppliers who are dedicated to Sustainability and Social Value and there will be sufficient weighting on these elements in the tender.",
    "communication": {
      "futureNoticeDate": "2027-01-27T00:00:00Z"
    },
    "classification": {
      "id": "85100000",
      "scheme": "CPV",
      "description": "Health services"
    },
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  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-COH-05280446",
      "name": "NHS Shared Business Services Limited",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UK",
        "locality": "London",
        "postalCode": "EC1A7BL",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "1 Bartholomew Close"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/",
        "classifications": [
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            "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Public Sector Framework Provider https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/nhs-sbs-about-us"
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          {
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            "scheme": "COFOG",
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      "identifier": {
        "id": "05280446",
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        "legalName": "NHS Shared Business Services Limited"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "url": "https://portal.us.bn.cloud.ariba.com/dashboard/public/appext/comsapsbncdiscoveryui#/RfxEvent/preview/1110008998?anId=ANONYMOUS",
        "email": "nsbs.categorymanagementsourcing@nhs.net"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "description": "This Pre Market Engagement Notice is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those suppliers within the Patient Discharge Services and Virtual Wards/ Hopital at Home market.\nPlease complete the PMEQ via the SAP Ariba portal.  \nFurther NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) reserves the right to withdraw this notice at any time. NHS SBS is not bound to accept any proposals submitted by Bidders and is not liable for any costs incurred as a result of Bidders engaging with this process. This early market engagement exercise does not guarantee that a Procurement will take place and NHS SBS reserves the right to defer from any Procurement entirely.\nNHS SBS also intends to hold market engagement sessions with industry experts and suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting Framework Agreement\nNHS SBS will use an eSourcing system for any procurement activity taken subsequent to this  Notice. The eSourcing system we will use is SAP Ariba.\nPlease note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a Framework Agreement if invited to do so.\nThe value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over 4 years from 18/01/28\nThe date in II.3 is the estimated date of publication, please monitor Find a Tender Service https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search  for the publication of the relevant contract notice.",
  "initiationType": "tender"
}