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# Seasonal Surge Support Programme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/seasonal-surge-support-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-02d8fc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** For the past three winters NHS England has funded national providers on a reactive basis to commission crisis surge support to relieve pressure in the most challenged areas of the system. Over the years the programme has developed to reach more patients in more locations, with a more diverse service offer, with tens of thousands of patients benefitting from home from hospital services, patient transport and community follow up care. Published lot titles: 3.1 Lot 1 North East and Yorkshire; 3.2 Lot 2 North West; 3.3 Lot 3 Midlands; 3.4 Lot 4 London; 3.5 Lot 5 East of England; 3.6 Lot 6 South East; 3.7 Lot 7 South West; 2. Technical Envelope.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481)
- **Published Value:** £35,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 September 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 8
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/seasonal-surge-support-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-02d8fc#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02d8fc`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/seasonal-surge-support-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-02d8fc#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health.atamis.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealth.atamis.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/seasonal-surge-support-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-02d8fc#participate

## Description
For the past three winters NHS England has funded national providers on a reactive basis to commission crisis surge support to relieve pressure in the most challenged areas of the system. Over the years the programme has developed to reach more patients in more locations, with a more diverse service offer, with tens of thousands of patients benefitting from home from hospital services, patient transport and community follow up care. As part of the Covid-19 response, winter pressures services were extended with more than 182 services across England at the programme’s height. NHS England & NHS Improvement is now seeking a single provider, or partnership of providers (consortium with lead provider), to provide a seasonal surge support offer that will be made available across England (working with the seven NHS Regions) to local NHS trusts/ Integrated Care Systems to support patient flow through provision of hospital discharge and community out of hospital wrap around care.

## Lots (8)
> **Shared lot scope:** The technical envelope has six mandatory questions that must be completed. Lot 3.1 - 3.7 are optional questions. And these will be split into regional areas. This service specification covers the whole population across the NHS England footprint however the offer will be separated into seven contractual lots aligning to the seven NHS Regions:• North East and Yorkshire• North West• Midlands• East of England• London• South East• South West
> Applies to lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

### Lot 1: 3.1 Lot 1 North East and Yorkshire
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Contract Period:** 25/10/2021 to 26/04/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: 3.2 Lot 2 North West
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Contract Period:** 25/10/2021 to 26/04/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: 3.3 Lot 3 Midlands
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Contract Period:** 25/10/2021 to 26/04/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: 3.4 Lot 4 London
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Contract Period:** 25/10/2021 to 26/04/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: 3.5 Lot 5 East of England
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Contract Period:** 25/10/2021 to 26/04/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: 3.6 Lot 6 South East
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Contract Period:** 25/10/2021 to 26/04/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7: 3.7 Lot 7 South West
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Contract Period:** 25/10/2021 to 26/04/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 1-7: 2. Technical Envelope
- **Lot id:** `1-7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Contract Period:** 25/10/2021 to 26/04/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020877-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-24T15:27:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-02T23:58:22.107Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02d8fc