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# Self-Funder Support Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/self-funder-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0564d4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: "Self-Funder Support Service". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-sussex-integrated-care-board-nhs-qnx)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0564d4`

## 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/self-funder-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0564d4#tl-md)

## Description
NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO AWARD: The service supports patients who have been determined as not eligible for adult social care due to being over the funding threshold in the next steps to discharge from acute and community hospitals. This includes care home placement or packages of care to return home. 
Following a successful two-year contract in West Sussex and a pilot of the service in East Sussex, the service is well established in Sussex contributing supporting self-funders and supporting discharges from hospitals. 
Contract length: 2-year contract with an option to extend for a further 2-years
Annual contract value: £222,407
Total contract value (2-year + 2-year option) = £889,628
Contract service dates = 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2027
2-year extension dates = 1st August 2027 to 31st July 2029

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Patient Discharge and Mental Health Step Down Beds (Care) Services (active)
  - Award id: `042485-2025-SBS10230-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Pulse Healthcare Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-03156103`
  - Value: £889,628 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Patient Discharge and Mental Health Step Down Beds (Care) Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £889,628
  - Signed Date: 09/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F046532-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-06T12:48:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T04:00:38.369Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0564d4