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title: "Support to the Own Bed Instead Service"
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# Support to the Own Bed Instead Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/support-to-the-own-bed-instead-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04de1e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board: "Support to the Own Bed Instead Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: 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 Black Country Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-black-country-integrated-care-board-nhs-qua)
- **Published Value:** 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:** UKG3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £16,420 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04de1e`

## 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/support-to-the-own-bed-instead-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04de1e#tl-md)

## Description
The Own Bed Instead Service will provide a genuine alternative to intermediate care admission for people who can be managed in the community and early supported discharge for others.  The service will also care for residents in the community who require a period of reablement support and assessment to prevent hospital admission. 
The service will be integrated and will create a culture of enablement and independence to provide time limited, outcome focused domicillary support for people who are certified as medically fit and whose assessed level of rehabilitation need can be safely and effectively provided for within the persons own home through a co-ordinated enhanced community health and social care response.  
The OBI team will be multidisciplinary, comprising Registered General Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Support Workers, Day and Night Time Carers, Floating Support and Social Care support (including joint equipment stores, Community Alarms, Telecare, STAR Fast Response Team, Enablement, Third Sector and Night Sitting).  
The OBI co-ordination and process will be managed by the existing services via joint health and social care staff.  
The service will be operational from 08.00-20.00hrs, seven days a week. A 24-hour telephone support system will also be available to patients who require advice or assistance from a qualified nurse via ICARES and SPA  
The ICB intends to award this contract via Direct Award Process C. The total contract value is £16,420.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Community Beds, Support to the own bed instead service

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 004729-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Agewell**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:08397609`
  - Value: £16,420 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 004729-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £16,420
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004729-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-12T13:32:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-30T04:33:58.902Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04de1e