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# Trusted Assessor Model

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/trusted-assessor-model-ocds-h6vhtk-055afd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West Northamptonshire Council: "Trusted Assessor Model". Published status: complete. Published Value: £76,667. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West Northamptonshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-northamptonshire-council-ons-e06000062)
- **Published Value:** £76,667 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 July 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hospital support services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF24
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £90,768 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/trusted-assessor-model-ocds-h6vhtk-055afd#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-055afd`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/trusted-assessor-model-ocds-h6vhtk-055afd#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** WNCCommissioning@westnorthants.gov.uk

## Description
Trusted Assessor' schemes are a national initiative designed to reduce delays when people are ready for discharge from hospital. 
West Northamptonshire Council (WNC), in partnership with the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Northampton General Hospital (NGH), is jointly commissioning a Trusted Assessor model to improve discharge pathways, reduce delays in transfers of care, and strengthen multi-agency working across adult health and social care services, with WNC acting as Lead Commissioner for the contract. 
Following a period of in-patient care, and prior to an individual's discharge, a statutory assessment, or review is required, to establish eligibility and level of need. Currently, care providers assess the individual in the hospital setting, using their own assessment tools however, due to capacity and resource issues, this can contribute to delayed discharges. The purpose of the Trusted Assessor is to support and facilitate discharges into care providers and to avoid discharge delays from NGH. 
The model will play a crucial role in ensuring timely, consistent, and person-centred assessments across acute and community healthcare settings, fostering improved outcomes for individuals and service systems alike.
As a new service model in West Northamptonshire, the service is being commissioned as a pilot for up to 2 years in order to establish local need and inform any future commissioning.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £76,667

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2025 to 31/08/2027

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

  - Supplier(s): **Linca Workforce Development Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-158732`
  - Value: £90,768 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Trusted Assessor Model (active)
  - Signed Value: £90,768
  - Signed Date: 21/08/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F038182-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-22T14:22:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T08:05:28.360Z
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