Published date: 26 November 2020

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 7 December 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

East Midlands, East of England

Procurement reference

2020/CareHomesNorthants

Published date

26 November 2020

Closing date

7 December 2020

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS Northamptonshire CCG (CCG) wishes to engage with providers in and around Northamptonshire and receive Expressions of Interest from experienced and qualified providers of care homes with nursing for Continuing Health Care (CHC), Discharge to Assess (D2A) and Funded Nursing Care (FNC) services for a future procurement opportunity.
Successful applicants will be required to work collaboratively with the CCG to provide high quality care to patients registered with a Northamptonshire GP who have been assessed as meeting the eligibility criteria for NHS continuing healthcare, NHS Funded Nursing Care or who are on a D2A pathway.
The aim of the procurement will be to put in place a structure to support the purchasing of placements and to provide quality care to enable patients to meet personal outcomes as described within the service details within a tiered pricing arrangement.
A range of care provision is required for the following categories of patients which will include but is not limited to: general continuing care (frail elderly), complex care (under 65 physical disabilities), those requiring dementia care and those with an acquired brain injury.
The commissioners would like to encourage interested providers to review and provide comments and feedback on the draft service specification. If you would be interested in expressing an interest and receiving a copy of the draft service specification, please email your details to NELCSU.ProcurementNorthants@nhs.net by no later than 5.00pm on Monday 7th December 2020.
The commissioners would also like to invite all providers expressing an interest to an engagement event to be hosted on Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 9th December 2020 commencing at 10.00am. Pleased confirm as part of your expression of interest if you wish to attend the event. Details will be provided in due course.

About the buyer

Address

Francis Crick House
Summerhouse Road, Moulton Park Industrial Estate
Northampton
NN3 6BJ
England

Email

NELCSU.ProcurementNorthants@nhs.net