Published date: 14 February 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 2 March 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£0 to £2,023,780

Procurement reference

20200214193159-68205

Published date

14 February 2020

Closing date

2 March 2020

Contract start date

1 May 2020

Contract end date

30 April 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS Arden & GEM CSU on behalf of NHS Coventry and Rugby and NHS Warwickshire North CCGs is oinviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express an interest in delivering a Social Prescribing Service across the Coventry & Rugby and Warwickshire Norht areas and a Link Worker Service in the Warwickshire North area.

The NHS Long Term Plan outlined its intentions for the roll out of the NHS Personalised Care model across the country, reaching 2.5 million people by 2023/24 and then aiming to double that again within a decade. As part of this work, through social prescribing the range of support available to people will widen, diversify and become accessible across the country. Link workers within primary care networks will work with people to develop tailored plans and connect them to local groups and support services. Over 1,000 trained social prescribing link workers will be in place by the end of 2020/21 rising further by 2023/24, with the aim that over 900,000 people are able to be referred to social prescribing schemes by then. This procurement will assist the CCG in meeting these objectives.

This contract will be let for a period of 4 years with an option to extend for a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the commissioner.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Michael Barlow

Address

Parkside House
Quinton Road
Coventry
CV1 2NJ
ENG

Email

michael.barlow1@nhs.net

Website

https://www.coventryrugbyccg.nhs.uk/