Published date: 20 September 2017

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: 12 October 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

  • Services provided by medical personnel - 85141000

  • Services provided by nurses - 85141200

Location of contract

SO40 2RZ

Value of contract

£175,000 to £200,000

Procurement reference

tender_149395/597925

Published date

20 September 2017

Closing date

12 October 2017

Contract start date

1 December 2017

Contract end date

30 November 2020

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

The Night Sitting Service is to deliver an End of Life Care i.e. health and social care for individuals who are approaching death. The service helps individuals to live as well as possible until they die, and to die with dignity. This service also includes support for their family and/or carers. End of life care includes palliative care.
For the purpose of this specification care for "End of Life Stage of illness" is care that helps all those with advanced, progressive, incurable illnesses to live as well as possible until they die. It enables the supportive and palliative care needs of both patient and family to be identified and met throughout the last phase of life and into bereavement. It includes management of pain and other symptoms and provision of psychological, social, spiritual and practical support. This service is delivered only between 22:00 to 0700. The specification describes the service in more detail.

More information

Additional text

Please register on our e-procurement portal to access the Night Sitting Service tender documents attached for this procurement opportunity via our Bravo e-procurement portal: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Carolyne

Address

Tatchbury Mount
Southampton
SO40 2RZ
England

Email

Carolyne.Manyuira@southernhealth.nhs.uk

Website

https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk