Published date: 10 June 2021

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: 25 June 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business development consultancy services - 79411100

Location of contract

LS2 7UE

Value of contract

£125,000

Procurement reference

CF-0219600D0O000000rwimUAA1

Published date

10 June 2021

Closing date

25 June 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

19 July 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The national UCR 2 hour crisis response team in NHS England and Improvement wish to appoint a learning partner to develop and share practical and actionable learning and knowledge with ICSs and providers of 2 hour crisis response to enable them to deliver on the core national ambitions for rollout by April 2022.

The NHS Long Term Plan set an ambition for a new waiting time standard for crisis response care at home. This is thought to be an NHS and world first standard for care at home. The 2021-22 NHS Contracting and Planning guidance is asking that this service is available in every place in England by April 2022 operating 7 days a week, 12 hours a day and delivering a consistent service.

The two-hour crisis response standard is designed to improve patient outcomes by meeting people's urgent care needs closer to home. The benefits for patients of receiving crisis response care in the community include reducing risks of hospital acquired deconditioning and delirium, meeting people's needs more quickly and providing greater patient choice as part of a personalised approach. The standard supports the delivery of a consistent NHS community offer and includes care home residents.

The ambition of enhancing the capacity and responsiveness of community health services has grown in profile and relevance over the past year. The national Covid-19 response and ongoing recovery has highlighted the importance of providing crisis care within the community to prevent avoidable hospital admissions and accelerated the treatment of people's urgent care needs closer to home or usual place of residence.

We expect this partnership to run from July 2021 to April 2022 with the majority of activity happening between September and January to enable delivery of the above ambitions. Please apply here: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome


About the buyer

Contact name

Leigh Parker

Address

Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
GB

Email

leigh.parker1@nhs.net