Published date: 3 August 2015

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 10 August 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£1,100,000

Procurement reference

P2015-007

Published date

3 August 2015

Approach to market date

10 August 2015

Contract start date

19 October 2015

Contract end date

18 April 2016

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Advance notice of procurement of Discharge To Assess (D2A) service. Initial 6-month pilot, followed by benefits assessment, and potential longer-term on-going service. Caseload up to 60 normal patients, plus 9 non-weight-bearing. Covers discharge from three acute sites: KCH (Canterbury), QEQM (Margate), WHH (Ashford) . Budget for pilot is £1.1M.

D2A 'Home First' - model provides an opportunity for patients to be transferred form an acute hospital bed in a timely way to an appropriate alternative community setting for on-going assessment and rehabilitation. The model is focused on a more proactive management of frail older people and improving their long term outcomes.

The commissioner is NHS Ashford CCG as Lead Commissioner and NHS Canterbury and Coastal CCG, NHS South Kent Coast CCG and NHS Thanet CCG as Associate Commissioners.

Timeline

10 Aug 2015 - Publish tender documents
19 Aug 2015 - Conduct bidder information event (venue TBA)
09 Sep 2015 - Receive bids
18 Sep 2015 - Notify bidders of outcome
29 Sep 2015 - Sign contract
19 Oct 2015 - Service live

Further details - memorandum of information and service specification - will be in tender documents.

More information

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2015/2016 £1,100,000

Additional text

Please note the accelerated project timeline, with dates for publish tender, conduct bidder event, receive bid, sign contract, start service.

About the buyer

Address

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CONTACT VIA EMAI
England

Email

procurement.secsu@nhs.net