Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board
County Hall, Martineau Lane
Norfolk
NR1 2DH
agem.norfolkprocurement@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH1 - East Anglia
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://improvinglivesnw.org.uk/
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Expression of Interest for Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) to commission short-term bed capacity within residential and nursing settings
Reference number
NW096 (58849)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) is seeking to commission short-term bed capacity within residential & nursing settings for those aged 65+ years. The purpose of the beds is to provide short-term support for discharges from Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust King’s Lynn (QEHKL), and James Paget University NHS Hospital Foundation Trust (JPUH).
The beds will be commissioned on a block basis from circa 1st October 2022 until 31st March 2023. Contracting and funding will be directly through the NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB), formerly Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
- UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Main site or place of performance
Norfolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
We are specifically looking for residential and/or nursing providers located in Norfolk who:
Can offer a minimum of 5 beds
Are registered for dementia care
Are able to provide enhanced care for individuals
Do not have any restrictions placed on the home by the Norfolk County Council (NCC) Integrated Quality Service (IQS)
Have a CQC rating of Good or Outstanding (evidenced in CQC registration) but providers requiring improvement will be considered in discussion with the IQS team but will not be prioritised if there is enough good or outstanding capacity available.
Providers will need to be able to:
Safely support people with a high complexity of needs, including those living with dementia, high risk of falls, prone to wandering
Work proactively with service users and supporting in-reach to take a recovery approach, with the aim of supporting people to exit from the short-term bed within 28 days
To deliver these requirements, providers will be supported with additional therapy, social care and primary care services.
There will be a finite budget for this initiative which is yet to be finalised so it might mean that not all interested providers will be offered a contract. The assessment of EOIs will be undertaken jointly by the Integrated Care Board (previously Clinical Commissioning Group) and NCC.
Providers willing to Express an Interest will be required to respond to a series of questions which are scored on a "Pass/Fail" basis. Only providers who score a "Pass" on all "Pass/Fail" questions will be deemed compliant & capable. Depending on the outcome of the Expression of Interest, the Commissioner reserves the right to direct award to provider(s) with no further competition.
To register your interest and access the Documents, supporting information and express your interest in delivering this service please visit EU-Supply using the following link (https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?) and either login or register on EU Supply and search for ID number 58849 - Expression of Interest for Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) to commission short-term bed capacity within residential and nursing settings across Norfolk and then answer all the questions and submit your response by 16:00 on the 22nd September 2022. No expressions of interest after this time will be accepted.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 October 2022
End date
31 March 2023
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
22 September 2022
Local time
4:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
22 September 2022
Local time
4:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
ICS Intermediate Care Strategy
This opportunity forms one part of a programme of work to develop a shared strategy and approach to short-term services for local people in need of recovery whether through admission avoidance or discharge to assess. A key priority for the ICS is to design and implement a more effective home and bed based offer through an integrated Intermediate Care offer.
Keeping people well and supporting recovery at home remains our priority and through working more closely together, we wish to reduce the reliance on beds through the development of more sustainable services to support people at home.
The long term vision for the model will be community health provider led step-down & up units that combine our intermediate care offer with the principles of recovery and proper wrap around support, and exploring opportunities for joint working. The model will aim to:-
Recovery - Retain or regain skills, confidence and physical health to live the fullest life possible / maximise independence
Enable & empower - Helping people make positive choices for themselves and their independence
Assess - Helping access the right service but discussing eligibility or longer-term support once an immediate crisis is over.
Things will look different because we will design:
Wrap-around support, including closer working between social care, health, housing and other partners
Home first - Proactively manage pathways so that when a person can receive support from home that is where they go
More support in fewer settings
Whilst we expect an increasing role for community health within bed based solutions, as an ICS we are committed to continuing to engage with residential and nursing providers about how we can work together to deliver effective admission avoidance and hospital discharge solutions now and in the future.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
Country
United Kingdom