Opportunity

PRJ1327 Lewisham High Intensity User Service

  • NHS South East London ICB

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (prior information notice with call for competition)

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-031447

Published 25 October 2023, 11:42am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS South East London ICB

160 Tooley Street

London

SE1 2TZ

Contact

Mr Kieran Paterson

Email

kieran.james-paterson@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.selondonics.org/icb

Buyer's address

https://londoncommercialhub.nhs.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=81a80ead-e06c-ee11-8124-005056b64545

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=81a80ead-e06c-ee11-8124-005056b64545

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

PRJ1327 Lewisham High Intensity User Service

Reference number

DN695095

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

SEL ICB wish to commission a HIU service to work with people to understand any underlying social or emotional reasons for increased health care contacts and to provide emotional/psychosocial support as opposed to a clinical or medical model with an aim to improve patients health and social well being whilst reducing demand on urgent and emergency care services.

Service Aims include:

• Effectively manage, co-ordinate and signpost frequent attenders at A&E to local health, social and voluntary services to help support their identified needs.

• Reduce frequent attenders’ activity on A&E department and calls made to London Ambulance Service (LAS).

• To explore the underlying reason for frequent attendances to A&E, appropriately signpost and make referrals to health and well-being agencies in primary care and the community that can support individual needs.

• To engage/reengage people with local community services.

• Effectively manage and co-ordinate the chaotic and demanding nature of the patient group through the use of multi-agency support and the voluntary sector.

• To provide support to identified patients linking to end of life pathways where appropriate.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

Lewisham, London, UK

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

SEL ICB wish to commission a HIU service to work with people to understand any underlying social or emotional reasons for increased health care contacts and to provide emotional/psychosocial support as opposed to a clinical or medical model with an aim to improve patients health and social well being whilst reducing demand on urgent and emergency care services.

Service Aims include:

• Effectively manage, co-ordinate and signpost frequent attenders at A&E to local health, social and voluntary services to help support their identified needs.

• Reduce frequent attenders’ activity on A&E department and calls made to London Ambulance Service (LAS).

• To explore the underlying reason for frequent attendances to A&E, appropriately signpost and make referrals to health and well-being agencies in primary care and the community that can support individual needs.

• To engage/reengage people with local community services.

• Effectively manage and co-ordinate the chaotic and demanding nature of the patient group through the use of multi-agency support and the voluntary sector

• To provide support to identified patients linking to end of life pathways where appropriate.

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £850,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months

57

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) Form of procedure

Open procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date

6 December 2023

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English