Tender

Trusted Assessor Model

  • West Northamptonshire Council
  • NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
  • NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-038182

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055afd

Published 8 July 2025, 11:45am



Scope

Reference

TA2025

Description

Trusted Assessor' schemes are a national initiative designed to reduce delays when people are ready for discharge from hospital.

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC), in partnership with the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Northampton General Hospital (NGH), is jointly commissioning a Trusted Assessor model to improve discharge pathways, reduce delays in transfers of care, and strengthen multi-agency working across adult health and social care services, with WNC acting as Lead Commissioner for the contract.

Following a period of in-patient care, and prior to an individual's discharge, a statutory assessment, or review is required, to establish eligibility and level of need. Currently, care providers assess the individual in the hospital setting, using their own assessment tools however, due to capacity and resource issues, this can contribute to delayed discharges. The purpose of the Trusted Assessor is to support and facilitate discharges into care providers and to avoid discharge delays from NGH.

The model will play a crucial role in ensuring timely, consistent, and person-centred assessments across acute and community healthcare settings, fostering improved outcomes for individuals and service systems alike.

As a new service model in West Northamptonshire, the service is being commissioned as a pilot for up to 2 years in order to establish local need and inform any future commissioning.

Total value (estimated)

  • £76,667 excluding VAT
  • £92,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2027
  • 2 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85112000 - Hospital support services

Contract locations

  • UKF24 - West Northamptonshire

Participation

This procurement is reserved for

UK suppliers

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Tender submission deadline

17 July 2025, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders may be submitted electronically

No


Award criteria

This table contains award criteria for this lot
Name Type Weighting
Quality Quality 70%
Price Price 30%

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition


Contracting authorities

West Northamptonshire Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGDV-8944-CMBP

Angel Street

Northampton

NN1 1ED

United Kingdom

Region: UKF24 - West Northamptonshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

NHS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

  • NHS Organisation Data Service: QPM
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWCM-9262-VJDY

Haylock House, Kettering Parkway, Ventrue Park

Kettering

NN15 6EY

United Kingdom

Region: UKF25 - North Northamptonshire

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

  • NHS Organisation Data Service: RNS
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQBY-8547-GYGP

Cliftonville

Northampton

NN1 5BD

United Kingdom

Region: UKF24 - West Northamptonshire

Organisation type: Public authority - central government


Contact organisation

Contact West Northamptonshire Council for any enquiries.