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It is NHS South East London Integrated Care Board's intention to carry out a Most Suitable Provider Process under the Provider Selection Regime 2023 to award a contract for the Health & Wellbeing Coaching with Social Prescribing Service for the London Borough of Bexley.\nIt is NHS South East London Integrated Care Board's view, taking into account likely providers and all relevant information available at this time, that it is likely to be able to identify the most suitable provider for this service without running a competitive procurement.\nFor the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.\nDetails of the Award Decision-Makers: NHS South East London Integrated Care Board.", "initiationType": "tender", "tender": { "id": "PRJ-2220", "legalBasis": { "id": "32014L0024", "scheme": "CELEX" }, "title": "SEL ICB (Bexley) Health & Wellbeing Coaching with Social Prescribing Service Specification", "status": "planned", "classification": { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "85100000", "description": "Health services" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "description": "NHS South East London Integrated Care Board (SEL ICB) is seeking to commission a Health & Wellbeing Coaching with Social Prescribing Service for the London Borough of Bexley. This service is for adults with multiple long term conditions, over the age of 18, who either live in the London Borough of Bexley or are registered with a Bexley GP practice.\nFollowing the publication of the NHS 10 Year Plan, Bexley Place is driving forward with establishing a Neighbourhood Health Service in each of its three neighbourhoods. A fundamental component of a neighbourhood health service is to support residents with the wider determinants of health which have an impact on how they are able to manage their long term conditions. \nThe population in Bexley is diverse, both culturally and economically. The borough is split into 3 Neighbourhoods, these are:\n•\tFrognal (Sidcup & Bexley)\n•\tClocktower (Bexleyheath & Welling)\n•\tNorth Bexley (Erith, Thamesmead & Abbey Wood)\nThere are approximately 26,000 people living in Bexley who have 3 or more long term conditions. North Bexley is the most culturally and economically diverse part of the borough, with 15,995 residents living in the lowest 20% deprivation decile - this is 15% of the North Bexley population. In the other parts of the borough, the number of residents living in the lowest 20% deprivation decile is 2,774, which is 2% of that population. People living in the most deprived 20% of Bexley have a shorter life expectancy than those living in the least deprived 20%. For females, the gap is 2.2 years, and for males the gap is 5.2 years.\nBexley Place seeks an established provider of voluntary services based in the London Borough of Bexley, with a proven track record in currently delivering social prescribing and peer support services. The provider must be an existing key partner of the integrated neighbourhood teams' development in the London Borough of Bexley.\nThe provider must be able to mobilise the Health & Wellbeing Coaching with Social Prescribing Service within 3 months of the contract award. Due to different funding sources for these roles, the recruitment requirements are as follows:\n3 wte Health & Wellbeing Coaches - North Bexley Neighbourhood - 3 years funding\n1 wte Health & Wellbeing Coach Team Lead - 18 months funding\n1 wte Health & Wellbeing Triage Administrator - 18 months funding\n2 wte Health & Wellbeing Coaches - Frognal Neighbourhood - 18 months funding\n3 wte Health & Wellbeing Coaches - North Bexley Neighbourhood - 18 months funding\n3 wte Health & Wellbeing Coaches - Clocktower Neighbourhood - 18 months funding\nThere is a possibility that the provider be asked to recruit further Health & Wellbeing Coaches for Bexley in the future, however this will be dependent on further funding becoming available.\nThe Health & Wellbeing Coaching with Social Prescribing Service aims to: \n•\tIdentify people who would benefit from Health & Wellbeing Coaching, through primary care, the community or self referral \n•\tTo support residents to make positive health and lifestyle changes through motivational coaching and support\n•\tTo signpost and connect people to organisations that can help them, and follow up on their progress and if they require further support\n•\tFor residents to make health improvements following changes made as a result of their health and wellbeing coaching - reducing the risk of developing other conditions or exacerbating their existing conditions\n•\tFor residents to feel more able to self manage any conditions they have, with a reduced reliance on emergency care", "lots": [ { "id": "1", "description": "The key service requirements for this contract term are: \n•\tProvider organisation to be an established provider of voluntary services based in the London Borough of Bexley, with a proven track record in currently delivering peer support and,social prescribing, together with having strong established links with grassroot organisations\n•\tAn existing key partner in the delivery of the integrated neighbourhood teams in Bexley\n•\tProvider to ensure Health and Wellbeing Coaches receive appropriate training prior to commencing their resident facing role\n•\tProvider to provide strategic and operational leadership to the Health and Wellbeing team\n•\tHealth and Wellbeing Coaches to work in partnership with Bexley GP practices to identify residents who would benefit from their service \n•\tHealth and Wellbeing Coaches to be part of the core neighbourhood health team, supporting residents who are living with multiple long term conditions to make positive changes\n•\tProvider to have established networks with community organisations that facilitates outreach into the local community (faith groups, local organisations, voluntary and leisure etc.) to raise awareness of their service and encourage self-referral\n•\tProvider to have established mechanisms to connect residents into volunteer-led activities taking place within their communities that may benefit the individuals physical, social or emotional wellbeing and lead to lifestyle improvements \n•\tMeet residents in a variety of locations including community locations such as Bexley GP Practices, community pharmacy and libraries.\n•\tTo deliver motivational support and coaching to local residents with (or at risk of developing) multiple long term conditions, to make positive physical and mental health changes. This will include understanding any barriers and challenges they may be facing to make changes, and signposting/introducing them to services/organisations that may be able to help\n•\tEmpower residents to take control of their own health & wellbeing by ensuring they have access to appropriate support, are aware of relevant services, and have a clear, person-centred exit strategy in place prior to discharge\n•\tTo have strong established knowledge of local services available at a neighbourhood level, particularly those relating to weight loss, stop smoking, and improving physical/ mental health. \n•\tAct as a champion of Health & Wellbeing, and the voluntary sector, locally, regionally, and nationally \n•\tMaintain accurate and timely records of coaching sessions and outcomes using agreed systems and tools\n•\tTo evaluate and monitor the impact of the Health and Wellbeing roles, with regards to changes in health outcomes and feedback from residents following their engagement - this will be in line with the evaluation requirements for the project \n•\tIdentify, report, and monitor any safeguarding risks and concerns. \nThere are approximately 26,000 people living with 3 or more long term conditions in the London Borough of Bexley. Under this contract, the provider will be expected to accept referrals from neighbourhood partners, and residents themselves, for Health & Wellbeing Coaching with Social Prescribing - for those living with multiple long term conditions. Whilst the Health & Wellbeing Coaches will have a base at the provider's premises, the expectation is that they will work in multiple locations within the neighbourhood, to meet residents and to work with local partners.\nThe provider will be expected to work closely with SE London Integrated Care Board (Bexley Place) to mobilise, deliver and evaluate the service model. The Commissioner may request that the provider modifies the delivery of the service if the findings from the evaluation or resident feedback gives just reason.\nThe contract period for the service will be three years with the option to extend for a further two years. \nThe process being followed is a Most Suitable Provider Process under the Provider Selection Regime 2023.\nWe are not required to actively invite anyone to express interest but rather seek to notify the market of the intention.\nFor enquiries or to register interest, please contact hub.queries@nhs.net using reference number PRJ-2220.\nThe commissioner is seeking to achieve, via this procurement, a service and provider that is committed to supporting the development of neighbourhood models of healthcare. \nThe 10-Year Health Plan mandates neighbourhood models of healthcare and these are currently being developed across England. In Bexley, by 2026, the borough will have in place three neighbourhoods each with a new integrated neighbourhood team. Additional information: The intention of the Health & Wellbeing Coaching with Social Prescribing Service is that it will bring a number of benefits, to both the population but also to the wider health and care system.\nBenefits to people\nHealth and wellbeing coaches support people by:\n•\tfocusing on their clinical and non-clinical needs and factors that may be impacting on their health and wellbeing\n•\tworking in partnership with them to guide and support them to meet their self-identified short and long-term goals\n•\tempowering them to understand their own strengths and unlock their potential to self-manage their condition/situation\n•\tsupporting them to strengthen life skills, such as emotional regulation and executive function\n•\tenabling them to sustain healthier lifestyle choices and improve health and wellbeing outcomes, sometimes while they wait to access other services\n•\thelping them take steps to prevent long-term illness and prevent conditions from escalating.\n Benefits to the health and care system\nThe skills and expertise of health and wellbeing coaches support the health and care system in a variety of ways. 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