Awarded contract

Take Home and Settle Service

Details

Buyer: NHS South East London ICB
Supplier(s): Age UK Bromley and Greenwich
Value: £90,000
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 11 September 2024
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

This VEAT is to inform the market of the ICB's intention to direct award a contract to Age UK, whilst a procurement process is planned to test the market. The Take Home and Settle Service (THAS) safely support patients' discharge from hospital. Short term practical support is provided in the person's home or other interim accommodation to support independence and prevent readmission to hospital. The service enables individuals to regain confidence, motivation and skills to self-manage, and encourages them to engage with the local community to improve socialisation and wellbeing. Lot 1: This VEAT is to inform the market of the ICB's intention to direct award a contract to Age UK, whilst a procurement process is planned to test the market. The Take Home and Settle Service (THAS) is to safely support patients' discharge from hospital. Short term practical support is provided in the person's home or other interim accommodation to support independence and prevent readmission to hospital. The service enables individuals to regain confidence, motivation and skills to self-manage, and encourages them to engage with the local community to improve socialisation and wellbeing. It provides a rapid response service (within 30 minutes of receipt of a call) 7 days a week (including public holidays) Monday to Friday 09.00-21.30 and weekends 09.00-17.00, to prevent delayed discharge and provide safe discharge from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich. The service is for people over the age of 18 who, after treatment, do not need to be admitted to hospital, or who can be safely discharged from hospital. The service assists in enabling safe discharge and preventing readmission following discharge by undertaking pre-discharge checks where appropriate, and by accompanying people home and staying with them for a short period to ensure that they settle safely back into their home environment. They also ensure that patients have information on how to access services and activities. Additional information: The contract will be awarded until March 2025 A procurement will take place between September 24 - March 25.

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 August 2024
Completed: Award published11 September 2024
Current notice

About the buyer

NHS South East London ICB is one of England's integrated care boards, commissioning health services for six south east London boroughs. Procurement and contracting run through the NHS London Commercial Hub, hosted by NHS North East London ICB. Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark each feed local commissioning priorities into borough partnerships.

Clinical services are commissioned through the NHS Provider Selection Regime rather than open tender.

Over the past 5 years, most of NHS South East London ICB's contract awards have been in health and social work.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-south-east-london-icb.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-south-east-london-icb.gov
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Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-south-east-london-icb.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-south-east-london-icb.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@nhs-south-east-london-icb.gov