Official UK procurement notice
Hospital Supported Discharge Service
Authority: NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCommunity health services - assisted discharge and community support service (for those who have been discharged).
CPV: Community health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The notice relates to an assisted discharge and community support service (for those…Awarded
The notice relates to an assisted discharge and community support service (for those who have been discharged). In the assisted discharge service, the activities are to ensure safer and faster discharge from an acute hospital e.g. delivering TTA medications, ensuring the property is ready for the patient and escorting the patient home for up to 72 hours. The community support service includes confidence building, shopping, escorting to a social/activity group, completing paperwork, and improving the home environment for up to four weeks. <br/>This notice is an intention to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C.<br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £160,000<br/>The expiring contract ends 31 March 2025
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Mar 2025, 17:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Mar 2025, 08:58 GMT
- Authority reference
C343098- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008876- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e91cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 14 March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. <br/>Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 14 March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/>Written representations should be sent to nclicb.nclcontractqueries@nhs.net<br/>• The decision to award the contract was made by the Chief Strategy & Population Health Officer.<br/>• No declarations of actual, or potential interests by those officers involved in this decision.<br/>• The incumbent provider has delivered the following key criteria <br/>1: Quality and Innovation with a value of 27% by achieving the contractual KPIs, <br/>2: Value with a score of 16% by providing a service that is value for money compared to other providers,<br/>3: Integration, collaboration and service sustainability with a value of 16% by collaborative working within the local system,<br/>4: Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice with a value of 16% by reducing health inequalities,<br/>5: Social Value with a value of 5% by ensuring the provider is meeting London Living Wage (LLW).<br/>The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.<br/>The authority has selected and weighted the above key criteria in line with the perceived importance of each of the criterion. The provider has been selected based on the combined scores which confirms the providers ability to continue to fulfil the contract in line with PSR - Direct Award Process C.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextVI.3 | This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 14 March 2025. This contract has not yet … | Additional information received no longer indicates that the primary activity for this service falls within an approved PSR activity therefore this notice is withdrawn and an appropriate procurement route for this service will be used. |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Red Cross Society | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007723-2025-1 · British Red Cross Society
- Signed
- 28 Feb 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | £160,000 – £160,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS London Commercial HubReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- British Red Cross SocietyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.