Support to the Own Bed Instead Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG3)

Awarded value£16,420published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Apr 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Agewell

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Own Bed Instead Service will provide a genuine alternative to intermediate care admission for people who can be managed in the community and early supported discharge for others. The service will also care for residents in the community who require a period of reablement support and assessment to prevent hospital admission.

The service will be integrated and will create a culture of enablement and independence to provide time limited, outcome focused domicillary support for people who are certified as medically fit and whose assessed level of rehabilitation need can be safely and effectively provided for within the persons own home through a co-ordinated enhanced community health and social care response.

The OBI team will be multidisciplinary, comprising Registered General Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Support Workers, Day and Night Time Carers, Floating Support and Social Care support (including joint equipment stores, Community Alarms, Telecare, STAR Fast Response Team, Enablement, Third Sector and Night Sitting).

The OBI co-ordination and process will be managed by the existing services via joint health and social care staff.

The service will be operational from 08.00-20.00hrs, seven days a week. A 24-hour telephone support system will also be available to patients who require advice or assistance from a qualified nurse via ICARES and SPA

The ICB intends to award this contract via Direct Award Process C. The total contract value is £16,420.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Community Beds, Support to the own bed instead serviceAwarded

Delivery: West Midlands

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 Feb 2025, 13:32 GMT
Last source update: 12 Feb 2025, 13:32 GMT
Authority reference: BC HC 016
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-004729
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04de1e Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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 should be sent to: bcicb.contracts@nhs.net
The decision to award the contract was made by the ICB Contracts Team and the Lead Commissioner
No conflicts of interest were identified in reaching the decision to award this contract.
This decision has been made as per the Black Country ICB Governance Process. This services has been fully assessed against the key criteria to determine that the provider is satisfying and will continue to satisfy the contract for the period of the contract award.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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 should be sent to: bcicb.contracts@nhs.net The decision to award the contract was made by the ICB Contracts Team and the Lead Commissioner No conflicts of interest were identified in reaching the decision to award this contract. This decision has been made as per the Black Country ICB Governance Process. This services has been fully assessed against the key criteria to determine that the provider is satisfying and will continue to satisfy the contract for the period of the contract award.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £16,4201 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Agewell	£16,420 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 004729-2025-1 · Agewell
Signed
1 Apr 2024
Value
£16,420
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: D2P2L Civic Centre, St Peter's Square, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 1SHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

AgewellAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08397609 Rounds Green Library, Martley Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 1DZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.