Official UK procurement notice
Take Home and Settle Service
Authority: NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis 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.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This VEAT is to inform the market of the ICB's intention to direct award a contract to…
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.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- 11 Sept 2024, 15:11 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2024, 15:11 BST
- Authority reference
PRJ-1365- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-029131- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049a09Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The rationale for the direct award to Age UK is based on the following service requirements/criteria:
i. In the interests of effective care delivery and timely discharge from hospital, it is essential for the provider to be knowledgeable of local care pathways and support provision.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age UK Bromley and GreenwichSMEGreenwich Take Home and Settle Service | £90,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Greenwich Take Home and Settle Service · Age UK Bromley and GreenwichSME
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2024
- Value
- £90,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Age UK Bromley and GreenwichAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.