Expression of Interest for Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) to commission short-term bed capacity within residential and nursing settings

Concepts

• norfolk
• waveney integrated care system
• health services
• short-term support
• short-term bed capacity
• integrated quality service
• norfolk & waveney
• care system
• norfolk county council
• outstanding capacity

Location

Norfolk

Description

The Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) is seeking to commission short-term bed capacity within residential & nursing settings for those aged 65+ years. The purpose of the beds is to provide short-term support for discharges from Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust King’s Lynn (QEHKL), and James Paget University NHS Hospital Foundation Trust (JPUH). The beds will be commissioned on a block basis from circa 1st October 2022 until 31st March 2023. Contracting and funding will be directly through the NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB), formerly Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

Total Quantity or Scope

We are specifically looking for residential and/or nursing providers located in Norfolk who: Can offer a minimum of 5 beds Are registered for dementia care Are able to provide enhanced care for individuals Do not have any restrictions placed on the home by the Norfolk County Council (NCC) Integrated Quality Service (IQS) Have a CQC rating of Good or Outstanding (evidenced in CQC registration) but providers requiring improvement will be considered in discussion with the IQS team but will not be prioritised if there is enough good or outstanding capacity available. Providers will need to be able to: Safely support people with a high complexity of needs, including those living with dementia, high risk of falls, prone to wandering Work proactively with service users and supporting in-reach to take a recovery approach, with the aim of supporting people to exit from the short-term bed within 28 days To deliver these requirements, providers will be supported with additional therapy, social care and primary care services. There will be a finite budget for this initiative which is yet to be finalised so it might mean that not all interested providers will be offered a contract. The assessment of EOIs will be undertaken jointly by the Integrated Care Board (previously Clinical Commissioning Group) and NCC. Providers willing to Express an Interest will be required to respond to a series of questions which are scored on a "Pass/Fail" basis. Only providers who score a "Pass" on all "Pass/Fail" questions will be deemed compliant & capable. Depending on the outcome of the Expression of Interest, the Commissioner reserves the right to direct award to provider(s) with no further competition. To register your interest and access the Documents, supporting information and express your interest in delivering this service please visit EU-Supply using the following link (https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?) and either login or register on EU Supply and search for ID number 58849 - Expression of Interest for Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) to commission short-term bed capacity within residential and nursing settings across Norfolk and then answer all the questions and submit your response by 16:00 on the 22nd September 2022. No expressions of interest after this time will be accepted.

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** ICS Intermediate Care Strategy This opportunity forms one part of a programme of work to develop a shared strategy and approach to short-term services for local people in need of recovery whether through admission avoidance or discharge to assess. A key priority for the ICS is to design and implement a more effective home and bed based offer through an integrated Intermediate Care offer. Keeping people well and supporting recovery at home remains our priority and through working more closely together, we wish to reduce the reliance on beds through the development of more sustainable services to support people at home. The long term vision for the model will be community health provider led step-down & up units that combine our intermediate care offer with the principles of recovery and proper wrap around support, and exploring opportunities for joint working. The model will aim to:- Recovery - Retain or regain skills, confidence and physical health to live the fullest life possible / maximise independence Enable & empower - Helping people make positive choices for themselves and their independence Assess - Helping access the right service but discussing eligibility or longer-term support once an immediate crisis is over. Things will look different because we will design: Wrap-around support, including closer working between social care, health, housing and other partners Home first - Proactively manage pathways so that when a person can receive support from home that is where they go More support in fewer settings Whilst we expect an increasing role for community health within bed based solutions, as an ICS we are committed to continuing to engage with residential and nursing providers about how we can work together to deliver effective admission avoidance and hospital discharge solutions now and in the future.