Insourcing Therapy Teams

Concepts

• bradford
• physiotherapy services
• neurological physiotherapist teams
• therapy teams
• therapy
• insourcing
• stroke
• inpatient rehabilitation
• information governance
• care

Location

Leeds:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Nicole Lavin Neurological Rehabilitation

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Description

Insourcing of Neurological Physiotherapist Teams which provide inpatient rehabilitation for patients recovering from a stroke.

Total Quantity or Scope

The provider will need to deliver 4 clinical sessions per week of inpatient rehabilitation for patients recovering from stroke. The input will demonstrably progress the patient journey with a view to a speedier discharge from hospital. The provider will be required to provide 2 suitably qualified therapists per session to deliver the above activity. The provider will need to demonstrate compliance with all standard NHS pre employment checks for each individual working on the contract.The provider will use the Bradford Teaching Hospitals Electronic Patient Record system to record all patient contact, and will use the information contained within the patient record to influence their plans of care.The provider will provider will commit to ensuring all staff have completed mandatory training in information governance, and will be able to provide certification of insurance and/or professional indemnity. The Trust is intending to award a contract to a existing provider following PSR (Provider Selection Regime) direct award process C.The approximate life time value of the contract is £143,566. This extension is 4 months and value is £28,448.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85142100 - Physiotherapy services

Legal 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight 31.3.25. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight 31.3.25. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’Written representations can be sent to chris.boylan@bthft.nhs.ukThe decision maker was the General Manager for the department with a declared no conflict of interest. Basic Selection CriteriaThe ability to deliver the correct number of qualified therapists per session (2)The ability to deliver the correct number of sessions per week (4)The ability to demonstrate compliance with NHS standard pre-employment checks on all staffThe ability to provide and receive regular feedback from the MDT on the care being providedThe ability to undertake any mandatory training relevent to the ward area, including fire procedures and crash callsThe ability to use the Trust electronic patient record system to record all activityAssessment of current providerThe existing provider has delivered 4 sessions per week from the start of the existing contract. This is provided by a team of 6 named professionals who have all received induction onto the unit, training on the EPR system and participate in the MDT for the patients, working to an agreed criteria for providing therapy and facilitating discharge from hospital. The existing provider has provided documentary evidence of qualifications, DBS clearance and insurance cover for the work they undertake in the Bradford service. Patient feedback relating to the existing provider has been excellent.The input of the existing provider has provided a tangible performance benefit to the service through improved SSNAP scores in the therapy domains.