Awarded· 28 Feb 2025
Hospital Supported Discharge Service
NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board · Islington, London
NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board has awarded Hospital Supported Discharge Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Islington.
Source: Find a Tender, published 12 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
British Red Cross Society
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 17:21
View notice2025
Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 08:58
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About this tender
In brief
NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board has awarded Hospital Supported Discharge Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Islington. The contract went to British Red Cross Society. It was awarded on 28 February 2025.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 12 March 2025. The notice number is 008876-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04e91c.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board is in the process of updating a public procurement contract for a Hospital Supported Discharge Service, which falls under the industry category of community health services. The contract aims to provide assisted discharge and community support for patients discharged from acute hospitals.
The procurement stage involves the intention to award the contract following a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) in compliance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Representations by providers must be made by 14 March 2025. The procurement method is limited, involving an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
The service includes tasks such as delivering medications, ensuring a safe home environment, and providing community support for up to four weeks. The existing provider, British Red Cross Society, has met key criteria such as quality, value for money, collaboration within the local system, reducing health inequalities, and social value.
The lifetime value of the contract is £160,000, offering substantial growth prospects for dedicated service providers committed to enhancing community health outcomes.
The notice in full
Community health services - assisted discharge and community support service (for those who have been discharged).
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
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.
This notice is an intention to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C.
The lifetime value of the contract is PS160,000
The expiring contract ends 31 March 2025
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- British Red Cross Society
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 008876-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e91c
- CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Islington
- Town
- North London
- Postcode
- N1 1TH
- Electoral ward
- Laycock
- Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Delivery area
- Barnet
- Region
- London
- Sub-region
- Haringey and Islington
- Area
- Inner London - East
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Address
- London, N1 1TH · London · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- British Red Cross Society
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Hospital Supported Discharge Service
Who won the Hospital Supported Discharge Service contract?
NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to British Red Cross Society on 28 February 2025.
Who is the buyer for Hospital Supported Discharge Service?
NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board, based in Islington, London.
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