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Awarded· 25 Mar 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.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 25 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK5 - Transparency Notice · 12:01

    View notice

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2026

    Contract ends

    1 year after it starts

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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. It was awarded on 25 March 2025. The awarded value is £172,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1 year.

It is run as a below threshold - without competition. The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 25 March 2025. The notice number is 011090-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04f859.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board has recently concluded the procurement process for the "Hospital Supported Discharge Service" in the central government public authority category. The service aims to ensure safer and faster discharges from acute hospitals and provide community support for those recently discharged.

The procurement, which used a direct method below the threshold without competition, is now in the award stage, with the contract period set from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The main procurement category is services and the total contract value is £172,000. The project location is London, with key activities including medication delivery, property readiness, patient escorting, confidence building, shopping assistance, and home environment improvement.

This tender presents a growth opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in healthcare support services.

The notice in full

This is 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

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
31 Mar 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
Suitable for
Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)

Procedure

Notice type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Below threshold - without competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service

Not stated in the notice: awardee scale.

Values

Awards value
£172,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Pending

Not stated in the notice: contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
011090-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f859
CPV code
85112000 - Hospital support services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board is based in Islington. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Islington
Town
North London
Postcode
N1 1TH
Electoral ward
Laycock
Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury
Region
London
Sub-region
Haringey and Islington
Area
Inner London - East
Country
England
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Buyer

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.

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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Hospital Supported Discharge Service

Who won the Hospital Supported Discharge Service contract?

The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.

How much is the Hospital Supported Discharge Service contract worth?

The awarded value is £172,000. The contract runs from 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).

Who is the buyer for Hospital Supported Discharge Service?

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board, based in Islington, London.

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