Intermediate Care Beds Service in Darlington

North of England Commissioning Support are working for and on behalf of NHS Darlington Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) who wish to commission an Intermediate Care Beds service for Darlington and is inviting expressions of interest in this tender opportunity.

The aims of Intermediate Care Beds service is to:

To promote independence by providing rehabilitation and care within the most appropriate setting;

To promote good health and wellbeing;

To avoid unnecessary/inappropriate admissions to hospital, residential or long term care;

To promote timely recovery from illness or injury;

To facilitate timely hospital discharge from any acute service setting.

It has been determined that the procurement exercise will be divided into two separate Lots to satisfy the service needs, as detailed below:

Lot 1 - Darlington Property A (1 X 5 Block Beds and 1 X 5 Spot Beds)

Lot 2 - Darlington Property B (1 X 5 Block Beds and 1 X 5 Spot Beds)

The contract is for an initial 1year plus the option to extend the contract for a period of 1 x 1 year at the discretion of the Contracting Authority subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.

Please note the deadline for submission of all tender returns is 12 noon on 19.2.2016.

A bidder event will be held on Monday 1 February 2016 between 10:00 - 12:00 at NHS Darlington CCG,

Board Room,

Dr Piper House

King Street

Darlington

DL3 6JL

Bidders will be provided with an overview of the aims and objectives of the new service, an overview of the tender documentation and procurement process. Further information regarding registration for this event can be located within Document 1 of the tender documentation.

NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to gather expressions of interest. Therefore, all communications will be conducted via the In-Tend portal, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/necs. It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time. A dedicated help-desk is available should potential providers have any queries and can be contacted on +44 8442728810 (Monday to Friday 8:00 to 17:00) or via emailing support@in-tend.co.uk