Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-07-24
Buyer: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services | 85323000
Estimated value: 23200000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-08-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contract is to renew our Recovery At Home (RAH) service. This successful service provider should be an experienced home health care provider. By contracting this service the inpatient length of stay for the Trusts will be reduced along with the overall spell length of stay for the services provided. It will achieve this by shortening the length of stay for given patients by offering homecare as an alternative to continued hospital stay for a number of days. The tender is split by 3 x Lots, covering University Hospital Southampton NHS FT (UHS), Portsmouth Hospital Trust (PHT) and Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT). Both UHS and PAH have an existing Recovery at Home Service, whilst HHFT aims to launch a new service as a result of this competition.
West Sussex (North East),West Sussex (South West),Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol / Bath area,Dorset and Somerset,Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
This contract will include up to 2 x 1 years extension options. If these options are consequently taken up then a fully compliant EU selection process will be undertaken to replace the contract when it expires in March 2024.
Limited market with few specialist and/or experienced providers capable of providing this range of services.
The tender will be conducted by University Hospital Southampton NHS FT on behalf of all 3 Trusts, covering University Hospital Southampton NHS FT, Hampshire Hospitals NHS FT and Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust. Lots 1, 2 and 3.
This contract will include up to 2 x 1 years extension options. If these options are consequently taken up then a fully compliant EU selection process will be undertaken to replace the contract when it expires in March 2024.
Limited market with few specialist and/or experienced providers capable of providing this range of services.
The tender will be conducted by University Hospital Southampton NHS FT on behalf of all 3 Trusts, covering University Hospital Southampton NHS FT, Hampshire Hospitals NHS FT and Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust. Lots 1, 2 and 3.
This contract will include up to 2 x 1 years extension options. If these options are consequently taken up then a fully compliant EU selection process will be undertaken to replace the contract when it expires in March 2024.
Limited market with few specialist and/or experienced providers capable of providing this range of services.
The tender will be conducted by University Hospital Southampton NHS FT on behalf of all 3 Trusts, covering University Hospital Southampton NHS FT, Hampshire Hospitals NHS FT and Portsmouth Hospital NHS Trust. Lots 1, 2 and 3.
The Contracting Authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are Small or Medium Enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.


Award value: 23200000