Construction work for buildings relating to health

Tender description

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GWH NHS FT) would like to invite stakeholders to attend a Supplier/Bidder Engagement Event, which will inform plans to procure the design, build and operation of a standalone Transitional Care Facility on land adjacent to our acute hospital premises. Options to explore We are looking for interest from potential partners (who would undertake the design, build and operation of an intensive rehabilitation facility for a fixed term contract period, during which GWH NHS FT would commit to a number of beds at a fixed cost for agreed cohorts of clinically appropriate patients) to develop a proposal which creates a UK centre of excellence for intensive rehabilitation. This proposal has commissioner support and is the number one priority development scheme for our STP. We have recently submitted a bid via the STP for national Wave 4 funding, with the outcome of this expected in November. We are looking for proposals from providers that can offer a cost effective solution, along with proven experience in the design, build and operation of rehabilitation services that would enable us to free up inpatient capacity. We would be keen to hear if providers would also be interested in developing a joint private patient offering in a new facility. We are interested in developing some form of partnership with an interested provider and would be open to discussing options for such an arrangement. Next steps Prior to any future procurement process, GWH NHS FT wishes to engage with interested providers who would like to learn more about the requirement and service delivery options. Interested parties should be keen to establish a forward thinking and innovative relationship with GWH NHS FT, as we seek to deliver a new model for intensive rehabilitation in the UK that we hope will mirror the successes seen in Europe and internationally, in terms of improved and targeted rehabilitation for appropriate patients, while protecting vital acute inpatient capacity for those who need it most. Together with an improved offering for our private patients, we hope to improve and increase our inpatient capacity in order to meet the challenge of growing patient demand. The Pre-procurement Market Engagement Event will take place on Friday 28.9.2018 from 10:30 to 14:30 in Swindon. There will be a presentation and questions at this session. Potential providers interested in attending the Pre-procurement Market Engagement event should register by requesting the Attendee Registration Form from gwh.businessdevelopment@nhs.net and returning it by 24.9.2018 to the same email address (gwh.businessdevelopment@nhs.net). The exact address will be published to those that register their interest to attend.