CHC Nursing Home Beds Preferred Provider List- NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB

Tender description

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB) (formerly<br/>CCG) is inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified providers of CHC Nursing<br/>Homes Beds (“the service”), to be delivered across the population of Bedfordshire, Luton and<br/>Milton Keynes. Lot 1: NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB) (formerly<br/>CCG) is inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified providers of CHC Nursing<br/>Homes Beds (“the service”), to be delivered across the population of Bedfordshire, Luton and<br/>Milton Keynes.<br/><br/>The aim of commissioning Continuing Healthcare (CHC) nursing home beds is to provide<br/>safe and appropriate care in a formal registered nursing home setting, where this is<br/>assessed by the ICB as the most appropriate placement for care that meets the clients’<br/>needs.<br/><br/>Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contracts will be awarded on a zero value, zero volume basis.<br/>The total available contract will be for a period of 5 years with an option to extend for up to a<br/>further 2 years at the discretion of the commissioner. However, the contract length will be<br/>from the point of award until the expiration date of the contract be it 5 years for the initial<br/>period or 7 years if the full extension option is invoked. The contract for the initial window will<br/>commence 01st April 2023.<br/>The contracts dates (1st April 2023 – 31st March 2030) reflect the full contractual term for<br/>these services. Any applications awarded in subsequent windows during the life of the<br/>contract will have varying start dates but will all co-terminate on 31st March 2030. Please see<br/>Document 11 of the procurement documentation within the attachments area of the project<br/>on Atamis for full details of the Application Windows and process.<br/><br/>The service specification including tariff information and all associated documentation can be<br/>found within the attachments area of the project on Atamis.<br/><br/>To access the documentation please visit Atamis on the link below and access project<br/>C153293 - CHC Nursing Home Beds Preferred Provider List- NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and<br/>Milton Keynes ICB. Atamis link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome