PRJ 1322 – Intermediate Care Beds - Lewisham

Tender description

NHS South East London ICB is seeking to commission Intermediate Care Beds Services. The service will provide a 14 Intermediate Care Beds to support a responsive and deliverable bed based rehabilitation service, within the London Borough of Lewisham, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year The main service outcome will be to deliver a 14 bed based Intermediate Care rehabilitation and reablement service. The service is for adults aged 18 years and upwards. It will have capacity to support at least 4 double handed patients at any one time though the provider will be expected to give consideration to supporting a higher number of people with initial double handed support needs at point of hospital discharge. There will also need to be at least 2 beds designed and allocated to meet the needs of Bariatric patients. Patients will predominantly be referred as part of the hospital discharge pathway. However, there will also be a ‘step up’ pathway to support avoidable hospital admissions where bed based rehabilitation would deliver the same or better results. The ITT has been issued through the e-tendering portal. All Bidders wishing to participate must complete and submit Bids that comply with the requirements set out in the Document 1 ITT Guidance Document. Bidders are required to complete the online questionnaires on Pro Contract and upload any attachments as indicated before the deadline for submission of bids specified in the ITT document. The deadline for the submission of tender is 17:00 Friday - 03 November 2023. The deadline for any clarification questions is 27 October 2023 All clarification questions must be submitted via the messaging facility on Pro-contract. Keywords: Intermediate Care Beds - Lewisham