Market Engagement for Intermediate Care Beds for South Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group (SNCCG).

NHS South Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group (SNCCG) will be holding a Market Engagement event on Wednesday 2nd March 2016 to brief potential providers on the scope of this Procurement. The purpose of the event will be to discuss with providers in South Norfolk CCG boundary (or very close to the boundary) our high-level plans and proposals, and use the knowledge of the market to help inform parts of the service specification. The CCG is keen to hear from prospective providers thoughts and ideas on the potential service model. The procurement process timetable will also be shared at this stage. Overview of Service Requirement: The Intermediate Care (Procured) Bed Service for South Norfolk CCG will provide rehabilitation and/or intermediate care for people who are considered unsafe to remain in or return to their own homes but who would have the capacity to live independently within their own home if provided with suitable interim support; i.e., it will help prevent frail older people transferring to long-term care directly from an acute hospital. The Procured Beds shall provide step-down care from acute hospitals and step-up care from the patients’ usual place of residence; i.e., to provide early supported discharge and an alternative to hospital admission. Further assessment and rehabilitation of older people will be a key element of the provision. This service is in addition to the existing NHS-run Intermediate Care services (“community hospitals”). People admitted to a Procured Bed should move through the system as efficiently and safely as possible, with the expected duration of placements being for approximately 2 to 3 weeks. If it is appropriate for the patient to move to other services or self-fund before this period has elapsed then this should be acted upon in a timely manner.

Additional information: The key expected outcomes of the service are to:

• Ensure people have a comprehensive assessment and structured individual care plan that involves active therapy where appropriate or opportunity for recovery that is sustainable once the patient has returned to their usual place of residence • Deliver short-term intervention to enable users to optimise their independence evidenced by recording of patients’ Activities of Daily Living (Barthel Index or Rehab Complexity Score) both on admission and discharge • Reduce Length of Stay (LOS) in the acute hospitals • Reduce Length of Stay (LOS) in the Procured beds and community hospitals • Avoid unnecessary hospital admissions • Supporting people to die well in their preferred place of care • Ensure that the service is time limited, with the majority of patients discharged within 2 to 3 weeks and any prolonged stay (i.e., longer than 3 weeks) would need to seek prior agreement from the commissioners • The service provider shall ensure smooth transition between care providers to enable a seamless service

This service should be designed around the specific needs of the population of South Norfolk CCG, be high-quality, well-coordinated and patient-centred.

Further details regarding the event will follow but in the first instance you should register your interest in this project by emailing: [email protected].

Once registered we will email you a Request for Information Form (RFI) and the draft service requirements.

Please note that this market engagement exercise is not part of any tender process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service specifications and/or commissioning intentions.

The deadline for Request for Information (RFI ) responses is on or before 3pm on Tuesday 23rd February 2016.

All communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via Attain. Following the receipt of RFI responses, the CCG will invite providers to a market engagement event to discuss the project in further detail. Provisional arrangements for the market engagement event are on 02/03/2016 in South Norfolk CCG.