WSCC Hospital Discharge Services

Concepts

• health and social work
• chichester
• health services
• hospital discharge care services
• equitable service provision
• appropriate services
• other services
• scft.the services
• hospital settings
• hospital discharge care

Location

The county of West Sussex

Description

West Sussex County Council is procuring a Hospital Discharge Care (Home First) Service.Health and Social Care in West Sussex has jointly developed and implemented services to support individuals who are medically ready for discharge from hospital and who are ready to return to their own home but have continuing health and/or social care needs. This is called Home First and enables people to return home and receive support whilst an assessment is completed, short term care and or treatment is provided, and on-going or long-term support needs are considered.Prior to and following a health and/or social care assessment, identification of on-going needs and the determination of appropriate services, Home First continues to support people until the commencement of any on-going services required or until no further support is needed.Home First is a route out of all hospitals across West Sussex for people returning home with support, care, or on-going health needs. Demand for these services has increased in recent years and services are being expanded to both deal with the increase in demand and to speed up discharge from hospital settings.Through Home First individuals with on-going support needs receive a health and/or social care assessment at home instead of being assessed whilst in hospital. Home First features services commissioned by both WSCC and NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB). Services commissioned by the ICB and delivered by Sussex Community (NHS) Foundation Trust (SCFT) will provide health-based services delivered by therapists, nurses, clinicians, and health care assistants.Under these contracts WSCC is seeking to commission Hospital Discharge Care services which will provide care and support within a person’s own home as part of the Home First offer. These services will be referred to and directed by SCFT as the Home First lead Provider and will deliver alongside health services as part of a multi-agency approach to support identified individuals to be discharged from hospital. Some customers will only require care from the Hospital Discharge Care Services whilst others will also receive other services from SCFT.The services will be provided to Services Users who are referred by Sussex Community (NHS) Foundation Trust (SCFT) and West Sussex County Council (WSCC).The tender is split into four (4) separate Lots are spilt based on geographical area. The areas included within each Service are detailed below:o North,o Coastal South,o Coastal West, ando CentralThe geographical Lots will ensure equitable service provision across West Sussex. There will be a focus on the way services are made available and delivered in ‘Neighbourhoods’ as the Integrated Care System reviews the intermediate care arrangements in West Sussex, and as a result the Lot Service Areas will be regularly reviewed to ensure this continues to align with the NHS plans to deliver service provision.Full details of the services required and information about the four (4) Lot areas can be found at Document 02 the Service Specification. This includes a substantive list of all the aims, outcomes, and requirements that will make up the provision of these services. Full details can be found in the tender pack

Lot Division

Renewal Options

This contract may be renewed upon expiry

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** WSCC has scheduled a virtual Bidder’s Briefing event as detailed below.All Bidders are welcome to join the Bidders Briefing, attendance is optional, and all content will be shared via the e-sourcing portal after the event: Session: Bidders BriefingDate: 12th of September 2024Time: 09:00 – 10:30Location: Online – Microsoft TeamsAgenda: • Overview of the requirement• Explanation of process• Question and answer session• How to use the WSCC e-sourcing portalRSVP: Please send a message on the e-Sourcing Portal by 12pm (noon) on the 11th of September 2024 and advise who from your organisation will be attending, along with their direct email address. A link to the meeting will be provided via email. Please note if we receive your request to join the briefing after this time, we cannot guarantee you will be able to attend. Please ensure you include your email address in the message. If an email address is not provided, we cannot invite you to the event.