Self-Funder Support Service

Concepts

• health services
• lewes
• the service
• self
• funders
• funder
• hospitals
• overall patient flow releasing hospital beds
• current average speed
• care home placement

Location

Surrey, East and West Sussex:

Description

NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO AWARD: The service supports patients who have been determined as not eligible for adult social care due to being over the funding threshold in the next steps to discharge from acute and community hospitals. This includes care home placement or packages of care to return home. Following a successful two-year contract in West Sussex and a pilot of the service in East Sussex, the service is well established in Sussex contributing supporting self-funders and supporting discharges from hospitals. Contract length: 2-year contract with an option to extend for a further 2-years Annual contract value: £222,407 Total contract value (2-year + 2-year option) = £889,628 Contract service dates = 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2027 2-year extension dates = 1st August 2027 to 31st July 2029

Total Quantity or Scope

Aims and objectives The objectives of the service are to: • support self-funders and their family/carers in the process of discharging from an acute and/or community hospital. • contribute to overall patient flow releasing hospital beds for those that need them • provide a speed of service from referral to placement of no more than 6 days (current average speed of service per month). • provide a supportive, positive experience for patients and their family/carers.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Legal Justification

This procurement process used a SBS Framework.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Midnight 11:59pm on 5th August 2025. Representations can only be made by providers party to the framework agreement. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR Written representations should be sent to Stuart Meredith at the following email address: stuart.meredith1@nhs.net. No conflicts of interest were identified. Decision maker: Deputy Director of Commissioning and Transformation, NHS Sussex ICB. Evaluation key Criteria The service evaluation was reviewed against the 5 key criteria: The key criteria were weighted as follows: • Quality and innovation - 30% • Value -20% • Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 15% • Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice -25% • Social Value -10% Quality & Innovation: This criterion is the heaviest weighting as quality and innovation are key aspects of successfully delivering the service, in particular ensuring the patient and their family/carer are at the centre of the process. Value: This criterion shares the second heaviest weighting as well. The contract needs to display it is good value for money in ensuring the number of placements for patients across the three areas of Sussex. Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: This criterion shares the second heaviest weighting with "Improving Access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice" and "Value". The service relies on working closely with a range of system partners to support self-funders, placing patients at the centre of the service. The service must be sustainable longer term to continuously contribute to system flow and improved patient outcomes. Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: This criterion shares the second heaviest weighting as the service will ensure better outcomes for patients and contribute to flow, so acute care is available to those who need it most. Social Value: This criterion recognises the potential impact of the service to broader social, economic, and environmental improvements in the community.