Virtual Wards, Lewisham

A Contract Award Notice
by NHS SOUTH EAST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
not specified
Value
£1M-£2M
Sector
HEALTH
Published
25 Jul 2025
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 2 suppliers

1 buyer

2 suppliers

Description

NHS South East London Integrated Care Board is looking for a virtual ward service across Lewisham. The service is divided into two lots: Lot 1 NHS@Home Virtual Ward Service Lot 2 NHS Virtual Plus Health Monitoring The service will operate under an NHS Shorter-Form standard contract. This is an existing service. The service will commence on 1st October 2025. The contract values for the lots are for the thirty months of the contract, without extensions.

Lot Division

1 NHS@Home Virtual Ward

The requirement is for a Virtual Ward for Lewisham. Core functions and components: • Provide 'step-up' care, where a patient becomes acutely unwell and is offered the choice between being treated at home or in hospital. Patients are typically referred directly from their usual place of residence, General Practitioner, 111 and can be admitted from sources via the LGT Urgent Community Response single point of access (SPoA), same day emergency care (SDEC) or Emergency Department. • Provide 'step-down' care, where a virtual ward can facilitate an earlier discharge or transfer from an inpatient ward, enabling individuals who are not medically optimised for discharge but stable and appropriate to continue to receive medical treatment, oversight, and diagnostics within their own environment.
2 NHS Virtual Plus Health Monitoring

NHS Virtual Plus Health Monitoring will offer remote monitoring and clinician support for patients, with an initial focus on COPD and Asthma. Using digital tools, patients will track their vital signs, symptoms, and medication adherence. A multidisciplinary team will review the data, providing timely interventions when necessary.

Award Detail

1 Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust (London)
  • Reference: 043179-2025-1
  • Value: £2,250,000
2 Doccla (London)
  • Reference: 043179-2025-2
  • Value: £1,300,000

Renewal Options

The contract can be extended for an additional year at the discretion of the contracting authority.

Award Criteria

Quality 100
price 0

CPV Codes

  • 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

  • Options are available.

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 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight on 7th August 2025. 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: hub.psrrepresentation@nhs.net Award Decision makers: Lewisham Senior Management Team on 22nd July and LLCP on 24th July 2025. The value of the contract is over 2.5 years, and the option of a one year extension. All Scored and Pass/Fail criteria are met. No conflicts of interest declared.

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