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II.1.1) Title
Sussex Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes Service - NHS/SOEPS/21.840 - ITT
Reference number: NHS/SOEPS/21.840 - ITT
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Sussex NHS Commissioners are seeking bids from suitably qualified providers for the provision of a place-based Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH) service as part of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Programme (EHCH). The three places in Sussex are Brighton & Hove, West Sussex and East Sussex.
Contract start date = 01 February 2023
Contract end date = 31 January 2026 (plus Commissioner option for 2 years extension to 31 January 2028)
The service is offered for tender under a standard NHS contract for a period of 3 years
commencing on the 1st February 2023 with option to extend for a maximum of a further two
years. The total Financial Envelope for the maximum 5 year contract is £2,001,000 per annum,
i.e. £10,005,000 in total.
Closing date and time for Invitation to Tender (ITT) responses: 5pm on Monday 15th August 2022
Tender documents are available at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
10 005 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Brighton & Hove
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ21
Main site or place of performance:
Brighton & Hove CCG area.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Sussex NHS Commissioners are seeking bids from suitably qualified providers for the provision of a place-based Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH) service as part of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Programme (EHCH). The three places in Sussex are Brighton & Hove, West Sussex and East Sussex.
Contract start date = 01 February 2023
Contract end date = 31 January 2026 (plus Commissioner option for 2 years extension to 31 January 2028)
This contract is divided into lots: Yes. Tenders are invited for each place in Sussex - Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex. Bidders may submit bids for one, two or all three places.
The service is offered for tender under a standard NHS contract for a period of 3 years
commencing on the 1st February 2023 with option to extend for a maximum of a further two
years. The total Financial Envelope for the maximum 5 year contract is £2,001,000 per annum,
i.e. £10,005,000 in total.
Closing date and time for Invitation to Tender (ITT) responses: 5pm on Monday 15th August 2022
Tender documents are available at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home.
The successful Bidder will offer a MOCH service to the residents of care homes that are within the boundaries of the Brighton & Hove, West Sussex or East Sussex places. Bidders can submit bids to offer services in one, two or all three places.
In summary the service aims to proactively support people living in Care Homes to achieve better healthcare outcomes through optimal handling and use of medicines. The scope of the MOCH service has been developed by the Contracting Authorities and is defined fully in the service specifications that form part of the tender documents for this procurement.
The service will ensure
• A MOCH pharmacist and pharmacy technician will be available to care homes and the wider EHCH Multi-Disciplinary Team for support and advice Monday-Friday (excluding bank holidays) during business hours.
• Rational and safe use of medicines, this can be achieved through but is not limited to Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs).
• Appropriate medicines optimisation and medicines use to support the reduction of workload of General Practitioners (GPs) and other MDT members.
• That residents and/or their families/representatives or carers are given the opportunity to be fully involved in decisions about their medicines
• Lead on the implementation of safe medicines optimisation systems in care homes that also support waste reduction initiatives and medicines inefficiency.
• Support for residents and care home staff as part of the transfer of care process including timely identification of residents requiring medicines optimisation support when moving between health and social care providers and sectors.
In addition, MOCH teams will be expected to provide strategic leadership to their MDT, place and wider EHCH Programme Board including:
• Advising on the processes for safe transfer of care around medicines use when residents are moving between sectors.
• Supporting care homes to identify and improve their medicines optimisation processes, systems, and training needs for care home staff.
• Supporting pharmacy workforce development - including the provision of Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician trainee rotations for the specialism.
• In collaboration with system partners lead innovation for the development and implementation of effective MOCH initiatives across Sussex.
There are a total of 19,776 beds across 764 care homes in Sussex. The breakdown by place is:
Sussex CCGs Brighton & Hove East Sussex West Sussex
Total Homes 94 308 362
Total Beds* 2065 7848 9863
Note that care homes and beds available may change. This information is correct as at November 2021.
Estates/Facilities = At provider's expense within the financial allocation
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 940 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/02/2023
End:
31/01/2028
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
East Sussex
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ2
Main site or place of performance:
East Sussex CCG area.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Sussex NHS Commissioners are seeking bids from suitably qualified providers for the provision of a place-based Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH) service as part of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Programme (EHCH). The three places in Sussex are Brighton & Hove, West Sussex and East Sussex.
Contract start date = 01 February 2023
Contract end date = 31 January 2026 (plus Commissioner option for 2 years extension to 31 January 2028)
This contract is divided into lots: Yes. Tenders are invited for each place in Sussex - Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex. Bidders may submit bids for one, two or all three places.
The service is offered for tender under a standard NHS contract for a period of 3 years
commencing on the 1st February 2023 with option to extend for a maximum of a further two
years. The total Financial Envelope for the maximum 5 year contract is £2,001,000 per annum,
i.e. £10,005,000 in total.
Closing date and time for Invitation to Tender (ITT) responses: 5pm on Monday 15th August 2022
Tender documents are available at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home.
The successful Bidder will offer a MOCH service to the residents of care homes that are within the boundaries of the Brighton & Hove, West Sussex or East Sussex places. Bidders can submit bids to offer services in one, two or all three places.
In summary the service aims to proactively support people living in Care Homes to achieve better healthcare outcomes through optimal handling and use of medicines. The scope of the MOCH service has been developed by the Contracting Authorities and is defined fully in the service specifications that form part of the tender documents for this procurement.
The service will ensure
• A MOCH pharmacist and pharmacy technician will be available to care homes and the wider EHCH Multi-Disciplinary Team for support and advice Monday-Friday (excluding bank holidays) during business hours.
• Rational and safe use of medicines, this can be achieved through but is not limited to Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs).
• Appropriate medicines optimisation and medicines use to support the reduction of workload of General Practitioners (GPs) and other MDT members.
• That residents and/or their families/representatives or carers are given the opportunity to be fully involved in decisions about their medicines
• Lead on the implementation of safe medicines optimisation systems in care homes that also support waste reduction initiatives and medicines inefficiency.
• Support for residents and care home staff as part of the transfer of care process including timely identification of residents requiring medicines optimisation support when moving between health and social care providers and sectors.
In addition, MOCH teams will be expected to provide strategic leadership to their MDT, place and wider EHCH Programme Board including:
• Advising on the processes for safe transfer of care around medicines use when residents are moving between sectors.
• Supporting care homes to identify and improve their medicines optimisation processes, systems, and training needs for care home staff.
• Supporting pharmacy workforce development - including the provision of Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician trainee rotations for the specialism.
• In collaboration with system partners lead innovation for the development and implementation of effective MOCH initiatives across Sussex.
There are a total of 19,776 beds across 764 care homes in Sussex. The breakdown by place is:
Sussex CCGs Brighton & Hove East Sussex West Sussex
Total Homes 94 308 362
Total Beds* 2065 7848 9863
Note that care homes and beds available may change. This information is correct as at November 2021.
Estates/Facilities = At provider's expense within the financial allocation
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
3 675 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/02/2023
End:
31/01/2028
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
West Sussex
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ2
Main site or place of performance:
West Sussex CCG area.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Sussex NHS Commissioners are seeking bids from suitably qualified providers for the provision of a place-based Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH) service as part of the Enhanced Health in Care Homes Programme (EHCH). The three places in Sussex are Brighton & Hove, West Sussex and East Sussex.
Contract start date = 01 February 2023
Contract end date = 31 January 2026 (plus Commissioner option for 2 years extension to 31 January 2028)
This contract is divided into lots: Yes. Tenders are invited for each place in Sussex - Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex. Bidders may submit bids for one, two or all three places.
The service is offered for tender under a standard NHS contract for a period of 3 years
commencing on the 1st February 2023 with option to extend for a maximum of a further two
years. The total Financial Envelope for the maximum 5 year contract is £2,001,000 per annum,
i.e. £10,005,000 in total.
Closing date and time for Invitation to Tender (ITT) responses: 5pm on Monday 15th August 2022
Tender documents are available at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home.
The successful Bidder will offer a MOCH service to the residents of care homes that are within the boundaries of the Brighton & Hove, West Sussex or East Sussex places. Bidders can submit bids to offer services in one, two or all three places.
In summary the service aims to proactively support people living in Care Homes to achieve better healthcare outcomes through optimal handling and use of medicines. The scope of the MOCH service has been developed by the Contracting Authorities and is defined fully in the service specifications that form part of the tender documents for this procurement.
The service will ensure
• A MOCH pharmacist and pharmacy technician will be available to care homes and the wider EHCH Multi-Disciplinary Team for support and advice Monday-Friday (excluding bank holidays) during business hours.
• Rational and safe use of medicines, this can be achieved through but is not limited to Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs).
• Appropriate medicines optimisation and medicines use to support the reduction of workload of General Practitioners (GPs) and other MDT members.
• That residents and/or their families/representatives or carers are given the opportunity to be fully involved in decisions about their medicines
• Lead on the implementation of safe medicines optimisation systems in care homes that also support waste reduction initiatives and medicines inefficiency.
• Support for residents and care home staff as part of the transfer of care process including timely identification of residents requiring medicines optimisation support when moving between health and social care providers and sectors.
In addition, MOCH teams will be expected to provide strategic leadership to their MDT, place and wider EHCH Programme Board including:
• Advising on the processes for safe transfer of care around medicines use when residents are moving between sectors.
• Supporting care homes to identify and improve their medicines optimisation processes, systems, and training needs for care home staff.
• Supporting pharmacy workforce development - including the provision of Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician trainee rotations for the specialism.
• In collaboration with system partners lead innovation for the development and implementation of effective MOCH initiatives across Sussex.
There are a total of 19,776 beds across 764 care homes in Sussex. The breakdown by place is:
Sussex CCGs Brighton & Hove East Sussex West Sussex
Total Homes 94 308 362
Total Beds* 2065 7848 9863
Note that care homes and beds available may change. This information is correct as at November 2021.
Estates/Facilities = At provider's expense within the financial allocation
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
4 390 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/02/2023
End:
31/01/2028
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Please note: NHS England and Improvement have announced that the Sussex Health and Care Partnership, which is made up of all health and care organisations across East Sussex, West Sussex, and Brighton and Hove, has successfully met the criteria to become an Integrated Care System (ICS). An ICS is a way of working across health and care organisations that allows them to work closer together, to take collective responsibility of the health and wellbeing of populations across large areas.
It is not anticipated that the statutory responsibility or accountability of the individual health and care organisations working as an ICS will be affected, save for the expectation that CCG organisations will be abolished and functions transferred to the ICS. As a result of these intended healthcare reforms, the Contracting Authority, currently, NHS East Sussex CCG, NHS West Sussex CCG, NHS Brighton & Hove CCG, will change on 1st July, 2022 to NHS Sussex.