CHC Nursing Home Beds Preferred Provider List- NHS BLMK ICB

Buyer
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Value
Not published
Closes
28 March 2030
Where
Luton, the East of England
Type
Dynamic purchasing system (open to join)

In plain English

The NHS in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes is looking for nursing homes to provide beds for patients who need long-term nursing care funded through NHS Continuing Healthcare. They're building a list of approved providers who can take these patients on an ongoing basis.

What the buyer wants

• Be a registered nursing home able to provide safe, appropriate care for patients assessed as needing nursing home placement • Deliver care across the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes area • Operate under the terms of a 5-7 year contract (starting April 2023, ending March 2030) on a zero-value, zero-volume basis initially. You only get paid when the NHS actually places patients with you

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

This contract is not suitable for small independent nursing homes without existing CQC registration and proven ability to deliver NHS-compliant care, the regulatory and compliance burden is substantial. Also, this is a zero-value contract, meaning you must have capacity to accept NHS patients without guaranteed volume or upfront payment.

How to bid

This is a Dynamic Purchasing System: an open list of approved suppliers. You can apply to join at any time while it runs, and once accepted you can bid for the individual contracts the buyer runs through it.

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