NHS Norfolk and Waveney are looking for Expressions of Interest for The community and discharge support service provided support for Norfolk and Waveney individuals to access low level support to remain safe within the community.

The service will also support individuals to be discharged safely from any Community or NHS bed back to their place of residence.

The service is a Schedule 3 Service and is being procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

This notice is a Prior Information Notice under the permitted procedure for social and other specific services, as provided for in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 - Regulation 48.

In accordance with Regulation 32(b)(ii) of the Regulations, interested parties should note that the contract for the services may be awarded without further publication and interested parties should express their interest in writing by following the instructions in this document and responding to all questions accordingly.

Providers will be required to respond to a series of questions which are scored on a "Pass/Fail" basis.

The scoring criteria is stipulated within the question.

Only providers who score a "Pass" on all "Pass/Fail" questions will be deemed compliant and capable.

Where a single Provider has expressed an interest and met the requirements, the Commissioner reserves the right to direct award to that provider with no further competition.

Where there is more than one Provider who has expressed an interest and scored a "Pass" on all "Pass/Fail" questions, then the Commissioner may seek to undertake a formal competitive process.

Potential for contract start date to be delayed to 1st October 2023, if a competitive process is required.

To register your interest and access the Documents, supporting information and express your interest the Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system for this procurement exercise.

Further information and the ITT documentation can be found via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system at the following link: https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?searchtype=Projects.

You can also register your interest via this page.

You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: ID number C132288 - Expression of Interest Community & Discharge Support Service.

Please answer all the questions and submit your response by 17:00 on the 17th February 2023.