Award of Step Down Beds Framework to Multiple Providers for NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB

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NHS Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit awarded a contract to HC-ONE OVAL LIMITED, KIMBOLTON LODGE LIMITED, and Parklands Nursing Home for the provision of step-down beds under a framework agreement for NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB).

The service aimed to provide community beds for patients who had experienced an acute inpatient episode but were not yet ready to return home, requiring recuperation and recovery, including those needing further rehabilitation therapy or awaiting Continuing Healthcare or Social Care Assessments.

Contracts were awarded on a framework with multiple providers, expected to be between 10-15 based on minimum capacity levels, with providers able to supply beds across multiple sites and localities, each meeting required minimum capacity.

The contract was for an initial period of 3 years from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2026, with an option to extend for up to a further two years until 31st March 2028 at the commissioner's discretion.

The contract value was £36,000,000.