NW2025-95 - Learning Disability Respite Service Market Engagement

NHS Norfolk & Waveney ICB (NWICB) is undertaking market engagement to support the future commissioning of Learning Disability Respite Service for People aged 18+ with a learning disability, who are under the duty of care of NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and are registered with a GP within Norfolk & Waveney. This is a Market Engagement process to assess the interest, capacity and capability of the market to deliver a five-bed residential respite service with nursing care for adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs.

The service will be provided 24 hours per day, seven days a week including days, evenings and weekends, and will be provided over a full 52 weeks per year, as defined and detailed in the Essential Standards set by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Except for closure for staff training (4 days per year) and Christmas closure arrangements to be agreed with the nominated liaison team manager who oversees referrals to the service.

NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) are inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to engage with the ICB for the potential future provision of commissioning a Learning Disability Respite Service for People aged 18+ with a learning disability, who are under the duty of care of NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and are registered with a GP within Norfolk & Waveney. This market engagement is designed to assess the markets interest in delivering a five-bed residential respite service with nursing care for adults with learning disabilities and complex health needs.

The service will be provided 24 hours per day, seven days a week including days, evenings and weekends, and will be provided over a full 52 weeks per year, as defined and detailed in the Essential Standards set by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Except for closure for staff training (4 days per year) and Christmas closure arrangements to be agreed with the nominated liaison team manager who oversees referrals to the service.

The deadline for this market engagement questionnaire is by 2.00pm on Friday 6th June 2025. The ICB is planning a Market engagement event on Monday 9th June 2025 (via Teams).

Further information will be provided following the closure of the market engagement question and is dependent on level of interest received as to whether the Teams event on the 9th June with proceed. Please note this is a market testing exercise and does not commit the ICB to carry out any further procurement process.

Any future opportunity will be carried out in accordance with the ICB’s procurement obligations under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the new Procurement Act 2023 and may be advertised openly to all or the Commissioner may select an appropriate framework agreement. To respond please use the messaging function or the optional response template with the Atamis Procurement Portal – Project reference C365362.

Please access via the ‘Live Opportunities’ list on the Atamis e-procurement system at the following link: https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?s... You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract ref C365362

Please note that we are unable to enter into direct discussions with one or more potential suppliers. If you do have any questions please submit via the messaging function within the Atamis Portal.