Soft Market Test - Befriending / Home from Community Hospital Service
CORNWALL COUNCILEstimated Value
Up to £0
Deadline
23 February 2018
Published
4 December 2015
Type
Not specified
Overview
Cornwall Council and NHS Kernow are conducting a soft market assessment to gain an understanding of the potential level of interest within the voluntary and community sector for the provision of a Home from Community Hospital service. This market assessment is not part of any procurement process.
It is purely investigatory in nature, although it may be used to assist the Council and NHS Kernow in defining a work programme and assisting in developing this service. If you are interested in this area of service provision and also helping with our assessment of the market, please complete the “Information Required” section within the attached document, along with any additional information you consider to be relevant and return this via e-mail to Liz Nichols, Senior Commissioning Manager, Education Health and Social Care by 15.00 hrs on 17 December 2015
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
HSA CARE LTD
1 contract wonlatest 7 Jul 2025£450m
total awarded
- 2
Indiana Health Care Services Limited
1 contract wonlatest 7 Jul 2025£450m
total awarded
- 3
Karrek Community CIC
1 contract wonlatest 7 Jul 2025£450m
total awarded
- 4
Link Direct Care Limited
1 contract wonlatest 7 Jul 2025£450m
total awarded
- 5
Passion Recruitment Agency
1 contract wonlatest 7 Jul 2025£450m
total awarded
HSA CARE LTD is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Cornwall CouncilKey Dates
Published
4 December 2015
Submission deadline
23 February 2018
Notice type
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