The Pathway 2 Nursing Beds are intended to help those who will probably need continuing 24-hour care and support to leave hospital earlier by arranging health and social care services and assessment to take place in a more suitable environment. This means hospital beds will be used by those who need hospital care, not by those undergoing on going assessments or making choices about their future. Moving assessment away from hospital offers a more relaxed and appropriate environment to enable informed long-term care decisions to be made

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice under Direct Award Process C. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the Procurement Act 2023 and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award