NHS England South West - Integrated Non-Custodial Healthcare Services

Contract summary

Industry

• Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£79,368,000

Procurement reference

C248001/WA13993

Published date

18 March 2024

Closing date

20 May 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2032

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: PSR

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

NHS England South West (NHSE) Health & Justice is seeking to commission a Provider(s) who have the capability and capacity to deliver integrated non-custodial healthcare services across the South West region, in line with the specified requirements.

The procurement is divided into 5 lots and cover the Offices of Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) boundaries within the South West as follows:

Lot 1: Avon and Somerset
Lot 2: Devon and Cornwall
Lot 3: Dorset
Lot 4: Gloucestershire
Lot 5: Wiltshire

Providers may bid for one or multiple Lots.
Commissioners are seeking to integrate the following non-custodial services:
- Liaison and Diversion services.
- Reconnect services.
- Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements.

The service will ensure people receive seamless care and support irrelevant of where they are in the criminal justice system.

Alignment of regional non-custodial contracts will provide an opportunity to drive an innovative way of working with all stakeholders to deliver an integrated non-custodial healthcare service for each of the five OPCC boundaries. It will allow consistency in patient outcomes and quality standards whilst providing the correct pathway to the individual demographic in the South West.

The Contracts will be for a term of 7 years and services are planned to commence from 1st April 2025.

The maximum total contract values are as follows:
Lot 1 £25,987,000
Lot 2 £21,979,000
Lot 3 £11,471,000
Lot 4 £ 9,034,000
Lot 5 £10,897,000

The contracts could be subject to future co-commissioning arrangements, nationally mandated directives or service alterations with associated funding during the term of the contract.

TUPE is likely to apply to this procurement.

This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

Interested providers will be able to view the opportunity and access the tender documentation via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

NHS England South West - Integrated Non-Custodial Healthcare Services

• Early engagement
• Published 6 February 2024

Additional text

Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.

Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page.

If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Louise Smith

Address

Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
TA1 2PX
England

Email

scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net

Website

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome