Published date: 5 September 2016

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 23 February 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Procurement reference

GH/WCCGs/1

Published date

5 September 2016

Closing date

23 February 2018

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

This is an Advertisement for Soft Market Testing to gauge market interest which will influence future Commissioning and Procurement Direction.

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) on behalf of NHS South Worcestershire, NHS Redditch and Bromsgrove and NHS Wyre Forest Clinical Commissioning Group (the CCGs) and Worcestershire County Council (WCC) are looking to bring together in an engagement event existing partner agencies, clinicians and providers with experience of this field, who might be interested in increasing opportunities for people with severe and enduring mental health issues in terms of their options for move on from recovery units and supported housing to more community based solutions.

The CCGs and WCC are reviewing the pathway of services for patients stepping down from secondary mental health recovery units /supported housing.

The CCG and WCC would like to understand where the gaps are in provision and look at good practice examples from other areas with innovative ways to deliver the services.

The outcomes of the event will then determine next steps for the Commissioning and Procurement of these services.

Providers are invited to a Market Engagement event which will be held on the 5th October 2016 at the Lakeside Room County Hall Worcestershire County Council Spetchley Road Worcester WR5 2NP. Full details on specific timing of this event will be made available to those expressing interest from this advertisement.

To register for the event please email Carol Rowley Mental Health Services Commissioning Manager for Worcestershire CCG's. Email address is:

carol.rowley@worcestershire.nhs.uk

Closing date for registering interest is 28th September 2016 at 12 noon.

Please note that after this deadline participation cannot be guaranteed.

It should be noted that this is not a procurement exercise and participating organisations are responsible for their own costs.

The services to which this notice relates fall within the Light Touch Regime threshold set by Public Contracts Regulation 2016.
Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authorities intend to hold themselves bound by
any of the Regulations save those applicable to the procurement of these services.


About the buyer

Contact name

Carol Rowley

Address

NHS Redditch and Bromsgrove Clinical Commissioning Group
Barnsley Hall, Barnsley Hall Road
Bromsgrove
B61 0TX
England

Telephone

07834 172266

Email

carol.rowley@worcestershire.nhs.uk