Published date: 13 February 2023
This notice was replaced on 5 June 2023
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Opportunity (published 5 June 2023)
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
North West
Procurement reference
NHSE588, NHSE453 and NHSE822
Published date
13 February 2023
Closing date
6 March 2023
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
North of England Commissioning Support is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West (the Contracting Authority) to carry out market engagement for the following:
• NHSE588 Health and Social Care Services for HMP Preston, HMP Kirkham, HMP Lancaster Farms, HMP Risley and HMP Thorn Cross
• NHSE453 Mental Health Services for HMP Preston, HMP Kirkham and HMP Lancaster Farms
• NHSE822 Dental Services for HMP Preston, HMP Kirkham, HMP Lancaster Farms and HMP Buckley Hall
Each of the above services will be tendered separately and will consist of the following Lots and estimated annual contract values
NHSE588 Health and Social Care Services
Lot 1 HMP Preston - Estimated annual contract value £3,400,000
Lot 2 HMP Kirkham and HMP Lancaster Farms - Estimated annual contract value £4,300,000
Lot 3 HMP Risley and HMP Thorn Cross - Estimated annual contract value £4,660,000
NHSE453 Mental Health Services
Lot 1 HMP Preston - Estimated annual contract value £1,600,000
Lot 2 HMP Kirkham and HMP Lancaster Farms - Estimated annual contract value £2,000,000
NHSE822 Dental Services
Lot 1 HMP Preston - Estimated annual contract value £166,000
Lot 2 HMP Kirkham and HMP Lancaster Farms - Estimated annual contract value £220,000
Lot 3 HMP Buckley Hall - Estimated annual contract value £123,000
The Contracting Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market and to gather information in order to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed services, and to alert the market to a future tender opportunity.
It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder.
It should also be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process.
This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise.
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NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation, including the draft service specifications and submit their completed RFI.
The In-Tend e-Tendering portal can be found at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
Please follow the registration instructions (if you are not already registered) and look for the project North West Prison Services Request for Information (RFI).
Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection.
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.
The RFI documentation will be accessible from 13 February 2023 and completed RFI responses must be submitted by 12 noon on Monday 6th March 2023.
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