Published date: 19 July 2021

Last edited date: 19 July 2021

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Approach to market date: 19 July 2021

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

LS2 7PD

Value of contract

£5,000,000

Procurement reference

CF-0269800D0O000000rwimUAA2

Published date

19 July 2021

Approach to market date

19 July 2021

Contract start date

19 July 2021

Contract end date

29 July 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS England & NHS Improvement aims to commission a national seasonal surge pressures support offer that will be made available across England (working with the 7 Regional areas) to local Trusts/ systems to help with surge capacity to support Hospital Discharge / Pathway 0 and community out of hospital wrap around care.
Historically NHSEI has worked with national providers on a reactive basis to commission crisis surge response with short lead in times. This doesn't provide stability to the wider Sector nor does it provide best value for money for the NHS.
This is an exciting opportunity to support the creation of a sustainable support offer for local systems to call for surge capacity support. This offer provides a robust commissioned offer from the Sector on a longer term contract allowing time for development and improvement of services, conduct a long term evaluation of impact and ensure better alignment to NHS priorities.
The programme aims to fully demonstrate the need for surge capacity support to enhance resilience within health and care systems to reduce system pressures.
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise prospective providers of the Commissioner's intention. It is our intention to hold a market engagement event on the morning of Thursday 29th July 9.30-1130am, to discuss our intended service delivery model and consult with parties interested in potentially bidding to deliver a lead provider or consortium offer for the national Surge Support Programme.
The event will take the form of an online presentation and discussion organised through MS Teams and will outline our current thinking, the anticipated procurement process, general discussion, and requests for information. The process will also provide an opportunity to network with others providing support in this area already. NHSEI will use the opportunity to gather intelligence from providers who may influence and inform the development of the final tender. Please RSVP by Monday 26th July 5pm with the name, title and contact details for attendees (a maximum of two attendees per organisation) to: Natalie Gyami, Project Manager- Voluntary Partnerships Team: (email england.voluntarypartnerships@nhs.net)
The commissioner reserves the right not to proceed with the Procurement, or any part thereof, or change the requirements as necessary at any time. It is the intention of the Authority that the procurement will be conducted as an Open Procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The ITT is expected to be published August 2021. A separate advert will be released advising of this.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Prior Information Notice (PIN) and Market Engagement For the Seasonal Pressures

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 19 July 2021

About the buyer

Contact name

Natalie Gyami

Address

Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7PD
GB

Email

england.voluntarypartnerships@nhs.net