Planning

NHS England (East of England) - Commissioning Intentions for 2024

  • NHS England

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-001083

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-042ca7

Published 12 January 2024, 11:43am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS England

Quarry House, Quarry Hill

Leeds

LS2 7UE

Contact

Martyna Migas

Email

martyna.migas1@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 7816124037

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.england.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.england.nhs.uk/

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at

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

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

NHS England (East of England) - Commissioning Intentions for 2024

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS England (East of England) is holding Market Engagement event to ascertain interest and feedback in relation to their Commissioning intentions for the provision of the following services:

Service 1: NHS Talking Therapies Service – Suffolk Prisons (HMP Highpoint, HMP Warren Hill and HMP Hollesley Bay)

Service 2: Non-Custodial services - Liaison and Diversion, Mental Health Treatment Requirements and Regional RECONNECT Service

Service 3: - Healthcare services at Oakhill Secure Training Centre (Children and Young People)

Service 4 - SARC Talking Therapies

Interested providers should note, that the above mentioned services are to be Commissioned independently of each other.

Market Engagement will be held at 10:00 hrs on 30th January 2024 via MS Team, If you wish to attend the event please complete the relevant part of the questionnaire, the closing date for the questionnaire is 12 noon on Friday 26th January 2024 (invites to the Market Engagement event will be sent out following the closing date). The questionnaire also contains questions relating to the services advertised on which we are looking for feedback from potential providers.

The questionnaire is available at the following link https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - Project Reference: C231220

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Service 1: NHS Talking Therapies Service – Suffolk Prisons

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH14 - Suffolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS Talking Therapies Service – Suffolk Prisons (HMP Highpoint, HMP Warren Hill and HMP Hollesley Bay)

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) serves to inform the market of provider organisations in the field of mental health, well-being and talking therapy services, that NHSE East of England Health and Justice are looking to procure in the future an NHS Talking Therapies service.

It is planned that the proposed procurement will contain one lot.

The service shall provide prison orientated, evidence-based psychological therapies to prisoners in the three Suffolk prisons with 'common' mental health problems - aligned to the NHS Talking Therapies Manual (2023) (formerly known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT).

The service shall be flexible and responsive to the population needs and operate a bio- psychosocial model of care; taking an individual's needs into consideration to plan holistic and integrated interventions to improve wellbeing. The service will work closely with the other prison healthcare providers (primary healthcare, mental health, and psychosocial substance misuse) and the Integrated Care System (ICS) to ensure this is implemented effectively. This shall include a tiered approach to support, dependent on need, employing warm handovers and single trusted assessments to other services which can support people's mental health and wider determinants of wellbeing.

Scope

The service will take a 'needs led' approach, such that prisoners with needs that can be met by the service should be offered and engaged with it. Further to this, the service will proactively engage with prisoner population groups where there are recognised risks, low rates of engagement or health inequalities. The service shall also offer opportunities for all who access the service to be involved in participation forums to facilitate co-production and service user involvement with service improvement projects.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Service 2: L&D, MHTR and RECONNECT

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312500 - Rehabilitation services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH - East of England

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Non-Custodial services - Liaison and Diversion, Mental Health Treatment Requirements and RECONNECT Service

NHS England (East of England) is looking to commission high quality, efficient, sustainable and cost-effective Liaison and Diversion (L&D), Mental Health treatment Requirements (MHTR) and Regional RECONNECT Services for the patients in East of England. Current contractual arrangements are due to expire on 31/03/2025 and the Commissioners is looking to commission the services as follows:

Lot 1 – Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes L&D and the provision of MHTR in Bedfordshire (MK MHTR TBC)
Lot 2 – Cambridgeshire and Peterborough L&D and the provision of MHTR
Lot 3 - Hertfordshire L&D and the provision of MHTR
Lot 4 – A single Regional RECONNECT Service

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Service 3: - Healthcare services at Oakhill Secure Training Centre

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ12 - Milton Keynes

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Healthcare services at Oakhill Secure Training Centre

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Service 4 : SARC Talking Therapies

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312500 - Rehabilitation services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH - East of England

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

SARC Talking Therapies

The overall objective of the service is to reduce the mental distress experienced by survivors because of sexual assault or abuse, and to positively impact their mental health and wellbeing. This will be achieved by providing rapid access to short-term psychological interventions to support male and female adults and children. The access criteria for this service is those who have attended the SARC from the immediate aftermath to 12 months of a sexual offence, whether the incident is subject to criminal justice proceedings or not.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 March 2024


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes