Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
1 Lakeside 920, Centre Park Square
Warrington
WA11QY
icbprocurementteam@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD72 - Liverpool
NHS Organisation Data Service
QYG
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
NHS
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Liverpool Social Health Model: enhanced social prescribing services
Reference number
CMICB/NH/2324/33
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) is looking to procure an enhanced social prescribing service for Liverpool in order to equip, systematically, universal and first level health services with rapid access to a core determinants response for their patients. This service will be core element in the delivery of a proportionate and integrated model of social health, improving the way health and care services routinely respond to non-clinical risk factors, particularly those associated with deprivation and mental distress. The service will integrate with priority healthcare pathways and primary care based social prescribing schemes across the city.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,100,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD72 - Liverpool
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The main objectives of setting up a Social Model of Health Services contract is as follows:
- Improved social, health and well-being outcomes for patients
- Improved access to health and wellbeing assets in the community
- Reduced demand on adult social care, primary care and acute services
- A social welfare offer which is fully integrated into primary care and social prescribing services
- A blended social welfare and wellbeing offer for patients from mental health, pathway 0, perinatal, cancer, respiratory, urgent care services
- Improved well-being, quality of life, social inclusion, community connectedness
- Strengthened economic wellbeing and economic resilience
- Reduced duplication and fragmentation across social prescribing and well-being services in Liverpool
- Contribution to the outcomes and evidence-base for social prescribing
- Promotion of self-care and the six ways to wellbeing
- Provision of advice clinics for patients in health and community settings
- Support for individuals and families to identify and access appropriate activities, assets, information and advice, develop and improve social connections
- Help build health and wellbeing capacity in communities
- Develop and strengthen effective partnerships and pathways
- Appropriately support the service user to achieve their personal objectives
- Collate, analyse and report to Commissioners on model impact
two.2.14) Additional information
This PIN is to alert the market in advance of the publication of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) w/c 12/02/2024
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
14 February 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: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
It is anticipated that the contract term of the new Social Model of Health contract will be up to 5 years (3+2) and the estimated contract value is in the region of £1.1m.
For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated contract value is not a contractual commitment but to make the market aware of the budgetary limit set by the contracting authority for the provision of this service.