Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
1st Floor, Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Contact
Louise Smith
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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 – Virtual Market Briefing – Integrated Health and Emotional Wellbeing Services to Oasis Restore
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice and relates to a virtual pre-procurement market engagement / briefing event on Wednesday 1st March 2023.
NHS England (NHSE) South East invites expressions of interest (EOI) from suitably qualified and experienced prime providers, including third sector and social enterprise organisations, private and NHS organisations, to provide an integrated health and emotional wellbeing service to the students at the new Oasis Restore Secure School in Medway, Kent. This is an opportunity for healthcare providers to develop and deliver a truly innovative approach to improving the health and well-being of vulnerable children and young people with complex needs.
The virtual event is intended to give potential bidders / partners and sub-contractors a final pre-tender update on the vision for Oasis Restore by NHSE, alongside our partners from Oasis. The event will also introduce the procurement portal and advise of the procurement timeline
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ4 - Kent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice and relates to a virtual pre-procurement market engagement / briefing event on Wednesday 1st March 2023.
NHS England (NHSE) South East invites expressions of interest (EOI) from suitably qualified and experienced prime providers, including third sector and social enterprise organisations, private and NHS organisations, to provide an integrated health and emotional wellbeing service to the students at the new Oasis Restore Secure School in Medway, Kent. This is an opportunity for healthcare providers to develop and deliver a truly innovative approach to improving the health and well-being of vulnerable children and young people with complex needs.
The virtual event is intended to give potential bidders / partners and sub-contractors a final pre-tender update on the vision for Oasis Restore by NHSE, alongside our partners from Oasis. The event will also introduce the procurement portal and advise of the procurement timeline
Oasis Restore will be managed and operated by Oasis Academies Trust and will offer a reparative opportunity to children and young people who have become criminally involved. The students will either be on remand or have received a sentence via court. The School will have an initial capacity of 45 students aged 12 to 17 years, accepting boys and girls, and students will receive an intensive package of psycho-social and educational assessment and support. The healthcare provider will be required to deliver a range of clinical health interventions alongside developing innovative approaches that deliver a fully integrated education, health and wellbeing programme designed and delivered alongside Oasis. Oasis Restore will offer a whole establishment approach to developing a trauma informed setting.
Subject to commissioner satisfaction that all checks and appropriate planning are in place, the successful bidder will be expected to actively participate in the on-site mobilisation of the integrated model of care, education and health for children alongside Oasis Academies Trust immediately post the contract award, in order to effectively commence delivery of Health & Wellbeing services on time (currently expected to be 1st Apr 2024).
The maximum annual contract value will be £2 million.
The service model will be required to encompass both clinical and non-clinical healthcare services, including (but not limited to):
• Physical health provision, including GP provision, physical health nurses and access to specialist therapies, for example, optometry, physiotherapy, audiology.
• Mental health services, inc access to talking therapies, counselling and psychology led provision.
• Neuro diversity services, inc. Speech and Language Therapy
• Substance misuse services
• Health promotion and public health programmes, inc sexual health services, vaccination, immunisation and BBV provision.
• Health education
• Pharmacy services.
• Dental services
• Appropriate administrative and data management support.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
6 March 2023
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
This process is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
Further details of the virtual event, including joining instructions, will be provided once the PIN has closed, to those providers who express an interest.
Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the ‘Live Opportunities’ list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Please search for the project ‘Integrated Health and Emotional Wellbeing Services to Oasis Restore – MEE’. Please send a message through the portal confirming the name, job title, email address and contact number of the attendees
NHSE South East will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise.
This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit NHSE South East or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest.
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).