Planning

Market Engagement for the Provision of Liaison & Diversion Service in Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford, Coventry and Warwickshire

  • The NHS Commissioning Board operating as NHS England

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (prior information notice without call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-005051

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-029b2c

Published 12 March 2021, 1:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The NHS Commissioning Board operating as NHS England

Anglesey House, Tower Business Park, Wheelhouse Road

Rugeley

WS15 1UL

Contact

Sarah Groves

Email

sarah.groves4@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKG22 - Shropshire CC

National registration number

na

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.england.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/Documents/Folder/28570

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

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

Market Engagement for the Provision of Liaison & Diversion Service in Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford, Coventry and Warwickshire

Reference number

43690

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement (Midlands) is carrying out a market engagement exercise. on Monday 19th April 2021, for the Provision of Liaison & Diversion Service in Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford, Coventry and Warwickshire areas.

As part of the market engagement event the commissioners are giving providers who are interested and able to deliver the full liaison and diversion service, the opportunity for a 1:1 session. These will be for 30 minutes for which you will need to book.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

West Mercia (Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire & Telford)

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG22 - Shropshire CC
  • UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin
  • UKG12 - Worcestershire
  • UKG11 - Herefordshire, County of

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Liaison and Diversion service provision will cater for vulnerable individuals of all ages in the offender pathway and help to inform subsequent decisions, about where an individual is best placed to receive treatment, taking into account public safety, safety of the individual and punishment of the offence.

Details on the liaison and diversion service can be found here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/?s=liaison+and+diversion

For this service provision, NHS England would like to encourage innovative solutions including strategic alliances which will deliver value for money and improved services to patients. The service provider will be required to deliver an outcome based high quality and integrated Liaison & Diversion service, operating at various points of the criminal justice pathway including police custody, courts and community within the stated areas and across the Police Force footprint.

This service will be required to include Peer Support embedded into the operating model.

This service is expected to be fully operational by 1 April 2022.

The contract term for this procurement will be 3 years with an option to extend by 2 years (3 + 2 = 5) therefore 5 years in total.

The aim of the market engagement exercise is to inform potential providers on the opportunity.

two.2.14) Additional information

If you wish to express an interest and register for the online Market Engagement Event and/or a 1:1 session please register on the EU Supply website https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK . The project reference is 43690. Please complete and submit the questionnaire to confirm your place.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Coventry & Warwickshire

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG33 - Coventry
  • UKG13 - Warwickshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Liaison and Diversion service provision will cater for vulnerable individuals of all ages in the offender pathway and help to inform subsequent decisions, about where an individual is best placed to receive treatment, taking into account public safety, safety of the individual and punishment of the offence.

Details on the liaison and diversion service can be found here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/?s=liaison+and+diversion

For this service provision, NHS England would like to encourage innovative solutions including strategic alliances which will deliver value for money and improved services to patients. The service provider will be required to deliver an outcome based high quality and integrated Liaison & Diversion service, operating at various points of the criminal justice pathway including police custody, courts and community within the stated areas and across the Police Force footprint.

This service will be required to include Peer Support embedded into the operating model.

This service is expected to be fully operational by 1 April 2022.

The contract term for this procurement will be 3 years with an option to extend by 2 years (3 + 2 = 5) therefore 5 years in total.

The aim of the market engagement exercise is to inform potential providers on the opportunity.

two.2.14) Additional information

If you wish to express an interest and register for the online Market Engagement Event and/or a 1:1 session please register on the EU Supply website https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK . The project reference is 43690. Please complete and submit the questionnaire to confirm your place.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

31 March 2022


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The event is planned for the 19th April 2021 from 10 am until 12 noon, with 1:1 sessions held in the afternoon. Please note the event will be held via Microsoft Teams.

Organisations who wish to attend the Market Engagement Event must register their interest by completing the questionnaire as explained above. Please note that no more than three individuals per organisation can attend the event. The invitations for the Market Engagement Event and 1:1 sessions will only be sent to those organisations who have completed the questionnaire.

Any submitted response to this PIN notice will not automatically entitle your involvement in any future procurement exercise. Any procurement conducted as a result of this notice will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it is published.

Arden and GEM CSU welcomes and appreciates your organisation’s effort for registering interest to participate within the procurement exercise related to this PIN notice but wishes to stress that your involvement at this stage will not carry any commercial advantage in any ensuing procurement process.