Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
2ND FLOOR PRESTON BUSINESS CENTRE,WATLING STREET ROAD, FULWOOD
PRESTON, LANCASHIRE
PR2 8DY
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
Y62 NORTH WEST COMMISSIONING REGION
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/
Buyer's address
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS GREATER MANCHESTER INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
4TH FLOOR, 3 PICCADILLY PLACE
MANCHESTER
M1 3BN
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
Y62 NORTH WEST COMMISSIONING REGION
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/
Buyer's address
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
NO 1 LAKESIDE, 920 CENTRE PARK
WARRINGTON
WA1 1QY
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
Y62 NORTH WEST COMMISSIONING REGION
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-west/
Buyer's address
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
North of England Commissioning Support
John Snow House
Co. Durham
DH1 3YG
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC - North East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
NHSE1050 - Market Engagement Event - Host Organisation Critical Care Transfer Services North West - Contract No C343874. .
Reference number
NHSE1050 - Market Engagement Event
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
As part of the North West (NW) Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Project (ACCTS), we require a Care Quality Commission (CQC) Registered Acute Provider of General Adult Critical Care Services to be the Host Organisation and to develop and deliver the service.
A market engagement event is to be held on 01 April 2025 to provide information to potential providers who meet the above criteria and have registered an interest via the Atamis procurement portal (https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome) in hosting the service.
Information at the session will include:
• Why the service is needed.
• Current Position in the North West.
• What has been locally agreed.
• What are the expectations for the NW ACCTS - now and potentially evolving.
• What is and what is not the NW ACCTS .
• Analysed Information
• Next Steps
The Market Engagement Event will be held on the 01 April 2025 in the:
Seminar Room A,
Education Centre 3,
Chorley District Hospital,
Preston Road,
PR7 1 PP
Start Time: 10:00 am
Finish Time: 12:30 pm
Organisations who are interested in attending the event can nominate up to a maximum of 3 delegates. Please complete and submit the on-line questionnaire on the Atamis procurement portal to record your delegates details.
Please note that all communications including registration for the event, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection.
Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis help-desk via:
Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035
The help-desk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm.
Please note that registration for the event will be available from 12:00 Noon on 11 March 2025 and all registrations to attend the event must be made by 12:00 Noon on 21 March 2025.
Please look for: NHSE1050 - Market Engagement - Host Organisation - Adult Critical Care Transfer North West - Contract No C343874.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £28,300,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance
North West England
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board - Lead ICB.
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board.
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authorities).
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS ) is a care system support organisation working for and on behalf of NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board - (Lead ICB), NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, and NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authorities), who are delivering a Market Engagement Event leading to a competitive procurement under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 to commission a Host Organisation - to procure, deliver and manage the North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service.
two.2.14) Additional information
The Host Organisation should be an NHS Acute Trust who is CQC registered for the provision of General Adult Critical Care Services. Please note a future procurement is expected to be undertaken during April 2025 and any successful provider from that procurement will be required to deliver the service from a base located within the North West.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
8 April 2025
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
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Prior Information Notice. Any future procurement process is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply.