Opportunity

NHS England South West - Integrated Non-Custodial Healthcare Services

  • NHS England

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-008712

Published 18 March 2024, 4:36pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS England

South West House, Blackbrook Park Avenue

Taunton

TA1 2PX

Contact

Louise Smith

Email

scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK - South West (England)

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.england.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

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

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at

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

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

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 South West - Integrated Non-Custodial Healthcare Services

Reference number

C248001/WA13993

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS England South West (NHSE) Health & Justice is seeking to commission a Provider(s) who have the capability and capacity to deliver integrated non-custodial healthcare services across the South West region, in line with the specified requirements.

The procurement is divided into 5 lots and cover the Offices of Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) boundaries within the South West as follows:

Lot 1: Avon and Somerset

Lot 2: Devon and Cornwall

Lot 3: Dorset

Lot 4: Gloucestershire

Lot 5: Wiltshire

Providers may bid for one or multiple Lots.

Commissioners are seeking to integrate the following non-custodial services:

- Liaison and Diversion services.

- Reconnect services.

- Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirements.

The service will ensure people receive seamless care and support irrelevant of where they are in the criminal justice system.

Alignment of regional non-custodial contracts will provide an opportunity to drive an innovative way of working with all stakeholders to deliver an integrated non-custodial healthcare service for each of the five OPCC boundaries. It will allow consistency in patient outcomes and quality standards whilst providing the correct pathway to the individual demographic in the South West. The key aims and outcomes include:

- Supporting the delivery of whole-system healthcare for patients in the (non-custodial) Criminal Justice System.

- Aligning healthcare services to deliver a joined-up pathway in its entirety.

- Ensuring that non-custodial healthcare is commissioned in a way that supports continuous improvement and innovation.

- Driving self-management and ownership of health to help individuals develop the knowledge, confidence and skills they need to make the best decisions and actions for themselves.

- Ensuring effective stakeholder networks and engagement to capture all views from service users, including OPPCs, Probation, community providers, local authorities, ICB networks.

- Recommissioning across pathways to deliver seamless care from custody diversion through to release back into the community.

- Reducing reoffending at a regional level, ensuring continuity of care

- Consistency in range, quality, accessibility and acceptability with that available to the wider community, in order to achieve equitable health outcomes and to reduce health inequalities between people in the criminal justice system and in the wider community.

The Contracts will be for a term of 7 years and services are planned to commence from 1st April 2025.

The maximum total contract values are as follows:

Lot 1 £25,987,000

Lot 2 £21,979,000

Lot 3 £11,471,000

Lot 4 £ 9,034,000

Lot 5 £10,897,000

The contracts could be subject to future co-commissioning arrangements, nationally mandated directives or service alterations with associated funding during the term of the contract.

TUPE is likely to apply to this procurement.

This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

Interested providers will be able to view the opportunity and access the tender documentation via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £79,368,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Avon and Somerset

Lot No

Lot 1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - South West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS England South West (NHSE) Health & Justice is seeking to commission a Provider(s) who have the capability and capacity to deliver integrated non-custodial healthcare services across the South West region, in line with the specified requirements.

The procurement is divided into lots. Lot 1 covers the Avon and Somerset OPCC boundary. Please refer to the lot data sheet included within the tender documents for more information.

Lot 1 is co-commissioned with Avon and Somerset OPCC.

TUPE is likely to apply to all areas and all three core services within scope of this procurement.

This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £25,987,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

84

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Subject to renewal at the end of the initial contract term.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Devon and Cornwall

Lot No

Lot 2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - South West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS England South West (NHSE) Health & Justice is seeking to commission a Provider(s) who have the capability and capacity to deliver integrated non-custodial healthcare services across the South West region, in line with the specified requirements.

The procurement is divided into lots. Lot 2 covers the Devon and Cornwall OPCC boundary. Please refer to the lot data sheet included within the tender documents for more information.

TUPE is likely to apply to all areas and all three core services within scope of this procurement.

This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £21,979,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

84

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Subject to renewal at the end of the initial contract term.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Dorset

Lot No

Lot 3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - South West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS England South West (NHSE) Health & Justice is seeking to commission a Provider(s) who have the capability and capacity to deliver integrated non-custodial healthcare services across the South West region, in line with the specified requirements.

The procurement is divided into lots. Lot 3 covers the Dorset OPCC boundary. Please refer to the lot data sheet included within the tender documents for more information.

TUPE is likely to apply to all areas and all three core services within scope of this procurement.

This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £11,471,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

84

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Subject to renewal at the end of the initial contract term.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Gloucestershire

Lot No

Lot 4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - South West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS England South West (NHSE) Health & Justice is seeking to commission a Provider(s) who have the capability and capacity to deliver integrated non-custodial healthcare services across the South West region, in line with the specified requirements.

The procurement is divided into lots. Lot 4 covers the Gloucestershire OPCC boundary. Please refer to the lot data sheet included within the tender documents for more information.

TUPE is likely to apply to all areas and all three core services within scope of this procurement.

This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £9,034,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

84

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Subject to renewal at the end of the initial contract term.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Wiltshire

Lot No

Lot 5

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - South West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

NHS England South West (NHSE) Health & Justice is seeking to commission a Provider(s) who have the capability and capacity to deliver integrated non-custodial healthcare services across the South West region, in line with the specified requirements.

The procurement is divided into lots. Lot 5 covers the Wiltshire OPCC boundary. Please refer to the lot data sheet included within the tender documents for more information.

TUPE is likely to apply to all areas and all three core services within scope of this procurement.

This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £10,897,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

84

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

Subject to renewal at the end of the initial contract term.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

Registrations with professional bodies, DBS and both police and prison vetting required

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-003809

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

20 May 2024

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

20 May 2024

Local time

12:05pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.3) Additional information

Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.

Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page.

If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid.

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract 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 to this award.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS England - South West Health & Justice Commissioning

South West House, Blackbrook Park Avenue

Taunton

TA1 2PX

Country

United Kingdom