Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name of NHS England)
2nd Floor, Rutland House
Runcorn
WA7 2ES
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
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
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 and NHS Improvement - Independent Clinical Reviews into Deaths in Custody – South East Health & Justice, Detained Estates
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 in order to facilitate engagement with potential providers and relates only to a pre-procurement market engagement.
NHS England and NHS Improvement South East (NHSE/I SE) is seeking a Provider who has the capability and capacity to undertake independent investigations into the deaths, due to any cause, of the prisoners in secure and detained settings across the South East region. This includes, Thames Valley, Isle of Wight, Winchester, Sussex, Kent and Surrey.
The purpose of the clinical review is to assess the healthcare the deceased received whilst in custody and the review will form part of the Prison and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) investigation and subsequent PPO report.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66162000 - Custody services
- 75231230 - Prison services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The clinical review includes past and current medical history and any significant clinical events leading up to the death of the individual, and particularly examines and assesses the equivalence of quality of care and access to care in custody as compared to what the individual could have expected in the community.
The aims of the Service are:
• To provide high quality reviews into deaths in custody;
• To identify opportunities for learning and service improvement;
• To work effectively in partnership with, but not limited to, the SE NHSE H&J Commissioners, SE H&J Nursing & Quality Team, PPO, Healthcare Providers, Custodial Providers – HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), Youth Custody Service (YCS), HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS), and Private Operators and the Home Office (HO);
• To produce clinical reviews that are accessible and meaningful for family members of the deceased as well as healthcare professionals;
• To support the overall PPO investigation process into deaths in custody.
The service will be provided following the death in custody or detention of an inmates and detainees within the South East Detained Estates establishments as listed below:
• Prisons
• Young Offenders’ Institutions (YOIs)
• Secure Training Centres (STCs)
• Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs),
• Short-Term Holding Centres
• Detainees being moved under escort
Please see ‘Additional Information’ below for list of establishments which currently fall within scope.
The contract term is anticipated to be 3 years with the option to extend for a further 3 years.
NHSE/I would like to determine the level of interest in these services, following which they are likely to undertake subsequent market engagement either in the form of a virtual event, or as 1-2-1 meetings with providers, depending on the level of interest.
This process is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
27 June 2022
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
Thames Valley
• HMP Grendon
• HMP Springhill
• HMP Huntercombe
• HMP Bullingdon
• HMYOI Aylesbury
IoW
• HMP Isle of Wight
Winchester
• HMP Winchester
Sussex
• HMP Lewes
• HMP Ford
Kent - Isle of Sheppey
• HMP Elmley
• HMP Standford Hill
• HMP Swaleside
West Kent
• HMP/ YOI East Sutton Park
• HMP Maidstone
• HMP/YOI Rochester
Kent
• HMYOI Cookham Wood
Surrey
• HMP Send
• HMP Downview
• HMP Bronzefield
• HMP Coldingley
• HMP High Down
Gatwick
• Gatwick IRC (Brook House & Tinsley House)
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 the Authority or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. The Authority will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise.
If you are interested in providing these services, please express an interest via Atamis. To register your expression of interest, please complete and submit the Market Engagement Questionnaire, available as an online questionnaire within Atamis. On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the system in times of absence.
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).
Any future tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services.