Scope
Reference
HAC6120
Description
Tower Hamlets council aims to improve the health and wellbeing of residents. Public Health Enhanced Services delivered within primary care in Tower Hamlets are a key way to achieve this. These services encompass a range of health interventions aimed at improving population health outcomes, specifically targeting areas such as sexual and reproductive health, cardiometabolic disease prevention, and substance misuse.
Tower Hamlets General Practitioners (GPs) have long-established provision of a range of Public Health enhanced services to address substance misuse, provide for sexual health and undertake NHS Health Checks. Locally these are called Network Improvement Services (NIS). These services are in addition to the GP core contract commissioned by NHS England. The enhanced services provided include:
GP Sexual Health and Reproductive Services (SRH)
NHS Health Checks (NHSHC) programme
Primary Care Substance Misuse Services, including shared care for OST and screening and referral related to alcohol harms.
The organisations that we are seeking to engage via this Preliminary Market Engagement include:
1. Primary care providers who are able to deliver some or all of the enhanced services meeting the needs of all eligible populations within Tower Hamlets.
2. Umbrella organisations and representative bodies for Primary Care, including federation(s), primary care networks, and other organisations such as Local Medical Committees and Local Pharmaceutical Committees.
3. Providers of data and information technology infrastructure within or relating to primary care.
4. Providers of management infrastructure that supports delivery of enhanced services within primary care.
5. Commissioners of related services.
6. Any other organisations who could contribute to the delivery of the Key Components listed above.
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029
- 3 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UKI - London
Engagement
Engagement deadline
7 May 2025
Engagement process description
The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is:
a. To provide advance notice to the marketplace for the upcoming tender opportunity;
b. To engage with potential providers to submit a brief (see details below);
c. The intention of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to hold a preliminary market engagement workshop on the 12th May 2025 (if necessary); and
d. To identify interested providers to ensure the submission of strong bids.
Market Engagement Activities
Providers wishing to participate are asked to register your interest free of charge at www.londontenders.org with Reference No. DN771738 and submit a brief (see portal with template provided) via the Proactis portal (ONLY) no later than Wednesday 7th May 2025, 13:00 hours covering:
1. Their experience relevant to delivering or assisting the delivery of enhanced services within primary care;
2. How they could contribute to the delivery of the services described above. Reference should be made to which of the Key Components the organisation can contribute to, and how?
3. Submissions should consider how delivery will enable the provision of effective, quality services that improve health and wellbeing, meet needs of all eligible residents, and ensure pathways to ongoing care where needed.
This information will be considered by Commissioners as part of our ongoing review, and will be shared with an external consultancy who is leading our commercial review. If necessary, a follow-up meeting will be arranged.
NOTE: Attendance at any market engagement event is optional and does not provide suppliers with an advantage in any future related procurement. Attendance also does not constitute as an
intention to tender for any future related procurement.
Contracting authority
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQBL-2673-MVYG
New Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road London
London
E1 1BJ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Karen Ramphal
Email: karen.ramphal@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Website: http://www.londontenders.org
Region: UKI42 - Tower Hamlets
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government