Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
2nd floor Gail House Lower Stone Street
Maidstone
ME15 6NB
Contact
William Clark
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ41 - Medway
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.kentandmedway.icb.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.kentandmedway.icb.nhs.uk/
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
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
Safe Havens & Crisis Houses - Kent and Medway - Market Engagement
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
***This advert is for market engagement only – this is not a procurement at this stage***
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board intends to undertake a procurement process for the provision of Safe Havens and Crisis Houses.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85100000 - Health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ4 - Kent
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board intends to undertake a procurement process for the provision of Safe Havens and Crisis Houses.
The Crisis House service should provide a safe and therapeutic environment for service users who are experiencing a crisis, but do not necessarily have medical needs that require hospital admission.
The Crisis House can help avoid the need for service users to go into hospital or provide support to help step down service users from stays in hospital.
The Safe Havens service should incorporate clinical support with the current safe havens and crisis well-being cafés through 9 safe havens of which:
• 3 will offer 24/7 rapid access and assessment. They will be co located on general medical acute hospital sites
- open access 3pm to midnight (outside of these times access will be via professional referral)
- staffed by a blend of support workers and clinicians
• 6 will operate 7 days per week in community based settings
- open access 3pm to midnight
- staffed by support workers
The contract duration is expected to be 3 years with up to a 2-year extension option.
The indicative total contract value (over 5 years) against anticipated activity trajectories is expected to be approximately £13million.
The commissioner has published this Prior Information Notice to support pre-procurement engagement only at this stage.
The objective of this engagement is to help the commissioner finalise the financial model, service model and procurement strategy. Providers are invited to attend a virtual market engagement event which will focus on the service specification/requirements, financial model and an overview of the procurement process. The event is scheduled for 11th July 2023 at 10am. Providers will also be invited to schedule 1:1 meetings with the commissioner following this event to further discuss financial model, service model and procurement strategy. Further event details will be communicated to registered providers.
Providers are asked to complete a short questionnaire as part of the registration process.
Please note, this PIN relates to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto (Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner(s) and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services (also known as the "Light Touch Regime"). The Commissioner does not bind itself to commencing or running any public procurement procedure further to, or as a result of, this market engagement. Any subsequent procurement, if undertaken, will be commenced byway of a separate call for competition via a relevant notice published in Find a Tender. Any and all information/documents are draft and subject to change.
two.2.14) Additional information
To register to attend the event and access further details please go to the following
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, register on the system as appropriate and
access project reference 'Quote/tender C187646 - Safe Haven and Crisis Houses (Kent & Medway) - Market
Engagement'
Please register by 5pm 6th July 2023
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
24 August 2023
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