Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board
Pen Lloyd Building, County Hall, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8TB
Contact
Julia Summers
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF - East Midlands (England)
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Buyer's address
https://leicesterleicestershireandrutland.icb.nhs.uk/
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 the above-mentioned address
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 Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board All Age Community Self-Harm Service Market Engagement
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Procurement Unit are issuing this Prior Information Notice on behalf of NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (ICB) who are seeking initial engagement and feedback from the market to establish potential interest to deliver the future provision of All Age Community Self-Harm Services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
The notice has been issued subject to the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) regulations 2023 for the Procurement of Healthcare Services, to establish market interest in the services here described.
The ICB has not made any decisions with regards to which PSR process to follow in accordance with PSR at this time, and is looking for responses that may guide their decision making in this regard for the future.
Potentially interested parties are invited to respond to the questions within Atamis project C290253 to express an interest and to give feedback on the specification enclosed with this Early Supplier Involvement advertisement. Full details of the service are set out in the Specification within Annex 2.
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
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
Main site or place of performance
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) are driving forward the development of targeted early intervention services for self-harm and the associated behaviours to prevent escalation to high acuity services and crisis situations.
The community self-harm service will provide an all-age service (online and face to face) for self-harm increasing capacity and expertise in the local community to support:
• People that self-harm providing a variety of needs-led support including, stabilisation (emotional support, peer to peer model or equivalent), 1:1 face to face therapeutic sessions that are evidence-based and led by a qualified therapist in an accessible location within LLR (in agreement with commissioners to target place based hotspots), group sessions (face to face and digital), digital support which may be text support, an app, video calls and self-help resources on a dedicated website.
• People in crisis who have self-harmed providing drop-in clinics, phone support, onward referrals to keep people in crisis safe.
• Those caring for or affected by individuals who self-harm who may need support in understanding self-harm and how to help or may be struggling with their mental health as a result.
• Those individuals who need signposting and / or onward referrals working with other LLR partners and providers to ensure smooth transition.
• A method of support whilst waiting for assessment and treatment, with an action plan to triage those at most risk on the waitlist.
two.2.14) Additional information
At this stage this is an engagement exercise. This engagement exercise will be operated via electronic means using the internet. Details will be made available via documentation and information released on the Atamis portal.
To express interest, please register via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Atamis Reference: C290253.
Should providers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
Providers are requested to answer the questions within the requirement section when registering interest (via https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ref C290253) by 12:00 hours on Wednesday 26th June 2024.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 August 2024
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: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Provider Selection Regime
The ICB are aware of their transparency obligations under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Please note for those providers expressing interest for these services, this does not guarantee that they will not be required to register for any future provider selection process, and they should not rely on their response to this Expressions of Interest notice as confirmation that the ICB will proceed further. Furthermore, although the ICB is conducting this market engagement exercise, it is under no obligation to take up any suggestions from providers.
All details provided by the ICB are in draft format, the ICB reserves the right to change/amend any aspect of the requirement prior to any potential future procurement exercise.
This notice is issued subject to Provider Selection Regime regulations. Please note that any subsequent contract ultimately emanating from this notice will be subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 will not apply to any future award.
Transparency
The contracting authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR. In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the contracting authority. Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. Further information on transparency can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement- and-contracting-transparency-requirements-guidance