Planning

Market Engagement for Provision of Special Needs School Therapies Services in Wandsworth on behalf of NHS South West London Integrated Care Board

  • NHS South West London Integrated Care Board

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-027809

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-040264

Published 20 September 2023, 3:35pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board

on behalf of NHS South West London ICB

London

SW19 1RH

Contact

Simon Robison

Email

simon.robison@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI - London

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.southwestlondon.icb.nhs.uk/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/17501802

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

Market Engagement for Provision of Special Needs School Therapies Services in Wandsworth on behalf of NHS South West London Integrated Care Board

Reference number

Market Engagement for Provision of Special Needs School Therapies Services (SAP Ariba Doc1633119195)

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (SWL ICB) is currently developing their service specifications and contracting process for the Provision of Special Needs School Therapies Services within the London Borough of Wandsworth.

The SWL ICB is seeking to appoint a provider/s of therapy services to Wandsworth children and young people attending Special Needs schools who require occupational therapy, physiotherapy or speech and language therapy within specified Service Level Agreements. Provision for children attending Special Needs who do not have a Wandsworth GP will be provided only where prior agreement has been made with Wandsworth Locality to do so, unless they are from SW London ICB area then the provision is extended to them.

This market engagement exercise seeks the views and opinions of those organisations that may be interested in delivering the Services.

The scope of this market engagement relates to the ICB's intention to establish a contract for up to 3 years (plus an option to extend by up to a further 24 months) with an indicative contract value of £1,759,593 per annum the services cover 4 Special Schools in total and greater detail is provided within the draft service specification.

This exercise and any subsequent responses are in no way legally binding on any party.

Participation in the engagement exercise is not a mandatory requirement for participating in any potential future procurement; however, responses received will assist to inform the Contracting Authority as to the level of interest from the market and will be used to evidence a decision as to whether or not to undertake a competitive procurement.

The Market Engagement Questionnaire and current Service Specifications can be downloaded from SAP Ariba Portal at the below link:

https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/17501802

Please return your completed MEQ through the Portal no later than 4pm on 11th October 2023

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 80340000 - Special education services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Please review the draft Service Specification available within the SAP Ariba e-tendering system (link provided below) for overview of scope of services.

https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/17501802

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

15 November 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