Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
1st Floor, Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
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
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Volunteer/Third Sector Framework for Clinical Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS England (NHSE) would like to invite all interested stakeholders to participate in an early market engagement exercise relating to a procurement of Volunteer/Third Sector Framework for Clinical Services.
NHSE is seeking market input to inform decisions regarding the procurement and for developing relevant documents in accordance with those decisions.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS England (NHSE) would like to invite all interested stakeholders to participate in an early market engagement exercise relating to a procurement of Volunteer/Third Sector Framework for Clinical Services.
NHSE is seeking market input to inform decisions regarding the procurement and for developing relevant documents in accordance with those decisions.
Before publishing a formal procurement opportunity, NHSE would like to invite interested providers/stakeholders to provide feedback on the draft specification and to understand the capability and capacity of the market to inform any procurement strategy going forward. Interested stakeholders are encouraged to complete the Request for Information (RFI) document supplied as part of this exercise.
To register your interest and access the RFI, which includes a draft specification this market engagement process is being managed by the Atamis system. Please go to the following link https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click on 'View our Live Opportunities'.
An expression of interest within this Market Engagement Exercise will not automatically entitle involvement in any future procurement exercise. This is purely market engagement; any subsequent procurement will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it is published.
The responses received during the market engagement exercise will not be considered in any future evaluation process as part a formal procurement process.
All responses will remain confidential; however, an anonymous summary of responses may be published for information.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
18 November 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