Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2017-11-09
Buyer: North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services

Technical requirements: North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (The CCG) is challenged financially, and by the demographics of a growing elderly population within an urgent care system which is currently fragmented, difficult for patients to navigate, open to duplication and facing increasing demand.
The CCG has made the decision that working with an Alliance of providers will be the best solution to provide an affordable, sustainable and fully integrated Urgent Treatment Service to support the developing Primary Care hubs in North East Essex.
Commissioners and providers will work collaboratively to ensure delivery of the Alliance objectives and the standards and outcomes of the Urgent treatment Service. The Alliance will be underpinned by an overarching Alliance agreement, which the partners will agree, to align clinical and financial drivers. The Alliance Contract is intended to run for 7 years commencing on the 1.4.2019.There is an option to extend the contract for 24 months.
An advert commencing Market Engagement was published by the CCG on the Contracts Finder website in early August 2017, and engagement with the market has been fully underway since then. The CCG intends to work with existing providers of the integral elements of the new model, as well as other supporting partners. The CCG believes that the existing providers and supporting partners are uniquely placed to deliver the specifications and vision of the National, Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STP) and CCG urgent care strategies.
The purpose of this PIN is to invite interested providers who are willing to make the commitment to collaboration in an alliance way of working, and who believe they have the necessary experience in multi-disciplinary integrated care; willing to work with other statutory providers; willing to work with the current providers and capable of financially holding and managing the scale of risk through a degree of income risk share to express an interest by completing and uploading an expression of interest form by the submission deadline.
This PIN is not commencing a competitive process, but does not exclude new entrants to the Alliance or the possibility of future procurement. The CCG is not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in this process.
In accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the services covered by the arrangement may change and expand as the partnerships develop through an Alliance agreement. Examples of areas that could be considered by the Alliance for future delivery include further A & E activity, GP streamer, and Primary Care local enhanced service for extended access.
The CCG will continue to engage with stakeholders as appropriate throughout the development of the Alliance. The CCG's full Alliance Vision and Principles document, Service Specification and Minutes of the aforementioned market engagements can be accessed at:
https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html. More information can also be received from the contact listed at I.1. A full Extended Hours Specification will also be made available, based on the 7 core access standards as included within the Urgent Treatment Service specification.
The total funding for year one of the contract is 6 480 000 GBP which includes two elements: 4 330 000 GBP for services in scope of the Alliance, including CQUIN and funding for GP Extended Hours at a rate of £6 per weighted head of population to be ring-fenced for use by General Practice,
An advert commencing Market Engagement was published by the CCG on the Contracts Finder website in August 2017, and engagement has been on-going since then. The next Market Engagement event will take place on 22.11.2017, from 13:30 at Aspen House, Stephenson Road, Severalls Business Park, Colchester, CO4 9QR. Please email Charles.kirabo@attain,co.uk by 12 noon on 21st November if you wish to attend.