Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-05-24
Buyer: Arden & GEM CSU on behalf of NHS England (NHS Commissioning Board)
Country: UK
Region: EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services

Technical requirements: NHS England is intending to commission a provider(s) for a regional paediatric sexual assault service to be delivered across the East Midlands. The estimated value of this service is circa 900 000 GBP per annum.
NHS England is looking to commission a Regional Paediatric Sexual Assault Service (East Midlands) for a period of 3 years (with the option to extend for 2 years). Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit is leading the procurement process for this service on behalf of NHS England.
The service will be built around a programme of high quality, appropriate, convenient and responsive care. In summary the key requirements of this service are:
— Provision of a comprehensive paediatric sexual assault service covering both acute and non-acute cases for children and young people up to the age of 18, including full forensic examination and appropriate care;
— Full utilisation of a multidisciplinary workforce to deliver a comprehensive combined clinical and forensic service;
— The service model provides scheduled non-acute clinics and an acute response which includes a measured and appropriate approach to managing out of hours cases;
— Robust governance arrangements underpin service delivery including strong clinical leadership, peer support and supervision along with appropriate and ongoing training.
NHS England is seeking expressions of interest from providers who may be interested in tendering for the service. Expressions of interest will be welcomed from individual organisations, partnerships or consortia. A market engagement event will take place in Derby on the 6.7.2016 (venue to be confirmed) in order to allow providers to receive further information and network with other potential providers for this service.
If you are interested in being included on the list of attendees for this market engagement event, places are strictly limited and therefore reservations are limited to no more than 2 persons per organisation. Please register on Bravo and follow the instructions for completing the ‘PQQ’ relating to this notice. This is not a PQQ, we are using this functionality within the Arden & GEM Bravo procurement portal to communicate with interested parties. This is purely an exercise to register your interest in this market place event. Any subsequent procurement(s) will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the relevant procurement advertisement as and when published.
An expression of interest in this market event will not automatically entitle involvement in any future procurement exercise. Any procurement(s) conducted as a result of this event will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it may be published.
Suppliers Instructions: How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save' when complete — You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure); 2. Express an Interest in the Tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content — Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box; 3. Responding to the Tender — Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk. Note this "PQQ" is to facilitate registering your attendance of the market engagement event.