Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2018-02-09
Buyer: NHS West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services

Technical requirements: West Suffolk CCG have been reviewing pain services in the context of the wider Health and Care Review for a number of years which has culminated in a vision for integrated pain services. Within West Suffolk, local providers have formed an Alliance to deliver acute, community and primary care.
The CCG believes the vision for integrated pain services would be best delivered through this Alliance as they are uniquely placed to truly integrate services, secure the identified needs of the population, improve quality and efficiency of services, realise seamless service provision across the pathway and increase service sustainability. To achieve this vision, the intention is to deliver the services through the Alliance by delivery from 2 organisations working collaboratively under a single contract to deliver seamless community and acute care.
An Alliance is being formed within the system between the entities listed at II.2.14. Two (2) of the providers listed, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and Suffolk GP Federation currently deliver a wide range of pain management services, including a single point of referral; medical interventions; psychological support; holistic therapies; physiotherapy; inpatient pain management and patient education and support with a strong emphasis on self-care management through shared decision-making.
West Suffolk CCG is to begin a process to ascertain whether the existing two providers are uniquely placed and would be most capable of delivering vision of an ‘Integrated Pain Management Service’ through joint delivery of a single patient pathway, clinical governance and workforce management arrangements.
This process will assess whether West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust and Suffolk GP Federation are the most capable providers and therefore uniquely placed to deliver West Suffolk CCG’s vision and service specification. The services covered by the arrangement may change and expand as the partnerships develop through a contract of up to nine (9) years.
Provider members of the Alliance are: West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Suffolk County Council, Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust and Suffolk GP Federation. The CCGs will continue to engage with stakeholders as appropriate throughout the development of the Alliance. More information can be received from the contact listed at I.1.
The West Suffolk CCG is determining whether the named members of the Alliance are the most capable providers of pain management services to deliver the high level of integration required through to achieve the integrated vision. To satisfy the CCG of their ability the named members of the Alliance must demonstrate they are uniquely placed to deliver the level of integration across the pathway; experienced in multi-disciplinary integrated care and be capable of jointly managing all elements of the service. The purpose of this PIN is to invite interested providers to contact the CCG. This PIN is not commencing a procurement process; any future procurement activity in relation to the services that are the subject of this PIN may be the subject of a separate notice. The CCG are not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in this process. To express an interest email the named contact in this advert by 12:00 2.3.2018.