Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-07-02
Buyer: NHS England and Improvement South East
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 5670000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-08-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NHS England and NHS Improvement South East is seeking to commission Liaison and Diversion Services in Surrey.
The contract duration will be for 3 years, with an option to extend for a further 2 years, with a commencement date of 1.4.2020. The total contract value for the initial 3-year term is 3 402 000 GBP, giving a maximum possible contract value of 5 670 000 GBP exclusive of VAT, over 5 years if the full contract term is fulfilled.
Please note that site visits to custody suites are available for potential bidders on Tuesday 9.7.2019. If you wish to attend you must notify SCW procurement team via in-tend no later than Wednesday 3rd July. Further information is contained within the ITT document in in-tend.
This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the commissioners.
NHS England and NHS Improvement South East is seeking to commission liaison and diversion services in Surrey.
There are high numbers of people with mental health, learning disability, substance misuse and other psychosocial vulnerabilities who enter the youth and criminal justice systems, who could be dealt with in the community, or diverted from the justice pathway altogether, as well as requiring early identification should custodial sentences be applied.
The aim of the L&D Service is to provide early intervention for vulnerable people (adults, children and young people) as they come to the attention of the criminal justice system. The service will provide a prompt response to concerns raised by the police, youth offending teams, court staff or any other referral process (including self-referral), offering critical information to decision-makers in the justice system, in real time, when it comes to charging and sentencing. The service will also act as a point of referral and follow-up for service users, to ensure they can access, and are supported to attend, community treatment and rehabilitation appointments.
— improved access to healthcare and support services for vulnerable individuals and a reduction in health inequalities, prioritising female detained persons and those under the age of 18,
— diversion of individuals, where appropriate, out of the youth and criminal justice systems into health, social care, education and training, or other supportive services,
The service specification will expand on these outcomes, outlining what commissioners require of providers through the life of the contract
The annual contract value is 1 134 000 GBP and therefore the contract value for the initial 3 year term is 3 402 000 GBP, giving a maximum possible contract value of 5 670 000 GBP exclusive of VAT, over 5 years if the full contract term is fulfilled.
Interested providers will be able to search for the tender opportunity via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home or access it directly by the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/ProjectManage/991
In order to submit a bid, you will need to register on the e-procurement portal and 'express an interest' and then 'Opt-in' to complete all necessary questions as specified within the documents. Bidders are required to respond to the selection questionnaire and ITT questions directly within the system and attach any requested documents separately to the placeholders provided.
On registration, please include at least 2 contacts to allow for access to the portal in times of absence.
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘the Regulations’) which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the ‘Light Touch Regime’ contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).


Award value: 5670000