Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2020-02-13
Buyer: NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services | 85141220 | 85312310

Technical requirements: NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group acting as lead commissioner across 4 counties in the East Midlands: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire.
Expressions of Interest for Integrated Urgent Care Services including the Provision of NHS 111 Services
NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (DDCCG) who are leading a procurement project (the Project) across 4 counties in the East Midlands: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland (LLR), Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire are inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced providers capable of delivering a range of aspects of Integrated Urgent Care (IUC).
The aim of the project is to commission IUC Services (inclusive of an NHS 111 telephony service) as specified by participating commissioners and directed by national guidance. Two NHS England national policies integral to the project are the NHS long term plan and the IUC Service specification which can be found at the following URLs:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Integrated-Urgent-Care-Service-Specification.pdf
The procurement will include 3 aspects of IUC however not all aspects will be procured in all counties. The following information shows the IUC areas and the geography they may be procured over:
2) Clinical assessment services — Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland (LLR), Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire;
Services would be expected to commence on the 1.10.2021 and the provider(s) would be given a 6-month mobilisation period.
— commission high quality, safe and effective services that meet the urgent care needs of the specified populations,
— digitally enabled technologies that support patients in a more convenient and cost effective manner.
In terms of the clinical assessment services these will vary on a per county basis as to what is included. Some of the possible elements are listed as follows:
— to gauge the level of interest from the market of capable providers with capacity across the region to deliver the services illustrated above.
If you wish to express an interest please register on the EU supply portal https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp The reference for this opportunity is tender ID 38947.
Once registered please complete the questions in the qualification envelope which asks providers to give details about your organisation's name and postal address, email address, contact name and number along with your capability and experience of delivering similar services to those summarised above.
Following review of the feedback from the questionnaire a decision will be made on whether to hold an engagement event later in the year to offer an overview of the commissioners intentions regarding any future opportunities, facilitate networking opportunities between all interested parties, help refine the commissioning approach and inform the development of the service specification. If an event is to be held it will most likely be in the week commencing 4.5.2020.