Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-11-08
Buyer: NHS West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Region: Suffolk
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 600000000 GBP

Technical requirements: Ipswich & East Suffolk CCG and West Suffolk CCG have been working on the Health and Care Review for a number of years which has culminated in a vision for integrated/accountable care organisations (ICO/ACO) being formed between health and social care providers (listed in II.2.4) within 2 systems (East and West Suffolk). To achieve the vision the CCGs believe true integration of services vertically and horizontally would best secure the identified needs of the population, improve quality and efficiency of services, realise seamless service provision across pathways and increase system sustainability. To achieve this vision community services would fall within the services provided by the ICO/ACO. The community services which are subject of this notice include a range of adult general and specialist community services, including Local Healthcare Teams, children's specialist services and equipment services.
The Integrated care organisations will function within two localities, Ipswich & East Suffolk and West Suffolk.
An ICO is being formed within each system between the entities listed at II.2.4. The providers listed currently deliver a wide range of services within the localities, including, acute, community, mental health, primary care and social care services. The CCGs have begun a process to ascertain whether the ICO would be most capable of delivering the vision of the Health and Care Review through integrating delivery of the listed community services with their own service provision. This process will assess whether the ICO are the most capable providers and therefore uniquely placed to deliver the specifications and vision derived from the Health and Care Review. The services covered by the arrangement may change and expand as the partnerships develop through a contract of up to ten (10) years.
Provider members of the ICOs 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 ICOs. More information can be received from the contact listed at I.1.
The CCGs are determining if the ICO are the most capable providers of community services to deliver the high level of integration required through the Health and Care Review. To satisfy the CCGs of their ability the ICO must demonstrate they are uniquely placed to deliver the level of integration across the pathways; willing to work with other statutory providers; experienced in multi-disciplinary integrated care; able to mobilise at pace by 1.10.2017; capable of financially holding and managing the scale of risk through a degree of income risk share. The purpose of this PIN is to invite interested providers to contact the CCGs. 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 CCGs 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 2.12.2016.


Award value: 600000000