Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-07-10
Buyer: NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services | 85323000
Estimated value: 1256207620 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-08-05

Technical requirements: NHS Devon CCG, NHS Kernow CCG and Plymouth City Council (the Commissioners) are launching a formal process to commission an Integrated Care Partnership (ICP), for the adults and older people services for the Western Locality of Devon.
The ICP will bring together Community Health, Adult Social Care, Acute, Mental Health and Learning Disability Services to be delivered in line with the Devon STP Blueprint for the Integrated Care Model. This is commissioned by NHS Devon CCG, NHS Kernow CCG and Plymouth City Council.
NHS Devon CCG (the commissioner) under delegated commissioning also seeks to commission Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) primary care services in Plymouth.
Following extensive design and consultation work, NHS Devon CCG, NHS Kernow CCG and Plymouth City Council (the Commissioners) are now launching a formal process in order to source an Integrated Care Partnership (ICP), for the delivery of Community Health, Adult Social Care, Mental and Learning Disability Services for Adults and Older People in the Western Locality of Devon.
In 2014, Plymouth’s Health and Well-being Board articulated a vision based around 3 pillars of integration:
— integrated commissioning: building on co-location and existing joint commissioning arrangements, the focus will be to establish a single commissioning function, the development of integrated commissioning strategies and the pooling of budgets,
— integrated health and care services: focus on developing an integrated provider function stretching across health and social care and providing the right care at the right time in the right place. An emphasis on those who would benefit most from person-centred care, such as intensive users of services and those who cross organisational boundaries,
— integrated system of health and well-being: a focus on developing joined-up population-based public health, and preventative and early intervention strategies. Built on an asset-based approach focusing on increasing capacity and assets of both people and place.
The intention of commissioners is to commission an integrated care partnership through one overarching contract with a single provider. Commissioners have agreed not to specify organisational form, which it is recognised could be a single organisation or prime provider model. Commissioners will however be expecting the integrated care partnership to have integrated governance arrangements, integrated executive and senior managements arrangements and a single workforce plan. It should also be noted that there is currently an intention, in year 2 of the contract for a number of smaller mental health contracts, currently held by the CCG, to novate to the integrated care partnership.
As a minimum, the provider(s) will be commissioned to be responsible for the delivery of the following:
Please refer to the strategic commissioning intentions for the Plymouth Health and Well-being system 2018-20 and the Integrated Care Model blueprint for further details. This is available at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
Any contract let as a result of this Notice will be for an initial period of 10 years, with options to extend the initial period by any period or periods up to a maximum of a further 5 years.
This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the commissioners.
The contract will be for a term of 10 years (the target commencement date is 1.7.2020). At the end of the 10 year term the commissioner will have options to extend the initial period by any period or periods up to a maximum of a further 5 years.
The commissioners reserve the right to modify the contract under Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts Regulations (2015).


Award value: 1256207620