Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-06-04
Buyer: NHS England South (South Central) and (South West)
Country: UK
Region: SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 75231000 | 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 79750000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-07-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NHS England South (South Central) and (South West) — Integrated Healthcare Services for Dorset Prisons and IRC and Devon Prisons.
NHS England South (South Central) and (South West) are seeking to commission an outcome focused primary healthcare service, equivalent to that available to the local community, for prisons within the Dorset and Devon regions and also including an Immigration Removal Centre in Dorset. There are 2 separate regional lots to reflect this and providers may bid for 1 or both lots.
NHS England will commission a prime provider model (for each lot) for prison healthcare services in order to support integrated, patient centred care across the full range of service specialities required to manage the complex healthcare needs of those in the prison settings.
NHS England will hold a contract with the prime provider (for each lot), who in turn can directly provide care and/or subcontract care to other specialist providers. The prime provider will ensure that all services operating within the prison work in an integrated way delivering seamless care pathways.
NHS England requires provision of a comprehensive range of services in-house including physical health, mental health and substance misuse services. The successful Bidder will be expected to realise the opportunities to reduce health inequalities in minority groups such as BME Groups, those with a Learning Disability and Older Vulnerable Prisoners, by improving access with the best use of services and minimising inappropriate out of prison activity.
The Provider will be able to demonstrate the ability to provide management information from the system to ensure efficient access and where appropriate decommission services that are not required.
— HMP YOI Portland, a male YOI and Adult resettlement Category C prison with an Operational Capacity of 580;
— IRC The Verne — Immigration Referral centre, Immigration Referral centre — Male with an Operational Capacity of 580.
The expected service commencement date for the Dorset establishments will be 1.4.2017, with a value of 31 000 000 GBP over 5 years (EXcluding Escort and Bedwatch).
The expected service commencement date for the Devon prisons will also be 1.4.2017 with a value of 48 750 000 GBP over 5 years (INcluding Escort and Bedwatch).
Contract duration will be for 5 years (for both lots) and in-line with current NHS requirements, will be contracted using the following:
— A tri-partite (Apex) agreement if the prime provider is not eligible to directly sign the PDS contract TUPE will apply to the contract (both lots) CQUINS will apply.
Interested providers will be able to view the tender opportunity via the ‘current tenders’ list on in-tend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
Or you should be able to go directly to this particular tender opportunity by following the link below: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/ProjectManage/153
In order to access the tender documentation you will need to ‘express an interest’ and register on the system. Bidders are required to respond to Organisational and ITT questions directly within In-Tend and attach any requested documents separately to the place-holders provided.

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