--- title: "Adults Community Services and / or Children's Community Services to NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-1a58957f-a638-4730-a3c8-4dde2792886d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1a58957f-a638-4730-a3c8-4dde2792886d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1a58957f-a638-4730-a3c8-4dde2792886d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1a58957f-a638-4730-a3c8-4dde2792886d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2023-06-21" --- # Adults Community Services and / or Children's Community Services to NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1a58957f-a638-4730-a3c8-4dde2792886d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1a58957f-a638-4730-a3c8-4dde2792886d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1a58957f-a638-4730-a3c8-4dde2792886d.json) ## Summary The NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit is planning a tender for Adults Community Services and / or Children's Community Services for the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board. The procurement stage is at the planning phase, with the engagement end date set for July 30, 2023. This tender presents opportunities for businesses in the community health services industry, particularly those focusing on starting well, living/aging well, and dying well services. The procurement process is being handled by the NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit. The tender involves the provision of community health services in the South West region of the UK. Interested parties have the chance to engage with the Commissioners through events scheduled for July 4 and August 1, 2023. This engagement advert is aimed at qualified providers to help shape the commissioning process under the Light Touch Regime, focusing on service needs across different life stages. ## Notice NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board ("BSW ICB"), and Bath and North East Somerset Council, Swindon Borough Council and Wiltshire Council (the "Local Authorities") are responsible for commissioning Health and Care Services including Public Health Services within their localities. References below to the "Commissioners" are to BSW ICB and the Local Authorities collectively. A Prior Information Notice was published in February 2023 (ref 004544-2023) advising that Commissioners were exploring their options on how to re-commission Adult and Children's Community Services across their respective localities. Services are currently purchased from a range of providers including primary care providers, community providers, acute trusts, VCSEs and private providers. In line with the BSW Care Model, Commissioners are considering the needs of the population throughout all life stages and especially within the following three groupings: * Starting Well o This area is seeking to provide children, young people, and families with support and care in the community, including Public Health Nursing, physical and emotional wellbeing, Community health and targeted support. * Living/Aging Well o Supporting self-care and prevention, proactive care and support, responding to urgent needs, rehabilitation and recovery from ill health and/or crisis * Dying Well o Palliative and end of life care in all settings, and bereavement support Commissioners are now undertaking further engagement. They are inviting providers to attend two Engagement event to take place from 9.30am on 4th July and a follow up event on 1st August 2023. The aim of these event will be to: * Explain the population outcomes we are seeking * Outline the characteristics of the services we believe are needed * Gather feedback from providers on our thinking * Further understand the interest there might be in providing such services * Gather information and insight to inform the next stages in our process Organisations who wish to attend are asked to complete the attached form to register for the event and email to scwcsu.whprocurement@nhs.net with the title "BSW MEE for Community Services" on or before 12:00 on 30th June to attend event 1 and/or event 2 and by 25th July for event 2 only. Registered interested parties will then be contacted by email with further information including venue details in due course. The venue is likely to be in or around Corsham, Wiltshire. This Engagement Advert is not a formal call for competition and does not signal the launch of any formal procurement process but is being issued by the Commissioners as they are seeking to engage with suitably qualified providers to help inform and shape the next steps of this commissioning process. Additional information: The services that are the subject of this notice ("services") fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and are therefore not subject to the full application of the Regulations. Any future procurement of the services will instead only be governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77 and the other elements of the Regulations that apply specifically to Light Touch Regime services. This notice signals the intention to conduct an information gathering exercise only. This notice does not constitute a call for competition in its own right. Publication of this notice and any responses to it does not commit the Authority or respondents to undertaking or participating in any future procurement process, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. The Authority will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this information exercise howsoever arising. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1f5a3ee7-82f3-42c7-9d56-622cc66370cc | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Jun 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Jul 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | CHIPPENHAM | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN15 1GG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire | | Local authority | Wiltshire | | Electoral ward | Chippenham Monkton | | Westminster constituency | Chippenham | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 21 Jun 2023 at 08:19 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1f5a3ee7-82f3-42c7-9d56-622cc66370cc - 21 Jun 2023 at 08:03 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1f5a3ee7-82f3-42c7-9d56-622cc66370cc - 20 Jun 2023 at 14:27 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1f5a3ee7-82f3-42c7-9d56-622cc66370cc ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1f5a3ee7-82f3-42c7-9d56-622cc66370cc 21st June 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/30e15ffb-aded-422b-8dd9-6ff049fdd1e6 Please download and complete the Market Engagement Attendee form and email scwcsu.whprocurement@nhs.net with the title "BSW MEE for Community Service". Your response is required on or before 12:00 on 30th June 2023 if you wish to attend the first of the two events. - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f5744afd-aa71-497c-ace8-720ea7092aa3 Organisations who wish to attend are asked to complete the attached form to register for the event and email to scwcsu.whprocurement@nhs.net with the title "BSW MEE for Community Service" - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/723b0ee7-4472-4b77-b1f8-4a4491589fff Organisations who wish to attend are asked to complete the attached form to register for the event and email to scwcsu.whprocurement@nhs.net with the title "BSW MEE for Community Services" on or before 12:00 on 30th June to attend event 1 and/or event 2 and by 25th July for event 2 only. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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