--- title: "Independent Investigations" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5dd7355b-dd55-4c82-a3f5-8a5cd7b531f0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5dd7355b-dd55-4c82-a3f5-8a5cd7b531f0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5dd7355b-dd55-4c82-a3f5-8a5cd7b531f0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5dd7355b-dd55-4c82-a3f5-8a5cd7b531f0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "EAST OF ENGLAND NHS COLLABORATIVE HUB" published: "2019-03-21" --- # Independent Investigations Buyer: EAST OF ENGLAND NHS COLLABORATIVE HUB Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5dd7355b-dd55-4c82-a3f5-8a5cd7b531f0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5dd7355b-dd55-4c82-a3f5-8a5cd7b531f0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5dd7355b-dd55-4c82-a3f5-8a5cd7b531f0.json) ## Summary NHS England, through the East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub, is conducting a market engagement process for "Independent Investigations" to assess the capabilities of potential providers. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is currently in the Planning stage. The current framework for these investigations is set to expire in October 2019, and the market engagement consultation will run from 5th December 2018 until 25th January 2019. Interested parties are invited to express their interest and provide input by the deadline of midday on the 25th of January. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses experienced in conducting independent investigations, particularly those with expertise in mental health care and complex multi-agency scenarios. Companies that can demonstrate a proven track record in addressing serious healthcare incidents and maintaining objectivity in sensitive investigations will be well-positioned to compete for the future Framework Agreement, which may include a two-year term with options for extensions. Engaging in this process will allow businesses to contribute to vital public safety improvements while potentially expanding their operational portfolio within the healthcare sector. ## Notice NHS England wishes to undertake a Market Engagement Consultation exercise with suitably qualified and experienced organisations, and interested stakeholders, in advance of a formal tendering process for Independent Investigations to a Framework opportunity. NHS England is opening a consultation opportunity from Tuesday 5th December to Friday 25th January 2019 during which we would like to in the first instance receive expressions of interest and secondly to talk to the market to ascertain the capabilities and capacity you can bring to the requirement to deliver Independent Investigations for predominately mental health care related homicides and other serious healthcare incident events in England. The current Framework is due to expire in October 2019. NHS England are conducting this market assessment of providers prior to a formal tender to be issued in 2019. This Standard Operating Model has been developed by NHS England's regional teams with contributions from a wide range of stakeholders including Patient Safety Leads, NHS England Regional Leads, Area Team Directors of Nursing, Families and Carer's. The regional investigations team commission an independent investigation of mental health care related homicides when a homicide has been committed by a person who is, or has been, subject to a care programme approach, or is under the care of specialist mental health services, in the past 6 months prior to the event. Investigations carried out under the new Framework will be for homicides committed by those in receipt of mental health care and other serious healthcare incident events. These incidents often require complex, multi-agency investigations involving internal and external stakeholders across geographical and organisational boundaries. Regions are London Midlands and East North South A new structure of 7 regions with combined NHS England and NHS Improvement is due to be implemented in April 2019 A suitable qualified and experienced independent investigator will ensure that mental health care related, and other, homicides are investigated in such a way that lessons can be learned effectively to prevent recurrence; Overview of high level requirements are: - independent investigators will provide insight into the wider commissioning system and configuration of services that may have contributed to the incident in question; - Facilitate further examination of the care and treatment of patients in the wider context and establish whether or not an incident could have been predicted, or prevented, and if any lessons can be learned for the future to reduce the chances of recurrence; - Provide additional objectivity required due to the significant impact of these events on the victim's family and carers, plus the wider public concern that can arise following such an event; - Ensure families (to include friends, next-of-kin and extended families) of both the deceased and the perpetrator are fully involved. Families should be at the centre of the Additional information: Families should be at the centre of the process and have appropriate input into investigations; The contract awarded as a result of a future procurement will be a Framework Agreement for two years with two further 12 month extensions. The call down of providers from the framework is likely to be from either mini competition with an option to direct award. NHS England reserve the right to conduct further information gathering and may run a market event and one to one market sounding sessions to help develop the new Framework model. Please see the attached documents for further information, starting with the "Overview" document. Please email responses to this consultation to Stephen Evans Procurement Specialist The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub by 12.00 noon on Friday 25th January 2019. The information you supply will be treated in the strictest confidence. It will not be made available to future potential bidders for the new service in the event of a tendering process taking place. This is in line with Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act i.e. a qualified exemption in relation to 'Commercial Interests ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/439663cb-f705-4966-9120-6b3c526ebe8b | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Mar 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 25 Jan 2019 | | 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 | EAST OF ENGLAND NHS COLLABORATIVE HUB | | Locality | CAMBRIDGE | | Post town | Cambridge | | Postcode | CB21 5XB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | South Cambridgeshire | | Electoral ward | Fen Ditton & Fulbourn | | Westminster constituency | South Cambridgeshire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 21 Mar 2019 at 10:28 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/439663cb-f705-4966-9120-6b3c526ebe8b - 5 Dec 2018 at 10:23 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/439663cb-f705-4966-9120-6b3c526ebe8b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/439663cb-f705-4966-9120-6b3c526ebe8b 21st March 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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