--- title: "Provision of an Integrated Mental Health Service for Surrey Prisons for NHS England (NHSE)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5f026978-1b21-4df9-a5c0-55ff5f123240" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5f026978-1b21-4df9-a5c0-55ff5f123240" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5f026978-1b21-4df9-a5c0-55ff5f123240.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5f026978-1b21-4df9-a5c0-55ff5f123240.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SOUTH WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT" published: "2019-07-10" --- # Provision of an Integrated Mental Health Service for Surrey Prisons for NHS England (NHSE) Buyer: NHS SOUTH WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5f026978-1b21-4df9-a5c0-55ff5f123240 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5f026978-1b21-4df9-a5c0-55ff5f123240) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5f026978-1b21-4df9-a5c0-55ff5f123240.json) ## Summary The procurement process is initiated by NHS South West Commissioning Support for the title "Provision of an Integrated Mental Health Service for Surrey Prisons for NHS England (NHSE)." This tender falls under the health and social work services industry category and is located in the South East of England. Currently, it is at the planning stage, with a key milestone being the engagement end date set for 31st July 2019. Interested parties are invited to express their interest, with the potential for a competitive process based on the Open procedure following this planning phase. The maximum budget allocated for this two-year service contract is £6,012,000, and the services are expected to commence on 1st April 2020. Providers will need to mobilise within two months of this date. This tender presents significant opportunities for qualified providers specialising in mental health services, particularly those with experience in delivering integrated and trauma-informed care. Businesses that focus on psychological support, substance misuse treatment, and tailored health services for vulnerable populations, such as prisoners, would be well-suited to compete. Given the potential for changes in government policy regarding prison healthcare, bidders should be prepared to demonstrate flexibility and an ability to adapt to evolving requirements throughout the contract period. ## Notice NHS England South East (The Commissioner"), is requesting Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified providers with a view to exploring service provision options for an Integrated Mental Health Service for Surrey Prisons to; HMP Send, HMP Downview, HMP Coldingley HMP High Down. This PIN as a call for competition is initially published as a notice for expressions only. The Commissioner may then choose to proceed directly to a procurement process with parties who have responded to the notice and there shall be no further notice published. Any competitive process will be based on the Open procedure, subject to the qualification in this notice. Publication of this notice does not commit NHS England to a future procurement. NHS England will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise. Please note that TUPE may apply to this contract. Any resulting contract will be for a maximum of 2 years, as the Commissioner is in the process of considering options for the wider service provision for these establishments. Services are planned to commence on 1st April 2020. Due to contract commencement on 1st April 2020 providers will be expected to mobilise within a two month period. The Commissioner has a total maximum budget available of PS6,012,000 for the two year period. The Commissioner will be using the most recently published, long form NHS Standard Contract for the provision of the Healthcare Service(s). The service provider will provide a recovery focused, trauma informed integrated mental health service. This service will provide psychologically informed, evidence based specialist support for all those assessed as requiring interventions to address mental health, personality disorder, and support for individuals with learning disabilities. The service will work closely with the substance misuse treatment provider and others where dual diagnosis is identified and with primary care and others where co-morbid physical or social care needs are present, and will utilise a "stepped care" model as appropriate. The service will be available to all prisoners within the establishment(s). The service must meet the unique needs of each establishment and take into account the needs of the population within that establishment. Bidders must be aware that, although this commissioning process is undertaken in good faith, potential government policy changes could enact changes to prison healthcare provision. Bidders/providers must be prepared to work with commissioners to implement any nationally mandated directives, whether during the commissioning process or ensuing contract. This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of NHS England South (South East). Additional information: Interested providers will be able to search for the opportunity via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home or access it directly by the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/ProjectManage/1002 In order to 'express an interest' please register on the e-procurement portal and 'express an interest' and then 'Opt-in' and complete the questionnaire. Once the 'expressions of interest' period has closed the Commissioner will review the Commissioning process for this potential opportunity. On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the portal in times of absence. The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77). The process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services. Neither any inclusion of a Bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority ("Open", "Restricted", "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation", "Competitive Dialogue" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations. The Contracting Authority intends to voluntarily observe the award decision notices provisions and 10 day standstill period described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations. Unsuccessful Bidders will receive scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the Bidder/application was unsuccessful. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/defcbbc8-1006-4950-b28f-c3a756914498 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | 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 | 10 Jul 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Jul 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 | NHS SOUTH WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS1 3NX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of | | Local authority | Bristol, City of | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Bristol Central | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 75231230 - Prison services - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 10 Jul 2019 at 10:07 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/defcbbc8-1006-4950-b28f-c3a756914498 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/defcbbc8-1006-4950-b28f-c3a756914498 10th July 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/46ebe7c5-daee-43ae-a174-cf70a0902647 Provider Sounding Questionnaire - To be returned through the In-Tend System - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/ProjectManage/1002 Sounding Questionnaire In-Tend Page - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home In-Tend System Login Page ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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