--- title: "NECS389 - Facilitating Patient and Public Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-62b04290-7ae2-45f0-a435-c546912a9455" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-62b04290-7ae2-45f0-a435-c546912a9455" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-62b04290-7ae2-45f0-a435-c546912a9455.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-62b04290-7ae2-45f0-a435-c546912a9455.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT" published: "2021-02-19" --- # NECS389 - Facilitating Patient and Public Engagement Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-62b04290-7ae2-45f0-a435-c546912a9455 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-62b04290-7ae2-45f0-a435-c546912a9455) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-62b04290-7ae2-45f0-a435-c546912a9455.json) ## Summary The North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is initiating a tender titled "NECS389 - Facilitating Patient and Public Engagement" under the planning stage. This opportunity, set within the community health services industry, aims to engage the local population in Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland to gather their insights on health care delivery. The engagement process is planned to encompass a minimum of eight activities and is designed to include seldom heard groups to ensure diverse perspectives are captured. The deadline for expressions of interest is 5th March 2021, and interested parties should note that the financial envelope for these services is approximately £5,000. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on community engagement, public health, and consultation services. Organisations with experience in delivering health-related community services and those skilled in engaging hard-to-reach populations would be particularly well-suited to compete. By participating in this process, businesses can establish valuable relationships with NHS Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group and enhance their profile within the public sector, ultimately fostering growth and potential future contracts. ## Notice North of England Commissioning Support (NECS), working for and on behalf of NHS Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group (the Contracting Authority and Commissioners) wish to alert the market to an exciting future service opportunity which will be shortly advertised and are at this stage seeking expressions of interest from any interested parties in order to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market in this respect.The Contracting Authority is seeking potential providers to invest in externally facilitated patient and public engagement activity on behalf of the CCG. It is proposed that the provider would inform the way in which the engagement activity is undertaken, adapting to meet social distancing arrangements and the needs of those they are engaging with. The CCG are looking to secure a single organisation to span the Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland local authority areas that can create and deliver a programme of engagement opportunities that enable all local people to have a voice and share their views on how we can develop and deliver services for our communities. The engagement activity will: * seek the views of local people over a minimum of 8 separate activities to influence and improve the way local health care is delivered; * ensure engagement involves seldom heard groups to ensure their views and experience of local health care are heard and understood; *share national and local health information in addition as well as CCG messages with local people through established networks using the most appropriate communication and engagement methods for different groups; *support the involvement of local people in the planning, development and commissioning of new and existing health services, working in collaboration with the CCG; *enable local people to provide feedback to the CCG to continually improve services and patient experience. The anticipated Financial Envelope for these services is PS5,000. It is important to note that this PIN is a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express an interest in order to receive any future tender opportunities relating to this service for this commissioner. It should be noted that this PIN invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this exercise only, and it is NOT a prequalification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. This expression of interest is an indication that individuals and organisations wish to receive future request for quotation documentation and will be invited to submit a competitive quotation, should a request for quotation process be follow as a result of the responses received to this EOI. On receipt of EOI's North of England Commissioning Support will issue a quotation process on behalf of NHS Tees CCG to those interested organisations. Additional information: NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this exercise and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access any details and express interest should they so wish to do so. It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should contact the eTendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810 Website: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73508e97-8380-4f94-95c3-204c10d8eb56 | | 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 | 19 Feb 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 5 Mar 2021 | | 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 | NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT | | Locality | STOCKTON-ON-TEES | | Post town | Cleveland | | Postcode | TS17 6BL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley | | ITL 3 | TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees | | Local authority | Stockton-on-Tees | | Electoral ward | Mandale & Victoria | | Westminster constituency | Middlesbrough and Thornaby East | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 19 Feb 2021 at 14:36 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73508e97-8380-4f94-95c3-204c10d8eb56 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/73508e97-8380-4f94-95c3-204c10d8eb56 19th February 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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