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title: "Prior Information Notice for Inpatient Services for Midlands and East of England - 7 LOTS"
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# Prior Information Notice for Inpatient Services for Midlands and East of England - 7 LOTS

Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-77f38c5e-52d6-44bf-9bf5-e110bfed599b

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## Summary

The procurement process is being led by NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit, focusing on a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for Inpatient Services aimed at the Midlands and East of England, encompassing seven lots. This process falls within the planning stage, with a contract period scheduled to commence on 2nd September 2018 and conclude on 31st March 2021. Interested organisations are invited to express their interest by engaging with the Bravo e-Tendering portal by 20th December 2017 at 5pm, ensuring compliance with the registration and questionnaire submission requirements.

This tender opportunity presents a significant scope for growth in the health and social care services sector, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs). Providers specialising in mental health services, particularly Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), will be well-suited to compete for this contract. The lots target various service provisions across different regions, including specific needs for eating disorder services and units for adolescents with learning disabilities, catering to a vital area of community health services that is currently underdeveloped.

## Notice

NHS Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS England will be inviting suitably qualified organisations to express interest in delivering CAMHS Inpatient Services for Midlands and East of England: In East Midlands: - LOT 1 Eating Disorder (12 beds) - East Midlands (North) - LOT 2 Eating Disorder (8 beds) - East Midlands (South) - LOT 3 PICU services (8 beds) - East Midlands In West Midlands: - LOT 4 Low Secure (8 beds) - West Midlands - LOT 5 PICU (8 beds) - West Midlands In East of England: - LOT 6 General Adolescent Unit (9 beds) - East of England with flexibility to meet the full specification for young people with eating disorders within the unit Across Midlands and East of England: - LOT 7 General Adolescent Unit for Young People with a Learning Disability (9 beds) - resource for the whole of Midlands and East. If you wish to express interest please: a) Register on https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk. The Bravo project reference number is project_901 - CAMHS Inpatient Service for Midlands and East of England b) Complete and submit the questionnaire pqq_448 - Inpatient Services for Midlands and East of England - 7 LOTS QUESTIONNAIRE by no later than 20 December 2017 at 5pm. More information about the services can be found on https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/npc-crg/group-c/c03/ the specifications are currently under review and providers will be expected to flex their services to meet any changing data and services requirements. There is an urgency to develop these services where there is either very little or no provision and in order to support the reconfiguration of bed capacity nationally and therefore this will be an important factor for decision making. For any support in registering or submitting your questionnaire please contact the eTendering Help-desk at 0800-011-2470 or help@bravosolution.co.uk. Participants can also contact Neli.Garbuzanova@ardengemcsu.nhs.uk for further information or clarifications. Where to find further information regarding this procurement? The procurement relating to this PIN notice will be advertised on Contracts Finder (https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search ) and administered/conducted via the Arden & GEM CSU's e-Tendering portal known as Bravo solutions (https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk). Full details regarding this procurement opportunity will be available there. For more information and copy of the OJEU PIN please refer to the "Attachments" section.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b81a01b9-4e99-4bcd-a0c5-2974784aa966 |
| Notice type | Planned Procurement 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 | 27 Nov 2017 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 20 Dec 2017 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2018 - 31 Mar 2021 |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | DERBY |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE1 3QT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF11 Derby |
| Local authority | Derby |
| Electoral ward | Darley |
| Westminster constituency | Derby North |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 27 Nov 2017 at 09:40 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b81a01b9-4e99-4bcd-a0c5-2974784aa966
- 21 Nov 2017 at 07:08 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b81a01b9-4e99-4bcd-a0c5-2974784aa966

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b81a01b9-4e99-4bcd-a0c5-2974784aa966
  27th November 2017 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f683e794-0859-4671-b9e7-facbfac396bd
  OJEU PIN

## Notice URLs

- https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search
- https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/npc-crg/group-c/c03/

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