--- title: "NHSE South East - Health Needs Assessments & Equality & Health Inequalities Impact Assessments for Prisons across the South East" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a2ba6416-ba9a-4de0-a7ce-feadd88bc2ef" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a2ba6416-ba9a-4de0-a7ce-feadd88bc2ef" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a2ba6416-ba9a-4de0-a7ce-feadd88bc2ef.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a2ba6416-ba9a-4de0-a7ce-feadd88bc2ef.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2023-05-31" --- # NHSE South East - Health Needs Assessments & Equality & Health Inequalities Impact Assessments for Prisons across the South East Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a2ba6416-ba9a-4de0-a7ce-feadd88bc2ef [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a2ba6416-ba9a-4de0-a7ce-feadd88bc2ef) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a2ba6416-ba9a-4de0-a7ce-feadd88bc2ef.json) ## Summary The NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit is inviting bids for a contract titled 'NHSE South East - Health Needs Assessments & Equality & Health Inequalities Impact Assessments for Prisons across the South East' within the Health and Social Work Services category. The procurement stage is a Tender, with the deadline set for July 17, 2023. The contract, valued at £684,000, is scheduled to start on October 1, 2023, and will run for 3 years. The contracting authority is NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit located in Horley, United Kingdom. This tender presents an opportunity for service providers to undertake Health & Social Care Needs Assessments and Equality and Health Inequalities Impact Assessments for prisons in the South East region. Small and medium-sized enterprises as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises are well-suited to compete. The process is being managed by the NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit, and interested providers can access bid documentation through the 'Health Family' e-procurement system. The procurement will be conducted in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. ## Notice NHS England (South East) (the Commissioner) invites bids from suitably qualified and experienced providers, to undertake a Health & Social Care Needs Assessment (HSCNA) and Equality and Health Inequalities Impact Assessment (EHIA) for the commissioning of Healthcare provision of Health and Justice related services. NHSE has published the HSCNAs and EHIAs in three batches, split into several lots to group Health and Justice services appropriately. This advert relates to Batch 3 only and is seeking suitable provider(s) to undertake HSCNAs and EHIAs for all prisons across the South East. This procurement has been split into four lots as follows: Lot 1: Thames Valley, including HMPs Huntercombe, Grendon, Springhill and Bullingdon Lot 2: Surrey, including HMPs Bronzefield, Coldingley, Downview, Send and Highdown Lot 3: Sussex, Hampshire & Isle of Wight, including HMPs Ford, Lewes, Winchester and Isle of Wight Lot 4: Kent, including HMPs Elmley, Standford Hill, Swaleside, East Sutton Park, Maidstone and Rochester A full HSCNA is required for all lots during year 1 of the contract, with refreshes undertaken in years 2 and 3. The contract is due to commence in October 2023, and the contract duration will be 3 years. The maximum contract value is PS684,000 for all lots over the contract term. HSCNA is a systematic method for reviewing the health issues facing a population, leading to agreed priorities and resource allocation that will improve health and reduce inequalities (NICE, 2005). HSCNAs play an important part in guiding an organisation in effectively balancing their efforts in achieving the goals and objectives specific to their strategic direction alongside the government policy and direction of the time. The EHIA will assess the equality of healthcare service delivery within a secure estate and identify which groups are disadvantaged as well providing actions to improve service delivery for those groups. This process is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. Additional information: Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page. If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid. The services are deemed to be subject to the full regime of current procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This contract will therefore be awarded in accordance with the provisions applicable in Section 5 (sub-section 7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contracting authority intends to observe the award decision notices provisions and 10 day standstill period described in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45477909-480c-4dae-8f5d-d606465da487 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | 17 Jul 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2023 - 30 Sep 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £684,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | 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 | HORLEY | | Post town | Redhill | | Postcode | RH6 7DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ26 East Surrey | | Local authority | Reigate and Banstead | | Electoral ward | Horley Central & South | | Westminster constituency | Dorking and Horley | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 31 May 2023 at 15:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45477909-480c-4dae-8f5d-d606465da487 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45477909-480c-4dae-8f5d-d606465da487 31st May 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/23b72c43-008d-4c0e-8652-05c6b4a4a11b Atamis Supplier Guidance - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/04336e13-ddf6-4630-a765-1c8a0b5c9e91 Developing Equality and Health Inequalities Impact Assessments (EHIAs) Guidance - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b6a417ec-6344-4bf0-90e8-22bc4d099d43 Additional Information ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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