--- title: "NHS England Increasing Capacity Framework Agreement - Refresh" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b5ff55a3-49e9-4e44-83e7-9853836d4f35" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b5ff55a3-49e9-4e44-83e7-9853836d4f35" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b5ff55a3-49e9-4e44-83e7-9853836d4f35.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b5ff55a3-49e9-4e44-83e7-9853836d4f35.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2022-05-13" --- # NHS England Increasing Capacity Framework Agreement - Refresh Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b5ff55a3-49e9-4e44-83e7-9853836d4f35 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b5ff55a3-49e9-4e44-83e7-9853836d4f35) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b5ff55a3-49e9-4e44-83e7-9853836d4f35.json) ## Summary NHS England is seeking to refresh its Increasing Capacity Framework Agreement for clinical services, with a tender currently in progress. This procurement is spearheaded by the NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit, covering the health services industry in the United Kingdom. The tender process commenced on 13 May 2022 and will conclude at 14:30 on 6 June 2022. Successful providers will be granted contracts commencing from 1 August 2022 and lasting until 20 November 2024. Interested parties can expect to deliver NHS inpatient and day case services, including diagnostic services, aligned with local healthcare demands. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for healthcare service providers, including small to medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations equipped to deliver the specified NHS services. By joining this framework, successful bidders will have the potential to secure contracts across various Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and NHS Trusts, facilitating a robust business avenue within the public healthcare sector. Those capable of immediate service provision starting from August 2022 will be particularly well positioned to compete effectively in this procurement process. ## Notice In 2020 the National Health Service Commissioning Board (which uses the operational name "NHS England") established a framework for clinical services titled the Increasing Capacity Framework ("ICF") under the light touch regime and entered into a framework agreement with each provider appointed to the ICF. NHS England is inviting additional providers to apply to join the ICF. Under the framework agreement, NHS England is acting for itself and Clinical Commissioning Groups ("CCGs"), NHS Trusts and NHS Foundation Trusts and each of their successors (including but not limited to Integrated Care Boards ("ICBs")) for the purpose of this procurement (each a "Contracting Authority" and together the "Contracting Authorities") and will award contracts or sub-contracts for a range of clinical services (the "Framework Agreement"). The clinical services under the Framework Agreement will comprise: a) NHS inpatient & day case services (including full supporting pathology and imaging) and urgent elective care and cancer treatment in line with nationally set criteria; b) NHS Diagnostic Services.(the "Services") The objective of the Framework Agreement is to support the Contracting Authorities ability to increase capacity by purchasing additional activity from providers of required services. It is for Contracting Authorities to determine which specialties they wish to purchase based on local need. The intention is that a Framework Agreement will be entered into by NHS England on behalf of all Contracting Authorities with each provider assessed as capable through this procurement process (a "Provider"). The term of each Framework Agreement awarded pursuant to this ITT will be circa August 2022 until 20 November 2024. There will not be an option to extend. Providers must be able to ensure their ability to begin Service provision from August 2022, if required by any Contracting Authority. Once the Framework Agreement has been set up, contracts in the form of the NHS Standard Contract or Sub-Contract may be placed by a Contracting Authority with any provider holding a Framework Agreement covering the relevant Services required by that Contracting Authority in accordance with the call-off procedure. It is the intention that in accordance with the Framework Agreement, each Contracting Authority, may enter into a separate NHS Standard Contract or Sub-Contract with any Provider, for all or any of the Services. The Services in scope of this procurement process are healthcare services which fall under "social and other specific services" under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR"). The Contracting Authorities are therefore only bound by the parts of the PCR that specifically apply to social and other specific services. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/709786e1-84be-488a-bc5e-bce1246d9f2a | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 May 2022 | | Submission deadline | 6 Jun 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2022 - 20 Nov 2024 | | 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 | Active | | 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 | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS2 7UE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 13 May 2022 at 18:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/709786e1-84be-488a-bc5e-bce1246d9f2a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/709786e1-84be-488a-bc5e-bce1246d9f2a 13th May 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK This Procurement is on behalf of the NHS, namely NHS England, all CCGs, NHS Trusts, NHS Foundation Trusts and each of their successor bodies. - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205 To access the ITT, please go to the following link https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK and then "Quote/tender 47058 - NHSE ICF (Refresh) - NHS England Increasing Capacity Framework (Refresh)". ## Notice URLs - https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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