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title: "Market Engagement Event - Derby City VCSE Workforce"
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# Market Engagement Event - Derby City VCSE Workforce

Buyer: NHS DERBY & DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c5985fd5-f360-4b54-a8ee-a80c4d33a585

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## Summary

The NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board is planning a Market Engagement Event for the Derby City VCSE Workforce service in the Health services category. This event aims to identify potential suppliers and is scheduled for 24th October 2023, to be conducted online via MS Teams. Interested parties must register by 12pm on 23rd October 2023. The event agenda includes an overview of the service model, procurement process, and a Q&A session. This initiative creates opportunities for SMEs and VCSE sector businesses based in the East Midlands, UK.

The procurement process for the Derby City VCSE Workforce service is currently in the planning stage with a focus on soft market testing to gather feedback for future contracting decisions. The initiative offers an insight into future business opportunities in the healthcare sector for organisations looking to provide mental health and wellbeing services in Derby. Businesses involved in community support, healthcare services, or peer support work are well-suited to engage in this tender and contribute to the Living Well model proposed by the Derby City collaborative network.

## Notice

** THIS ADVERT IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ** NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are seeking to procure the Derby City VCSE Workforce service. This notice intends to identify suppliers who would like to express an interest in providing these services and to invite all interested parties to attend a Market Engagement Event. This is a local approach to delivery of the Community Mental Health Framework. Derbyshire are in Year 3 of a 3-year programme to transform and co-produce locality based Multi-Disciplinary "Living Well" Teams (MDTs), with significant emphasis on a larger workforce to include peer support workers and wellbeing coaches, which would sit with the VCSE. Derby Wellbeing is part of the Living Well service model which builds on existing Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) to encompass a multi-agency team, consisting of colleagues from the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VSCE) sector, social care, health and the voice of lived experience. In Derby City this currently consists of Community Action Derby (CAD), Derby City Council and Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The successful bidder will also be responsible for the delivery of the local monthly collaborative, to drive the community and networking aspect of the Living Well model. The event details are as follows: Date: 24th October 2023 Venue: Online via MS Teams Time: 12:30pm for a maximum of 2 hours The Agenda will be: 1 - Welcome and Introductions 2 - Specification & Service Model 3 - Questions 4 - Procurement Process 5 - Questions 6 - Close If you wish to attend the event, please register on Atamis using the link below. Closer to the event you will receive a calendar invite detailing how to access the event and a link to MS Teams. Please note interest is limited to three persons per organisation. To register your interest in this event please visit project C216662 on Atamis: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please note the deadline for confirmation of attendance is 12pm on 23rd October 2023 after which the access details will then be shared. Soft Market Testing: Once registered, suppliers will also have the option to answer some questions which asks providers to give feedback about the proposed model and draft Service Specification which can be found in the attachments section of the project on Atamis. Please note, the deadline for providing this feedback is 12pm on 23rd October 2023. Bidders who have expressed an interest in this soft market testing exercise will have the opportunity to submit a separate response to the Contract Notice as applicable. Please note this is a market testing exercise and does not commit the ICB to carry out a procurement process. Current services will remain in place during this period in line with existing contracts and service level agreements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3802ee1a-fe45-48e5-888c-69eca27e75b3 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 12 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 23 Oct 2023 |
| 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 DERBY & DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| 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) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2023 at 13:52 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3802ee1a-fe45-48e5-888c-69eca27e75b3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3802ee1a-fe45-48e5-888c-69eca27e75b3
  12th October 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

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