--- title: "Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) Services - Watford General Hospital" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-cc7ef365-a6eb-4303-af8c-c0f1366b9e56" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cc7ef365-a6eb-4303-af8c-c0f1366b9e56" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cc7ef365-a6eb-4303-af8c-c0f1366b9e56.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cc7ef365-a6eb-4303-af8c-c0f1366b9e56.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES" published: "2019-06-05" --- # Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) Services - Watford General Hospital Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cc7ef365-a6eb-4303-af8c-c0f1366b9e56 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cc7ef365-a6eb-4303-af8c-c0f1366b9e56) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cc7ef365-a6eb-4303-af8c-c0f1366b9e56.json) ## Summary The NHS Shared Business Services is currently in the planning stage for the procurement of Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) Services at Watford General Hospital, categorised under health services. The aim is to identify experienced service providers who can establish a new UTC in collaboration with the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Key dates include an engagement end date set for 21st June 2019, with the procurement process expected to commence during the summer of 2019 and contract awards anticipated by autumn 2019. Successful implementation is aimed for full service provision by April 2020, benefiting from a partial mobilisation for winter preparations. This tender presents a significant opportunity for growth, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) within the healthcare sector. Providers specialising in urgent care and primary health services are particularly well-suited to participate. Engaging in this procurement will not only expand their service offerings but also allow them to collaborate closely with established NHS organisations to enhance healthcare delivery in the UK. ## Notice The West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust (Trust) and NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are inviting expressions of interest from suitably experienced and capable providers, to develop a new Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) Service to be co-located with the Emergency Department of the Watford General Hospital. This is an immediate opportunity to become a sub-contracted partner to the Trust, to bring primary care clinical capacity with a specialist focus on streaming and managing the urgent conditions normally presenting at the Emergency Department, as well as referrals from 111. The service model being developed between the Trust and the CCG will bring a working partnership involving a clinical workforce part provided by the Trust and part provided by the UTC provider. Current service development plans are for an engagement with interested providers to commence immediately following responses to this invitation, which will assist to inform the finalisation and validation of the service and commercial model. A procurement process is intended to commence this summer 2019 in order to award a contract to the new UTC provider by autumn 2019, enabling full service provision from April 2020, although early part-mobilisation would be advantageous to supplement winter planning capacity. Further details of the UTC service model are outlined within a draft Service Specification and Memorandum of Information (MOI). Your review and feedback of this information is invited. Responses received are likely to generate further direct engagement with interested parties. Additional information: TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST and to COMMENCE ENGAGEMENT with the CCG and Trust, you are invited to COMPLETE THE ATTACHED Market Engagement Questionnaire and return this by email to David_Brownlow@nhs.net ASAP The Questionnaire has two parts. Interested providers are asked to return as a minimum Part 1 by 12 noon, Friday 14th June 2019, marking the email subject "Watford General UTC - Market Engagement Response" Part 2 of the Questionnaire can be returned later (see further details within the Questionnaire) Whilst your response is not a pre-requisite of any future procurement opportunity, responses or lack of them will be used by the Trust and CCG as evidence as to what the most appropriate process might be to award a contract, including whether a competitive process should be used. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cef8672f-8eb4-42a0-bc3e-4915ec66cdbf | | 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 | 5 Jun 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 21 Jun 2019 | | 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 SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES | | Locality | SALFORD | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M50 2UW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West | | Local authority | Salford | | Electoral ward | Quays | | Westminster constituency | Salford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 5 Jun 2019 at 10:56 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cef8672f-8eb4-42a0-bc3e-4915ec66cdbf ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cef8672f-8eb4-42a0-bc3e-4915ec66cdbf 5th June 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/76756fb3-cadc-4483-ae72-0c8308f6694d MOI - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cdecf142-d34c-41a7-9a21-9312845cf60b Draft Specification - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f458fd90-fb19-4a4d-a541-bb280f960029 Market Engagement Questionnaire ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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