--- title: "Community Services (Kent & Medway Region) - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d52c372c-fad8-41cb-8583-4db548c66675" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d52c372c-fad8-41cb-8583-4db548c66675" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d52c372c-fad8-41cb-8583-4db548c66675.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d52c372c-fad8-41cb-8583-4db548c66675.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT" published: "2023-05-12" --- # Community Services (Kent & Medway Region) - Market Engagement Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d52c372c-fad8-41cb-8583-4db548c66675 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d52c372c-fad8-41cb-8583-4db548c66675) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d52c372c-fad8-41cb-8583-4db548c66675.json) ## Summary The NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit is planning a market engagement for the provision of Community Services in the Kent & Medway region. The event, scheduled for the 11th May 2023 in Cathedral Lodge Canterbury, aims to shape the future of Community Services by discussing innovative models, workforce changes, and service demand over the next 10-15 years. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses interested in providing services within the health sector, particularly in the area of social and specific services. Small and voluntary sector enterprises are encouraged to participate in the market engagement event to contribute to the transformation of Community Services in the Kent & Medway region. ## Notice ***This advert is for market engagement only*** NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care board (KMICB) are planning a significant transformation of its model of care for the provision of its Community Services The commissioner has published this Prior Information Notice to support market engagement only at this stage. Providers are invited to attend an all day market engagement event on the 11th May 2023 to be held at Cathedral Lodge Canterbury. Further details relating to the venue and specific timing of the event will be communicated to registered providers. The objective of the market engagement event is to help shape and inform the transformation of our Community Services. The event will be a facilitated workshop for participants to discuss what our Community Service offer will need to be for the future, what innovative models are around the NHS, changes within the community workforce and potential demand for service over the next 10-15 years. The event will be aimed at delivering the following: - A sense of where we are now and where we want to be in the next five, ten and fifteen years - Ideas on the model of care for Community Services - Potential for integrations of pathways, shared workforce models and financial constraints. In order to register to attend the event, please follow the instructions provided later in this notice (Section II.2.14.1). Providers are asked to complete a short questionnaire as part of the registration process. Please note, this PIN relates to service within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto (Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner(s) and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services (also known as the "Light Touch Regime"). The commissioner does not bind itself to commencing or running any public procurement procedure further to, or as a result of, this market engagement. Any subsequent procurement, if undertaken, will be commenced by way of a separate call for competition via a relevant notice published in Find a Tender. Any and all information/documents that are made available to the market as part of this engagement exercise is draft and subject to change. All timeframes are indicative and also subject to change. To register to attend the market engagement event and access further details relating to the market engagement please go to the following link/address: "https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome" , register on the system as appropriate and access project reference C164928 'Community Services (Kent & Medway Region) - Market Engagement'. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cc1a5ca-576a-4ed7-9129-859c644ad8fb | | 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 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 5 May 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 ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT | | Locality | MAIDSTONE | | Post town | Rochester | | Postcode | ME15 6NB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent | | Local authority | Maidstone | | Electoral ward | High Street | | Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 12 May 2023 at 14:00 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cc1a5ca-576a-4ed7-9129-859c644ad8fb - 12 May 2023 at 13:41 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b19eb2a-c838-4089-b84d-b406bf858a44 - 20 Apr 2023 at 15:01 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c18bd63-6f80-4f51-b00c-3df0b9b655ba ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cc1a5ca-576a-4ed7-9129-859c644ad8fb 12th May 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b19eb2a-c838-4089-b84d-b406bf858a44 12th May 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c18bd63-6f80-4f51-b00c-3df0b9b655ba 20th April 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## 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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