--- title: "Expressions of Interest for the Provision of Primary Care Medical Services for Special Allocation Scheme in Hertfordshire and West Essex" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e279694a-2e42-4711-8817-4662a69e37fa" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e279694a-2e42-4711-8817-4662a69e37fa" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e279694a-2e42-4711-8817-4662a69e37fa.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e279694a-2e42-4711-8817-4662a69e37fa.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2023-08-08" --- # Expressions of Interest for the Provision of Primary Care Medical Services for Special Allocation Scheme in Hertfordshire and West Essex Buyer: NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e279694a-2e42-4711-8817-4662a69e37fa [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e279694a-2e42-4711-8817-4662a69e37fa) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e279694a-2e42-4711-8817-4662a69e37fa.json) ## Summary The NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board is planning to procure primary care medical services for a Special Allocation Scheme in Hertfordshire and West Essex. The procurement stage is currently planning, with an engagement end date set for 30th August 2023. The service commencement date is 1st April 2024 in the East of England region. The procurement falls under the health services category and is targeted towards SMEs and VCSEs. This tender provides an opportunity for businesses to deliver GP led primary medical care services to patients registered on the Special Allocation Scheme. Suitable businesses should be able to operate within the specified areas of East and North Hertfordshire, West Essex, and South and West Essex. They must have the capacity to offer services during core hours on weekdays and provide a safe environment for both staff and patients. Interested businesses need to participate in the early market assessment questionnaire by the deadline of 30th August 2023. ## Notice NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of Hertfordshire and West Essex (ICB) (The Commissioner) would like to notify the market of an opportunity to provide a Special Allocation Scheme Service in the following areas: East and North Hertfordshire West Essex South and West Essex The service commencement date is 1st April 2024. All interested providers are invited to participate in an early market assessment questionnaire. Please note the deadline for expressions of interest is 12:00PM on 30th August 2023. The service(s) will provide GP led primary medical care services to patients registered on the Special Allocation Scheme (SAS) who have been removed from general practice due to exhibiting violent or aggressive behaviour. The service(s) shall also provide support for rehabilitation of Registered Patients in order to address the underlying causes of violent or aggressive behaviour and encourage and support facilitation of return to general practice. The service(s) must be offered throughout Core Hours of 8am - 6.30pm Monday to Friday. Each area has around 12-15 patients and the estimated annual contract value for each area is PS30,000. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to secure and fund appropriate and safe location(s) from which to deliver the service(s). The location must be; a) Suitable for the delivery of primary medical services; b) Appropriately registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC); c) Safe for staff, Registered Patients and other patients; d) Accessible for Registered Patients within the Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB area e) A stable environment which actively reduces anxiety for Registered Patients. This is purely an early engagement exercise; any subsequent procurement will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when published. This is a market testing exercise and does not commit the Commissioners to carry out a procurement process. Current services will remain in place during this period in line with existing contracts and service level agreements. The procurement will be advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the "Regulations") to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto(Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services. If more than one compliant provider registers an interest for this opportunity, meets the requirements set out in this Notice and the questionnaire then the ICB may set out details for a competitive process. Should only one provider register an interest and meet the requirements, the ICB reserve the right to award to that provider without further publication following due diligence checks. Additional information: The Contracting Authority will be using an e-Tendering system for this market engagement exercise. To express an interest and access the questionnaire go to the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-tendering portal at the following link: https://health-family-contractsearch.secure.force.com/? SearchType=Projects and register your interest. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: C180664: EOI - Special Allocation Scheme Service in Hertfordshire and West Essex. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a0bafd34-f3dd-403e-8b85-e8ad9824300b | | 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 | 8 Aug 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Aug 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £96,980 | | 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 HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 8 Aug 2023 at 09:03 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a0bafd34-f3dd-403e-8b85-e8ad9824300b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a0bafd34-f3dd-403e-8b85-e8ad9824300b 8th August 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family-contractsearch.secure.force.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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