--- title: "Healthcare Services for North East Prisons." ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f9ab39a7-3b8a-48b5-9ad3-325898c7e674" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f9ab39a7-3b8a-48b5-9ad3-325898c7e674" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f9ab39a7-3b8a-48b5-9ad3-325898c7e674.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f9ab39a7-3b8a-48b5-9ad3-325898c7e674.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT" published: "2018-08-15" --- # Healthcare Services for North East Prisons. Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f9ab39a7-3b8a-48b5-9ad3-325898c7e674 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f9ab39a7-3b8a-48b5-9ad3-325898c7e674) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f9ab39a7-3b8a-48b5-9ad3-325898c7e674.json) ## Summary The North Of England Commissioning Support is initiating a tender process for "Healthcare Services for North East Prisons," aimed at delivering a range of health services, including Primary Care Nursing and Mental Health services, across several prisons in the North East of England, including HMP Holme House and HMP Frankland. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a significant financial threshold of £22,000,000 per annum. An engagement event is scheduled for 19 September 2018 to gauge market interest, while the deadline for expressing interest in the Request for Information (RFI) is set for 12 September 2018. This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses within the healthcare sector, particularly those specialising in prison healthcare services and related fields such as pharmacy, IT, and mental health services. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to engage, as the procurement process aims to understand the market's capacity to deliver the required services, paving the way for potential contracts in the upcoming tender phase expected around April 2019. ## Notice North of England Commissioning Support is working for and on behalf of NHS England (North) Health & Justice - Cumbria & North East and is managing the procurement process for the provision of Healthcare Services for North East Prisons. The services to be provided include Primary Care Nursing, Clinical Substance Misuse, GP, Pharmacy, Administration services, IT services, Secondary Care interface with Primary Care, Mental Health, Dementia Care, Psychosocial Substance Misuse, Physiotherapy, Sexual Health, Optometry and Podiatry Services. The above services will be provided across the North East prisons at HMP Holme House, HMP Durham, HMP Kirklevington Grange, HMP Low Newton, HMYOI Deerbolt, HMP Frankland and HMP Northumberland. The proposed financial threshold for this procurement is PS22,000,000 p.a. The Contracting Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market and to gather information in order to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed services, and to alert the market to a future tender opportunity. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published in OJEU and on Contracts Finder (approximately April 2019). It should also be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise. A market engagement event will also be held on 19 September 2018 at Radisson Blu Durham 09:00 - 13:00. You will need to register your attendance in advance via PROACTIS no later than 12 noon, 07 September 2018. The aim of the Event is to understand the current market interest in bidding for prison health care services in the North East and obtain views on prospective contracting models. There will be brief presentations from Commissioners and NE prison Governors. There will also be an opportunity to submit questions on the presentations and providers will be asked to complete a proforma on the day which will collate views on whether they would be interested in submitting a bid, which models they would prefer and why. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (PROACTIS) to manage this RFI which can be found at www.proactisplaza.com/supplierportal/?CID=NECS The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 15 August 2018 and completed RFI responses must be returned by 12.00 noon on 12 September 2018 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5775e1a5-fd02-4f74-a630-b6483f57dd95 | | 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 | 15 Aug 2018 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 12 Sep 2018 | | 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 | NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT | | Locality | STOCKTON-ON-TEES | | Post town | Cleveland | | Postcode | TS17 6BL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley | | ITL 3 | TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees | | Local authority | Stockton-on-Tees | | Electoral ward | Mandale & Victoria | | Westminster constituency | Middlesbrough and Thornaby East | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 15 Aug 2018 at 11:20 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5775e1a5-fd02-4f74-a630-b6483f57dd95 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5775e1a5-fd02-4f74-a630-b6483f57dd95 15th August 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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