--- title: "NECS501 - Place Based 1:1 Peer Support - Tees Valley - RFI" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-fc2c9373-00b6-4917-84fb-859f6ead416c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fc2c9373-00b6-4917-84fb-859f6ead416c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fc2c9373-00b6-4917-84fb-859f6ead416c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fc2c9373-00b6-4917-84fb-859f6ead416c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT" published: "2024-03-15" --- # NECS501 - Place Based 1:1 Peer Support - Tees Valley - RFI Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fc2c9373-00b6-4917-84fb-859f6ead416c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fc2c9373-00b6-4917-84fb-859f6ead416c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fc2c9373-00b6-4917-84fb-859f6ead416c.json) ## Summary The North of England Commissioning Support, on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, has initiated a planning stage tender process named NECS501 - Place Based 1:1 Peer Support in Tees Valley, catering to the Health and Social Work Services category. The engagement end date for this Request for Information (RFI) exercise is set for 2nd April 2024. Participating in this tender offers an opportunity for small and voluntary sector enterprises specialised in health and social work services to engage in a market engagement exercise with NECS. The estimated annual contract value amounts to £400,000, and interested parties must submit their completed RFI responses by 12 noon on April 2. The process is managed electronically via the Atamis e-Tendering portal, with registration details available for free on the platform. ## Notice North of England Commissioning Support is working for and on behalf of NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) (the Contracting Authority) who wish to carry out market engagement in relation to a Peer Support Service to be delivered across the Tees Valley locality. 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 the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed service, and to alert the market to a future tender opportunity. The estimated annual contract value is PS400,000. 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 Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder. 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. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (Atamis) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation, including the draft service specification and submit their completed RFI. The Atamis e-Tendering portal can be found at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please follow the registration instructions (if you are not already registered) and look for the project 'NECS501 - Peer Support Service - Request for Information (RFI)'. Please note that it is free to register on Atamis, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection. If you need advice or support in registering, please contact the Atamis helpdesk using the following details: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk Opening times: Monday - Friday between 08.00am - 6.00pm. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. The RFI documentation will be accessible from 15 March 2024 and completed RFI responses must be submitted by 12 noon on 02 April 2024. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4920c3b3-1029-4792-bb8a-984c6df386d2 | | 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 Mar 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Apr 2024 | | 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 | DURHAM | | Post town | Durham | | Postcode | DH1 3YG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | | ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham | | Local authority | County Durham | | Electoral ward | Durham South | | Westminster constituency | City of Durham | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 15 Mar 2024 at 13:04 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4920c3b3-1029-4792-bb8a-984c6df386d2 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4920c3b3-1029-4792-bb8a-984c6df386d2 15th March 2024 - 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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