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title: "Market Engagement - Private and Overseas Patient Income Recovery"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "EAST OF ENGLAND NHS COLLABORATIVE HUB C/O WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2022-07-04"
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# Market Engagement - Private and Overseas Patient Income Recovery

Buyer: EAST OF ENGLAND NHS COLLABORATIVE HUB C/O WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-034dbc

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## Summary

The East of England NHS Collaborative Hub, operating under the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, has initiated a planned procurement titled "Market Engagement - Private and Overseas Patient Income Recovery." This process falls under the auditing services category and is focused on enhancing private and overseas patient income recovery for publicly funded services. The procurement process is currently in the Planning stage, with a deadline for supplier questionnaire submissions set for 12.00 pm on 29 July 2022. The services are estimated at a value of £20 million and are expected to last for four years. Interested suppliers can engage through the Atamis eTendering portal, which will facilitate the collection of market capabilities and service specifications. 

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in auditing, consultancy, and financial recovery services, particularly those with experience in the healthcare sector. Companies capable of delivering effective income recovery solutions, as well as those adept in training staff on billing processes, would be well-positioned to compete. By participating in this procurement, businesses can not only enhance their visibility within the NHS framework but also contribute to the significant improvements in service delivery for both the NHS and its patients.

## Notice

EoECPH wishes to provide support to the NHS and the wider arena of publicly funded services with the provision of Private & Overseas Patient Income Recovery to assist them in reducing Private & Overseas Patient debt. The purpose of this procurement is to secure service providers to audit Private & Overseas Patient debt reports and liaise either directly or with insurance brokers to recovery the debt. As well as identifying any undercharging and upskilling of staff with the billing process

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The purpose of the PIN is to engage suppliers to understand market capability and capacity to deliver the requirements. This notice is for information only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to not proceed to tender or at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notice or notices or at any other time.

As part of the pre-tender strategy, EOECPH would like to engage with suppliers of these products/services via a market engagement exercise. Suppliers are asked to take part in the market engagement exercise through completing a questionnaire. The information provided will help to form the way the service specification is designed for a framework that will last 4 years. The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.

The questionnaire will run on:
The Atamis portal:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

How to access the Questionnaire on the portal:
* Suppliers should register on the portal, if not already registered:
* To Express an Interest in this market engagement, search and Select contract reference - C83900 - Market Engagement - Private and Overseas Patient Income Recovery
* Please complete the questionnaire within the requirements section
* Suppliers can contact the Atamis helpdesk at -
support-health@atamis.co.uk or by calling 0800 9956035 for technical assistance when completing responses

The closing time and date for the return of your responses are 12.00pm on 29 July 2022. Responses received after this date may be considered at the EoE's discretion. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest and participation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018196-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jul 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 4 Jul 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EAST OF ENGLAND NHS COLLABORATIVE HUB C/O WEST SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | FULBOURN |
| Post town | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB21 5XB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | South Cambridgeshire |
| Electoral ward | Fen Ditton & Fulbourn |
| Westminster constituency | South Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79212000 - Auditing services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 4 Jul 2022 at 14:53 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018196-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.eoecph.nhs.uk

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