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title: "Adults Community Services and / or Children's Community Services to NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a59d"
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buyer: "NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
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# Adults Community Services and / or Children's Community Services to NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board

Buyer: NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a59d

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## Summary

The procurement process initiated by NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board is planning to re-commission Adults Community Services and/or Children's Community Services. This opportunity aims to enhance personalised care approaches, improve health services within communities, and establish specialist care facilities. The procurement stages involve exploring options, engaging with providers, and gathering information to shape the commissioning process. The deadline for interested parties to register their expression of interest is midday on 16 March 2023.

This tender offers business growth opportunities for qualified providers in health and social work services sectors. Businesses capable of delivering community health services, counselling, and psychiatric care are well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The project involves multiple buying organisations, including NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon Borough Council, and Wiltshire Council. Interested businesses should align their services with the BSW Care Model priorities to cater to the comprehensive health needs of Bath & North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire communities.

## Notice

NHS Bath & North East Somerset, Swindon & Wiltshire Integrated Care Board ("BSW ICB"); Bath and North East Somerset Council; Swindon Borough Council & Wiltshire Council (the "Local Authorities") are responsible for commissioning Health & Care Services including Public Health Services within their localities. References below to the "Commissioners" are to BSW ICB & the Local Authorities collectively Services are currently purchased from providers including primary care and community & private providers, acute trusts, VCSEs or are delivered in-house at the Local Authority. The Commissioners consider that: * Everyone in Bath & North East Somerset, Swindon & Wiltshire ("BSW") should be able to experience a personalised care approach * Every community in BSW should be able to access the best possible health and care services within their community with the aim of a healthier community with reduced health inequalities * BSW should have joined up, local multidisciplinary teams designed for and based in local communities * BSW should have local specialist services closer to and where people live * BSW should have a network of specialist centres focused on specialist care and less on routine services for the communities of BSW Commissioners are exploring their options on how to re-commission both Adult and Children's Community Services across their respective localities from 1 April 2024. Each Locality will make their own decision about the final model and procurement date, and these will be shared at the appropriate time The scope, value, process(es) and contract model(s) of the services to be implemented are yet to be determined, however, it is expected that each Locality (Banes, Swindon & Wiltshire) will be commissioning separately, and may include Adult community services, Children's community services, or both In line with the BSW Care Model, Commissioners are considering the needs of the population throughout all life stages and especially within the following three groupings: * Starting Well o This area is seeking to provide children, young people, and families with support and care in the community, including Public Health Nursing, physical and emotional wellbeing, Community health & targeted support * Living/Ageing Well o Supporting self-care and prevention, proactive care and support, responding to urgent needs, rehabilitation and recovery from ill health and/or crisis * Dying Well o Palliative and end of life care in all settings, bereavement support This PIN is not a formal call for competition and does not signal the launch of any formal procurement process but is being issued by the Commissioner as they are seeking to engage with suitably qualified providers to help inform and shape the next steps of this commissioning process. The Commissioners aims are: * Engaging with providers * Understanding the interest there might be in providing such services from suitably qualified providers * Informing the commissioning process * Gathering information from stakeholders that may be used to shape a commissioning / procurement process and the associated documentation Suitably qualified providers are asked to register their interest by email to scwcsu.whprocurement@nhs.net ("Expression of Interest"). As part of your Expression of Interest you are required to complete a questionnaire which can be found at https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b952b2e8-8d6c-4082-8747-31d94e1520b8. Registered interested parties will then be contacted by email with further information on the engagement process in due course Please be clear whether your expression of interest is in relation to Adult community services, Children's community services, or both This notice is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit ("SCW") on behalf of BSW ICB and the three local authorities (Banes, Swindon and Wiltshire). All Expressions of Interest must be submitted by no later than midday on 16 March 2023

### Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board ("BSW ICB"), and Bath and North East Somerset Council, Swindon Borough Council and Wiltshire Council (the "Local Authorities") are responsible for commissioning Health and Care Services including Public Health Services within their localities References below to the "Commissioners" are to BSW ICB and the Local Authorities collectively Services are currently purchased from a range of providers including primary care providers, community providers, acute trusts, VCSEs and private providers The Commissioners consider that: * Everyone in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ("BSW") should be able to experience a personalised care approach * Every community in BSW should be able to access the best possible health and care services within their community with the aim of a healthier community with reduced health inequalities * BSW should have joined up, local multidisciplinary teams designed for and based in local communities * BSW should have local specialist services closer to and where people live * BSW should have a network of specialist centres focused on specialist care and less on routine services for the communities of BSW Commissioners are exploring their options on how to re-commission both Adult and Children's Community Services across their respective localities from 1 April 2024. Each Locality will make their own decision about the final model and procurement date, and these will be shared at the appropriate time The scope, value, process(es) and contract model(s) of the services to be implemented are yet to be determined, however, it is expected that each Locality (Banes, Swindon & Wiltshire) will be commissioning separately, and may include Adult community services, Children's community services, or both In line with the BSW Care Model, Commissioners are considering the needs of the population throughout all life stages and especially within the following three groupings: * Starting Well o This area is seeking to provide children, young people, and families with support and care in the community, including Public Health Nursing, physical and emotional wellbeing, Community health and targeted support * Living/Ageing Well o Supporting self-care and prevention, proactive care and support, responding to urgent needs, rehabilitation and recovery from ill health and/or crisis * Dying Well o Palliative and end of life care in all settings, bereavement support This PIN is not a formal call for competition and does not signal the launch of any formal procurement process but is being issued by the Commissioners as they are seeking to engage with suitably qualified providers to help inform and shape the next steps of this commissioning process. The Commissioners aims are: * Engaging with providers. * Understanding the interest there might be in providing such services from suitably qualified providers. * Informing the commissioning process. * Gathering information from stakeholders that may be used to shape a commissioning / procurement process and the associated documentation Suitably qualified providers are asked to register their interest by email to scwcsu.whprocurement@nhs.net ("Expression of Interest"). As part of your Expression of Interest you are required to complete a questionnaire which can be found at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b952b2e8-8d6c-4082-8747-31d94e1520b8 Registered interested parties will then be contacted by email with further information on the engagement process in due course Please be clear whether your expression of interest is in relation to Adult community services, Children's community services, or both This notice is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit ("SCW") on behalf of BSW ICB and the three local authorities (Banes, Swindon and Wiltshire). All Expressions of Interest must be submitted by no later than midday on 16 March 2023 Additional information: The services that are the subject of this PIN ("services") fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and are therefore not subject to the full application of the Regulations. Any future procurement of the services will instead only be governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77 and the other elements of the Regulations that apply specifically to Light Touch Regime services. It is also likely that each locality will be advertising these opportunities separately at different times, although there is a possibility that some opportunities may be advertised together

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004544-2023 |
| 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 | 14 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 15 Feb 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Additional buyers | BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL; SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL; WILTSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | CHIPPENHAM |
| Post town | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA1 5DA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Eastcott |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon South |
| Delivery location | TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85323000 - Community health services

## Release History

- 14 Feb 2023 at 15:20 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004544-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.swindon.gov.uk
- http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk
- https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/
- https://bsw.icb.nhs.uk
- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b952b2e8-8d6c-4082-8747-31d94e1520b8

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