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title: "Market Engagement Event - Derby City VCSE Workforce"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-040b75"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS DERBY & DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2023-10-12"
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# Market Engagement Event - Derby City VCSE Workforce

Buyer: NHS DERBY & DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040b75

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## Summary

The NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board is planning a market engagement event for the procurement of the Derby City VCSE Workforce service in the health services industry. The event is scheduled for 24th October 2023, will be held online, and runs for a maximum of 2 hours. Interested parties must register on Atamis by 23rd October 2023.

This tender opportunity presents a chance for suppliers in the health services sector to express interest in providing the Derby City VCSE Workforce service. Businesses offering peer support workers and wellbeing coaches, particularly those in the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector, are well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The event agenda includes discussions on the service model, procurement process, and a soft market testing exercise, giving suppliers the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed model and draft service specifications.

## Notice

NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are seeking to procure the Derby City VCSE Workforce service. This notice intends to identify suppliers who would like to express an interest in providing these services and to invite all interested parties to attend a Market Engagement Event.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

** THIS ADVERT IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT **

NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) are seeking to procure the Derby City VCSE Workforce service. This notice intends to identify suppliers who would like to express an interest in providing these services and to invite all interested parties to attend a Market Engagement Event.

This is a local approach to delivery of the Community Mental Health Framework. Derbyshire are in Year 3 of a 3-year programme to transform and co-produce locality based Multi-Disciplinary "Living Well" Teams (MDTs), with significant emphasis on a larger workforce to include peer support workers and wellbeing coaches, which would sit with the VCSE. Derby Wellbeing is part of the Living Well service model which builds on existing Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) to encompass a multi-agency team, consisting of colleagues from the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VSCE) sector, social care, health and the voice of lived experience. In Derby City this currently consists of Community Action Derby (CAD), Derby City Council and Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The successful bidder will also be responsible for the delivery of the local monthly collaborative, to drive the community and networking aspect of the Living Well model.

The event details are as follows:
Date: 24th October 2023
Venue: Online via MS Teams
Time: 12:30pm for a maximum of 2 hours

The Agenda will be:
1 - Welcome and Introductions
2 - Specification & Service Model
3 - Questions
4 - Procurement Process
5 - Questions
6 - Close

If you wish to attend the event, please register on Atamis using the link below. Closer to the event you will receive a calendar invite detailing how to access the event and a link to MS Teams.

Please note interest is limited to three persons per organisation.

To register your interest in this event please visit project C216662 on Atamis: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Please note the deadline for confirmation of attendance is 12pm on 23rd October 2023 after which the access details will then be shared.

Soft Market Testing:

Once registered, suppliers will also have the option to answer some questions which asks providers to give feedback about the proposed model and draft Service Specification which can be found in the attachments section of the project on Atamis. Please note, the deadline for providing this feedback is 12pm on 23rd October 2023.

Bidders who have expressed an interest in this soft market testing exercise will have the opportunity to submit a separate response to the Contract Notice as applicable.

Please note this is a market testing exercise and does not commit the ICB to carry out a procurement process. Current services will remain in place during this period in line with existing contracts and service level agreements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030130-2023 |
| 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 | 12 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Nov 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| 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 DERBY & DERBYSHIRE 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 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2023 at 13:50 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030130-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk/derbyshire-integrated-care-board/

## Provenance

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