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title: "Kent & Medway Children & Young People Mental Health Market Engagement - Virtual Event"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0436bb"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2024-02-02"
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# Kent & Medway Children & Young People Mental Health Market Engagement - Virtual Event

Buyer: NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0436bb

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## Summary

The NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board is planning a tender titled "Kent & Medway Children & Young People Mental Health Market Engagement – Virtual Event" in the health services category. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase. The deadline to register for the market engagement event is 17:00 on Friday, 8th March 2024. The event will take place virtually on Wednesday, 20th March 2024, providing an opportunity for interested providers to learn about the future contracting model and lotting structure.

This tender by the NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board offers opportunities for providers interested in delivering children and young people's mental health services in Kent and Medway. Businesses in the health services sector focusing on mental health, education, and therapeutic services would be well-suited to compete. Registering for the virtual event can lead to potential contracts for those interested in contributing to the mental health offer for children and young people in the region.

## Notice

***This advert is for market engagement only***

NHS Kent and Medway ICB intends to commission contracts that will form part of the future mental health offer for its children and young people.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

***This advert is for market engagement only***

NHS Kent and Medway ICB intends to commission contracts that will form part of the future mental health offer for its children and young people. 

The commissioner has published this Prior Information Notice to advertise procurement market engagement. 
Further to the previous pre-procurement market engagement events in November 2023 and February 2024, the Commissioner now intends to hold a virtual procurement market engagement event. 

This event will be the formal opportunity for providers interested in delivering children and young people's mental health services in Kent and Medway to hear about the future contracting model and the lotting structure. There will also be an overview of the competitive process that will take place and the indicative timescales.

Attendees will also be offered the opportunity to have individual follow-up meetings with NHS Kent and Medway leads from teams including commissioning, procurement, and finance. Details of how to book these sessions will be made available following registration.

The virtual market engagement event will take place between 9:00am and 2:00pm on Wednesday 20th March 2024. 

9:00am - 10:00am *General introduction: an outline of intentions and process. Open to anyone who registers
10:00am - 11:00am Focussed session: Specialist mental health contract
11:00am - 12:00pm Focussed session: Education contract
12pm - 1pm Break
1pm - 2pm Focussed session: Therapeutic Alliance contract

*Providers are free to register on one, all or any combination of the focussed events. It is strongly recommended to attend the attend the general introduction session*

Upon registration and completion of the online questionnaire, a link to the virtual meeting will be provided. Some frequently asked questions will be available following registration.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003507-2024 |
| 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 | 2 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Jun 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS KENT AND MEDWAY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME15 6NB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | High Street |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 2 Feb 2024 at 12:01 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003507-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.kentandmedway.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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