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title: "Specialised Services for Homeless Patients & Asylum Seekers and Special Allocation Scheme - Market Engagement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-043cfe"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS LEICESTER LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB)"
published: "2024-02-26"
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# Specialised Services for Homeless Patients & Asylum Seekers and Special Allocation Scheme - Market Engagement

Buyer: NHS LEICESTER LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB)  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043cfe

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## Summary

The NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (ICB) is planning a tender titled "Specialised Services for Homeless Patients & Asylum Seekers and Special Allocation Scheme - Market Engagement" in the health and social work services category. The tender aims to deliver primary medical services to patients in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. The closing date for feedback and expressions of interest is 17:00 hours on 18th March 2024.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses in the health sector to provide essential and additional medical services to vulnerable populations. Companies well-versed in healthcare provision and interested in long-term contracts with values ranging from £51,242 to £10,929,210 are suited to compete. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, allowing potential providers to engage and contribute towards shaping the future provision of healthcare services in the region.

## Notice

This is an advertisement for soft market testing to gauge market interest which will influence future commissioning and procurement direction. NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (ML CSU) are supporting the Commissioner NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) to seek expressions of interest and feedback on the following draft service specifications for: * Homeless Service * Asylum Seekers Service * Special Allocation Scheme The aim of these services is to deliver primary medical services (essential and additional) to these patients in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland who meet the specification criteria. The main benefits and expected outcomes are: * Equity of access and quality of the services across Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland. * Ensuring value for money and the most efficient use of available resources across the health and social care economy. * Promoting and ensuring a positive patient experience. The role of LLR ICB is to develop a plan to meet the health needs of the population and to arrange and manage the budget for the provision of NHS services in LLR. The LLR ICB is part of the integrated care system (ICS) with partners in LLR and will deliver a health and care system that tackles inequalities in health and improves the health, wellbeing and life experiences of our local population. Please find individual draft service specifications for all three services for your feedback as part of the soft market engagement exercise and to register your expressions of interest via the e-tendering system Atamis portal. The ICB would like to seek an understanding(against the three draft service specifications) as to what the market considers a good model for the services to determine the route which the ICB would wish to consider under the Provider Selection Regime Regulations; if there is anything further that should be included within the service specifications to ensure a suitable provision for this patient population, and whether a provider can deliver these services within the indicative cost envelopes below. The proposed contract length of each of the services will be on a 10 + 5 year contract. The indicative and proposed per annum and whole life contract values are as follows: Homeless Service: PS728,614.00 per annum based on 2023/2024 figures PS10,929,210.00 proposed 10+5 year contract length Asylum Seekers Service: PS514,030.00 per annum based on 2023/2024 figures PS7,710,450.00 proposed 10+5 year contract length Special Allocation Service: PS51,242.00 per annum based on 2023/2024 figures PS768,630.00 proposed 10+5 year contract length The ICB would like to gather the market views on a lotted procurement approach for the three services. This market engagement is not a call for competition. The closing date is 17:00 hours on 18th March 2024 via Atamis E-Tendering system for the the submission of your input and expressions of interest.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is an advertisement for soft market testing to gauge market interest which will influence future commissioning and procurement direction for NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (ICB) NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (ML CSU) are supporting the Commissioner NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board (LLR ICB) to seek expressions of interest and feedback on the following three draft service specifications for: * Homeless Service * Asylum Seekers Service * Special Allocation Scheme The aim of these services is to deliver primary medical services (essential and additional) to these patients in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland who meet the specification criteria. The main benefits and expected outcomes are: * Equity of access and quality of the services across Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland. * Ensuring value for money and the most efficient use of available resources across the health and social care economy. * Promoting and ensuring a positive patient experience. The role of LLR ICB is to develop a plan to meet the health needs of the population and to arrange and manage the budget for the provision of NHS services in LLR. The ICB is part of the integrated care system (ICS) with partners in LLR and will deliver a health and care system that tackles inequalities in health and improves the health, wellbeing and life experiences of our local population. Please find individual draft service specifications for all three services for your feedback as part of the soft market engagement exercise and to register your expressions of interest via the e-tendering system Atamis portal. The ICB would like to seek an understanding(against the three draft service specifications) as to what the market considers a good model for the services to determine the route which the ICB would wish to consider under the Provider Selection Regime Regulations; if there is anything further that should be included within the service specifications to ensure a suitable provision for this patient population, and whether a provider can deliver these services within the indicative cost envelopes below. The proposed contract length of each of the services will be on a 10 + 5 year contract. The indicative and proposed per annum and whole life contract values are as follows: Homeless Service: PS728,614.00 per annum based on 2023/2024 figures PS10,929,210.00 proposed 10+5 year contract length Asylum Seekers Service: PS514,030.00 per annum based on 2023/2024 figures PS7,710,450.00 proposed 10+5 year contract length Special Allocation Service: PS51,242.00 per annum based on 2023/2024 figures PS768,630.00 proposed 10+5 year contract length The ICB would like to gather the market views on a lotted procurement approach for the three services. The closing date is 17:00 hours on 18th March 2024 via Atamis E-Tendering system to submit your input and expressions and interest.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006179-2024 |
| 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 | 26 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 27 Feb 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £19,408,290 |
| 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 LEICESTER LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (ICB) |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE3 8TB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 26 Feb 2024 at 17:32 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006179-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

## Provenance

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