--- title: "Pre-market Engagement- [Network Rail- Private Healthcare]" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0458f8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0458f8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0458f8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0458f8.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD" published: "2024-05-13" --- # Pre-market Engagement- [Network Rail- Private Healthcare] Buyer: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0458f8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0458f8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0458f8.json) ## Summary The public procurement process is led by Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd, a body governed by public law, based in London, United Kingdom. The tender titled "Pre-market Engagement- [Network Rail- Private Healthcare]" falls under the services category, specifically health insurance services (CPV code: 66512200). The procurement is in the planning stage, aiming to engage potential suppliers for a Private Healthcare Trust services scheme. The soft market testing involves understanding suppliers' capacity, gathering feedback to refine NR's sourcing strategy, and identifying key market themes for future procurement decisions. This tender from Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd presents an opportunity for businesses in the health insurance services sector or those offering administrative healthcare services (CPV code: 75122000) to engage with a substantial contract catering to approximately 12,000 management grade employees. The planned procurement process seeks a supplier to administer a healthcare trust scheme with specific clinical pathways, focusing on providing treatment without a General Practitioner referral. Businesses with experience in delivering healthcare services, especially within the UK region, are well-suited to compete in this tender and contribute to Network Rail's healthcare offering for its employees. ## Notice This soft market testing document and questionnaire has been developed by Network Rail (NR) in advance of procuring a solution for the provision of a Private Healthcare Trust services. NR wishes to incentivise the market to engage with the opportunity and contribute innovation, experience and delivery capability to the delivery of this service. In line with NR's procurement principles, NR is committed to becoming an 'informed' client with excellent visibility and understanding of the market and the supply chains and customers operating within them. At this stage, pre-procurement, NR are committed to engaging with the industry to inform and refine the overall sourcing strategy. The purpose of this soft market testing is to: * Understand the markets capacity and capability to deliver Candidate Management Services * Provide potential suppliers the opportunity to give feedback to help inform the refinement of NR's approach, * Obtain information from the market to understand the market perspective, The responses to this Questionnaire will be synthesised to identify key market themes, to be shared internally with key stakeholders, to both further inform the sourcing strategy and subsequent procurement process should it be commenced. This soft market testing is not itself a Call for Competition under any EU procurement process (whether pursuant to the Public Contracts regulations 2015, the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016, or otherwise). NR does not commit itself to commencing any such sourcing process. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Network Rail requires a supplier to administer its private healthcare offering to its management grade employees (Bands 1-4). This is approximately 12,000 employees. This is to be a healthcare trust scheme. This can be either through Network Rail's existing Trust Deed or through a Master Trust. The scheme must be administered with a stop-loss agreement. The scheme must offer clinical pathways to treatment without a need for a General Practitioner (GP) referral, such as (but not limited to) certain types of cancer, physiotherapy, osteopathy and mental health support. Please see attached market engagement document for more details on the proposed requirement. Additional information: NR is not liable for any costs, fees, or expenses incurred by any party in replying to or attending any PIN event. Any procurement of any services, supplies or works by NR will be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Regulation.All responses will be carefully considered but will not bind NR to any approach or strategy, ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015080-2024 | | 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 | 13 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 12 May 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 | NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South East London | | Postcode | SE1 8SW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth | | Local authority | Lambeth | | Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank | | Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 66512200 - Health insurance services - 75122000 - Administrative healthcare services ## Release History - 13 May 2024 at 07:13 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015080-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/ - https://networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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