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title: "Children's Speech and Language Therapy in County Durham"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-047d04"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS NORTH EAST NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD - COUNTY DURHAM PLACE"
published: "2024-07-12"
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# Children's Speech and Language Therapy in County Durham

Buyer: NHS NORTH EAST NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD - COUNTY DURHAM PLACE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047d04

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## Summary

The North of England Commissioning Support is managing a market engagement exercise on behalf of NHS North East North Cumbria Integrated Care Board - County Durham Place. The procurement, titled "Children's Speech and Language Therapy in County Durham," falls under the "services" category with a focus on paediatric services. The process is currently in the planning stage, and interested parties should note the RFI response deadline of 26 July 2024. The procurement aims to enhance and integrate children's therapy services in County Durham, seeking providers committed to integrated care.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the health and social work services sector to participate in the future service model development. Interested parties should align with the vision of delivering holistic care for children through speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy integration. With a focus on industry-specific services, businesses dedicated to enhancing children's therapy outcomes are well-suited to compete in this procurement process, facilitated by the North of England Commissioning Support.

## Notice

North of England Commissioning Support is working for and on behalf of NHS North East North Cumbria Integrated Care Board - County Durham place and is managing this market engagement exercise for the provision of Children's Speech and Language Therapy in County Durham. The Relevant Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market and to gather information in order to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

North of England Commissioning Support is working for and on behalf of NHS North East North Cumbria Integrated Care Board - County Durham place and is managing this market engagement exercise for the provision of Children's Speech and Language Therapy in County Durham. The Relevant Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market and to gather information in order to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed services. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published on Find a Tender Service. It should also be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this RFI exercise and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including RFI submissions, will be conducted via Atamis: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome If you have already registered on the system (e.g. to access contracts with another Health Family organisation) then there is no need to re-register. If you have not already done so you should now register as a Supplier on the shared system. You can register here: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. If you find that you need any advice or support in registering, please contact the Atamis helpdesk using the following details: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk Opening times 8am - 6pm The RFI documentation will be accessible from Friday 12 July 2024 and completed RFI responses must be returned by 17:00 on Friday 26 July 2024. Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. Following review of returned RFI responses, should the commissioner wish to seek further clarification to any part of the responses, further market engagement may be carried out. Providers will be made aware of these arrangements via the Atamis system. Additional information: We are excited to invite providers to participate in a request for information process as we seek to enhance and integrate children's therapy services within County Durham. Our vision is to develop a cohesive and comprehensive model that combines speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, and physiotherapy to deliver high-quality, holistic care for children. The Relevant Authority are seeking providers who share their commitment to integrated care and are dedicated to working collaboratively to achieve the best outcomes for children. Please see Appendix D of the Request for Information Documentation for further information regarding the future service model.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021450-2024 |
| 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 | 12 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 22 Sep 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 NORTH EAST NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD - COUNTY DURHAM PLACE |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLC1 Tees Valley and Durham |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85121291 - Paediatric services

## Release History

- 12 Jul 2024 at 12:52 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021450-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://nenc-countydurham.icb.nhs.uk/
- https://www.necsu.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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