--- title: "Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service (DICES) - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04cc5d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04cc5d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04cc5d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04cc5d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS DERBY & DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2024-12-20" --- # Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service (DICES) - Market Engagement Buyer: NHS DERBY & DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04cc5d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04cc5d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04cc5d.json) ## Summary NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board is initiating a procurement process for the Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service (DICES). This market engagement exercise, classified under the health and social work services category, invites providers to participate in a virtual event on 20th January 2025, with registration closing on 15th January 2025. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a focus on delivering an integrated community equipment service in Derby, UK. This involves the logistics of supplying, collecting, and maintaining equipment prescribed to patients. The anticipated budget for this service is approximately £2.5 million per annum, and the service will operate under a cost and volume contract model, with payment based on delivered activities. This tender presents significant opportunities for providers specialising in health and social care logistics, particularly those experienced in managing and maintaining medical equipment. Participating in the market engagement event can help businesses understand the requirements and framework of this service, allowing them to tailor their proposals effectively. Suitable businesses include those with robust logistical capabilities, experience in health service delivery, and the capacity to work within established clinical governance frameworks. Engaging in this process also enables businesses to network with the NHS, potentially opening doors for future collaborations. ## Notice NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) are inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers who can deliver an Integrated Community Equipment Service to the patient population of Derby to participate in a market engagement exercise which will include a virtual market engagement event and a request for providers to complete and submit a market engagement questionnaire, via the Atamis e-tendering portal. The market engagement event will be held virtually on Monday 20th January 2025 (11:00-12:00). Providers wishing to attend the virtual market engagement event will need to submit a request via the Atamis e-tendering portal. Further instructions in relation to accessing the Atamis e-tendering portal can be found later in this notice. The deadline for registration to attend the event and submitting a completed market engagement questionnaire is 17:00 on Wednesday 15th January 2025. Please note this is a market testing exercise and does not commit the ICB to carry out any further procurement process. Any and all information/documents included in this notice, or that are made available as part of this engagement exercise, are draft and subject to change. All timeframes are indicative and also subject to change. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service (DICES) provides a range of equipment on loan to people of all ages ordinarily resident in the city of Derby, following assessment and prescription by a recognised prescriber. The service being commissioned relates to the logistics of supplying, collecting and maintaining the equipment. Clinical input to the service is provided through the pool of recognised prescribers, a clinical commissioning function provided by DDICB, and a multi-agency Equipment Review Group. The provider will work within this framework, ensuring that the agreed clinical governance arrangements, both for individual items of equipment and strategic decisions about the equipment to be provided/policies and procedures for equipment provision, are followed appropriately. As part of this market engagement, the following information/documents have been made available to providers via the Atamis e-tendering portal: 1. Draft Service Specification 2. Indicative Annual Activity 3. Market Engagement - Provider Questionnaire Document (Providers are requested to complete and submit via the Atamis portal messaging system, relating to 'project' C326749). The maximum budget relating to the service is anticipated to be circa PS2.5m per annum. It is currently anticipated that the contract/price model will be cost and volume with payment based on activity delivered. Additional information: To Register your Interest in attending the Market Engagement Event and/or obtain additional information relating to the service, please use the following Atamis e-tendering portal Link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, and search for Project reference: C326749. Providers are required to register their interest in attending the Market Engagement Event via the messaging functionality within the Atamis portal. The Commissioner would also be grateful if potential providers could complete the questionnaire (available via the e-tendering portal) and submit via the messaging functionality within the portal. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041286-2024 | | 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 | 20 Dec 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 7 Feb 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £12,500,000 | | 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 2FS | | 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 South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 20 Dec 2024 at 16:29 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041286-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk/derbyshire-integrated-care-board/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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