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This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of NHS ICB's in the South West of England, (the Commissioner's), intention to commission a 24/7 text messaging support service. The Commissioner would like to understand the level of provider interest in delivering these services. The service will support people at times of crisis and be evidenced as able to support people who are or may be: • Highly anxious or stressed • Depressed or in a heightened emotional state • Suicidal or at risk of harm to themselves The overall aim of the service will be to offer an alternative to people who may not use telephone services to access emergency support, and to provide a digital platform to offer support and escalation, signpost to existing local services that takes into account waiting lists and referral pathways and works in harmony with local services. The service will reduce the number of people reaching crisis and need for further more intensive support. Whilst NHS BNSSG ICB is putting this PIN forward, the full list of ICBs working collaboratively to consider these services and their individual estimate annual budgets are as follows: - NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly ICB (£66k p/a) - NHS Devon ICB (£141k p/a) - NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) ICB (£88k p/a) - NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) ICB (£116k p/a) - NHS Dorset ICB (£87k p/a) - NHS Gloucestershire ICB (£66k p/a) - NHS Somerset ICB (£94k p/a) This means a combined estimated annual value of £658,000. At this time the ICBs are considering contract terms of up to 3 years, so a total estimated opportunity value of £1,974,000 (over 3 years). These figures are early estimates and are liable to change. The Commissioners are looking for expressions of interest from providers who have the capability and capacity to deliver the requirement, as well as responses to some general market engagement questions. This information will used by the Commissioners to inform their next steps. The deadline to register your interest is 12:00 Tuesday 17th December 2024. This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to seek expressions of interest in being considered as the most suitable provider for the delivery of a Single Point Of Access (SPOA) digital platform for BNSSG residents with possible Macular pathologies. This digital platform will enable the transfer of full volumetric Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) images and accompanying referral documents from Community Optometry practices to Hospital Eye Services (HES) to facilitate clinical decision making and appropriate care.

This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of North & West Bristol Locality Partnership's, part of Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board (ICB), (the Commissioner's), intention to commission an early intervention wellbeing service for Children and Young People (CYP) experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, Emotionally Based School Avoidance. The Commissioner would like to understand the level of provider interest in delivering these services at this stage, and any responses will be used to inform the Commissioner's strategy going forward. BNSSG ICB is seeking to secure a Prime Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver an early intervention wellbeing service for CYP experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) , in line with the specified requirements, encompassing: • hosting a specialist CYP Link Worker • offering 1:1 support to CYP and their families • delivering wellbeing group programmes, responsive to need in schools, based around themes of physical activity, nature, art and emotional resilience • leading, managing and overseeing the project. This service will be provided to CYP enrolled at schools within the North and West Bristol locality, with a priority on those with the highest percentage of students in receipt of Free School Meals. The Commissioner envisages an initial contract duration of 3 years, with the aim to begin in April 2025. TUPE does not apply to this requirement. The envisaged total contract value for this service is £238,650 inclusive of VAT over three years. The deadline by which you must submit your Expression of Interest for this PIN is 12:00 3rd January 2025. This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) Integrated Care Board's (ICB's), (the Commissioner's), intention to recommission a digital board portal to support the ongoing management of ICB Board and committee documents. The Commissioner would like to understand the level of provider interest in delivering these services. Users will broadly fall into two categories: • Meeting Participants - who need to access and annotate documents for their own records or exchange and provide a consistent record of minutes with actions being automatically tracked. • Administrators - who need to be able to configure the portal for designated meetings to reflect agendas and to efficiently upload main documents and appendices which can be quite large. The system must provide reliable, secure access, a controlled environment, and comply with necessary standards of information governance. Users will expect the system to operate intuitively, provide a positive experience which will include quick and easy use, and straightforward access. The Commissioner is interested in considering how the portal can improve the productivity of the board and ensure elements of collaboration, as well as transactions such as prior sign off. The Commissioner is also keen to understand the roadmap for connecting to their future ambitions around automation and AI capability. There are likely to be in the region of 100 users with at least 25 administrators of the system, not all of whom will be employed by the ICB. The estimate budget for these services is currently £34,000 per annum and the expected contract term would likely be for 3 years, making a total estimate contract value of £102,000 over the term. TUPE does not apply. The Commissioner is looking for expressions of interest from providers who have the capability and capacity to deliver the requirement, as well as responses to some general market engagement questions. This information will used by the Commissioner to inform their next steps. The deadline to register your interest is 12:00 Thursday 19th December 2024. This exercise is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).