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This is a planned procurement notice, to inform the market of an anticipated procurement process. Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) will be inviting tenders for the provision of Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check services, ensuring that appropriate pre and post-employment checks have been undertaken for all employees of the Trust based on legislative and NHS Employers’ requirements. The Trust will be procuring these services through the Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. The dates included within this notice are approximate, and may be subject to change. The value provided in in this notice represents the Trust's estimate of the total value of the contract opportunity over the entire contract period, including any possible extensions (5 years in total). The Trust does not guarantee any volume or value associated with this Notice. The Trust expressly reserves the right to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the requirements during the tender phase, and in no circumstances will be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates as a result of this notice or the future procurement process.

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, in collaboration with Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust and Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, is initiating a market engagement exercise ahead of a formal procurement process for the provision of a Confidential Staff Liaison and Freedom to Speak Up Service. The proposed service is intended to offer independent and confidential support for staff who wish to raise concerns, while also providing guidance for managers in resolving issues and promoting a safe and inclusive working environment. The service model will be designed to be flexible and scalable, ensuring it can be tailored to meet the specific needs of each participating Trust, taking into account variations in workforce size, organisational structure, and existing support arrangements. Through this pre-market engagement, the Trusts aim to gain a clearer understanding of current market conditions and the level of interest in the opportunity. They are seeking valuable input from potential suppliers to help shape the procurement strategy, with particular interest in identifying potential challenges and risks, exploring any alternative delivery models, evaluating effective contractual terms, and assessing supplier capacity to deliver efficiencies and realise savings. The information provided in this notice regarding the future procurement process (including indicative contract value, structure, and anticipated timeframes) is provisional and subject to change. Final details may be revised following the outcome of this market engagement exercise. Further information about the engagement process, including how to participate, is outlined further below.

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, in collaboration with Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust and Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, is initiating a market engagement exercise ahead of a formal procurement process for the provision of a Confidential Staff Liaison and Freedom to Speak Up Service. The proposed service is intended to offer independent and confidential support for staff who wish to raise concerns, while also providing guidance for managers in resolving issues and promoting a safe and inclusive working environment. The service model will be designed to be flexible and scalable, ensuring it can be tailored to meet the specific needs of each participating Trust, taking into account variations in workforce size, organisational structure, and existing support arrangements. Through this pre-market engagement, the Trusts aim to gain a clearer understanding of current market conditions and the level of interest in the opportunity. They are seeking valuable input from potential suppliers to help shape the procurement strategy, with particular interest in identifying potential challenges and risks, exploring any alternative delivery models, evaluating effective contractual terms, and assessing supplier capacity to deliver efficiencies and realise savings. The information provided in this notice regarding the future procurement process (including indicative contract value, structure, and anticipated timeframes) is provisional and subject to change. Final details may be revised following the outcome of this market engagement exercise. Further information about the engagement process, including how to participate, is outlined further below.

An intranet is more than a communication tool. It is the sole employee experience platform designed to shape the workplace. Supporting everything from wellbeing to communicating our organisational strategy, brand and values, it should offer returns on all of our organisational objectives, including staff workplace satisfaction, ensuring accuracy, retention, productivity, engagement, and more.

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care System (ICS) will shortly be inviting tenders for a collaborative provider to develop the lived experience workforce and to lead on the sustainable development and delivery of the Mandatory Training on Learning Disabilities and Autism Act 2022 across the Kent and Medway system.

The Trust will be applying for funding from Salix to take forward a number of decarbonisation schemes on eight sites within the Trust’s portfolio. The schemes will not be fully funded therefore the Trust will be utilising capital to support this project - The Board have approved the match funding. The outcome of the funding should be in May 2025. Should funding be secured the Trust will need to procure a contractor to undertake the works. Specification to be written.

Flexible Resource Pool - Staff Bank and Agency

Patient information data storage system

Provision of pharmaceutical services and medications

Telephony services

Provision of laptops and desktops

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust ("KMPT") invites providers of Grounds and Gardens Maintenance Services to attend a pre-procurement market engagement exercise, consisting of an overview presentation where providers will have the opportunity to learn more about the Trust's future service requirements and aspirations, procurement strategy and timetable, and to engage with a Q&A session. The Trust is anticipating that the presentation will be held virtually on Monday 2nd September 2024. KMPT is a large Mental Health NHS Trust that employs approximately 3,800 staff from a wide range of professions, and operates from over 260 sites across the whole of Kent and Medway. KMPT provides a full range of mental health services to 1.8 million people across Kent and Medway. The Trust's boundaries are shared with our social care partners in Kent County Council and Medway Council. In addition, KMPT operate a county-wide forensic psychiatry service. The Trust's current Maintenance of Grounds and Gardens Services is due to expire on the 15th January 2024, and the Trust is anticipating that it will publish an open tender exercise mid-September 2024. The Trust's current expenditure is approximately £84,000 per annum. The new Contract shall commence on the 16th January 2025, and is anticipated to run for a period of five (5) years, with the option to extend the term provided that the duration of the Contract shall be no longer than seven (7) years in total. Organisations who are interested in participating in the virtual market engagement presentation should express their interest by email to kmpt.procurement@nhs.net by 13:00 on Friday 30th September 2024, confirming the names, job titles and email addresses of their proposed attendees. Further details will be provided to interested organisations. Additional information: The information contained within this notice is accurate as of the time of publication, and may be superseded by the publication of future notices. The Trust expressly reserves the right to make any changes to its anticipated procurement strategy or requirements as it may see fit prior to or following the market engagement exercise, and makes no commitments or guarantees as a result of the information contained within this published notice.

This opportunity is for a total bed and/or Mattress management service to Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), extending from order and delivery and installation within agreed timeframes, response to clinical alerts and full on-site/off-site maintenance.

The Catering Service is an extremely important element of the clinical support function to the Trusts clinical care groups, and therefore there is a real desire to engage early with the market to inform the market of the opportunity.<br/><br/>The current contract is due to expire at the end of October 2023.<br/><br/>The Catering Service is made up of the following sub-services:<br/>• Patient catering;<br/>• Retail catering (including vending);<br/>• Function / hospitality catering.<br/><br/>The sites which the Catering Service supports are:<br/>• Dartford;<br/>• Canterbury;<br/>• Maidstone;<br/>• Margate.<br/><br/>The above properties support circa 375 patient beds.

The Catering Service is an extremely important element of the clinical support function to the Trusts clinical care groups, and therefore there is a real desire to engage early with the market to inform the market of the opportunity.<br/><br/>The current contract is due to expire at the end of October 2023.<br/><br/>The Catering Service is made up of the following sub-services:<br/>• Patient catering;<br/>• Retail catering (including vending);<br/>• Function / hospitality catering.<br/><br/>The sites which the Catering Service supports are:<br/>• Dartford;<br/>• Canterbury;<br/>• Maidstone;<br/>• Margate.<br/><br/>The above properties support circa 375 patient beds.

The Catering Service is an extremely important element of the clinical support function to the Trusts clinical care groups, and therefore there is a real desire to engage early with the market to inform the market of the opportunity. <br/><br/>The current contract is due to expire at the end of October 2023.<br/><br/>The Catering Service is made up of the following sub-services:<br/>• Patient catering; <br/>• Retail catering (including vending);<br/>• Function / hospitality catering. <br/><br/>The sites which the Catering Service supports are:<br/>• Dartford;<br/>• Canterbury;<br/>• Maidstone; <br/>• Margate. <br/><br/>The above properties support circa 375 patient beds.

KMPT and KCHFT currently has a contract in place for Hard FM services which included planned preventative maintenance along with reactive work including building fabric and some minors works, mechanical, electrical, pluming and public health works. The existing contract arrangement ends in 2023, there fore the Trust is looking to tender in Autumn 2022 with a contract award early in 2023 to allow for time for an effective implementation. The current expenditure per annum is £4m.

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust ("KMPT") invites providers of Occupational Health services to attend a virtual pre-procurement market engagement presentation.<br/><br/>The Trust's current Occupational Health contract is due to expire on the 31st May 2024, and the Trust is anticipating that it will publish an open tender exercise in late September 2023. The Trust's current expenditure is approximately £190,000 per annum.

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust requires a comprehensive and high-quality window and door cleaning service throughout all of their Kent sites (approximately 23).