UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

The objective of the Safe Haven service is to provide open-access support across Coventry and Warwickshire at a place of safety for individuals experiencing mental health distress at times when traditional services are closed.

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB are seeking suitably experienced and qualified providers to provide a Community Dermatology Service. The service will put in place a single equitable provision of community dermatology services across the Coventry and Warwickshire footprint.<br/><br/>The deadline for submission of tenders is Wednesday, 15th March at 1200hrs.

The Coventry and Warwickshire Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) has received funding over two years to pilot a peer-support maternity continuity of carer model for all pregnant women living in IMD 1 and 2 areas and from an ethnic minority background in Nuneaton and Bedworth. Following a Market Engagement Event held in July, Coventry and Warwickshire ICB in conjunction with Warwickshire Council are seeking suitably experienced and qualified organisations to carry out the pilot. To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and search for tender reference C200691. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

The Coventry and Warwickshire Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) has received funding over two years to pilot a peer-support maternity continuity of carer model for all pregnant women living in IMD 1 and 2 areas and from an ethnic minority background in Nuneaton and Bedworth. Following a Market Engagement Event held in July, Coventry and Warwickshire ICB in conjunction with Warwickshire Council are seeking suitably experienced and qualified organisations to carry out the pilot. To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and search for tender reference C200691. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express an interest in delivering a Vasectomy Service. The service aims to provide a cost-effective, high-quality vasectomy service that will ensure consistent levels of care, performance and accessibility for the population of Coventry and Warwickshire.<br/><br/>Tender documentation can be accessed via the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Interested providers should search for reference C298328 - Vasectomy Services - NHS Coventry & Warwickshire ICB

The purpose of the service is to support delivery of C(E)TRs for children, young people and adults from Coventry and Warwickshire by recruiting, retaining, supporting, and deploying EbEs.

NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGEM CSU) on behalf of NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) (referred to as the Commissioner) wish to inform the market of an opportunity to provide Intermediate Minor Oral Surgery (IMOS) including treatment under Conscious Sedation across the Coventry and Warwickshire ICB area for the following lots;<br/><br/>Lot 1: Coventry<br/>Lot 2: Nuneaton or Bedworth<br/>Lot 3: Rugby<br/>Lot 4: Warwick or Leamington Spa with a spoke site in Stratford -upon-Avon<br/><br/>The specialty of Oral Surgery (OS) deals with the diagnosis and management of pathology of the mouth and jaws that requires surgical intervention. Oral Surgery involves the treatment of children, (as set out in the IMOS specification found in document 3 (published with the competitive process documentation) in respect of procedures 3 and 4 only), adolescents and adults, and the management of dentally anxious and/or medically complex patients.<br/><br/>Oral Surgery care is provided by Oral Surgeons and by Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons as the clinical competencies of these two specialties overlap. <br/><br/>Lot 1 to Lot 4, contract duration is for 7 years (total value £10,126,171) with the option to extend for a further 3 years (total contract duration 10 years, total value £14,465,960). A separate Personal Dental Services Agreement will be established with the preferred provider for each Lot. Following a mobilisation period, the contract is expected to start on 1st December 2025 and run until 30th November 2032 with an option for the commissioner to extend for a period or periods of up to 3 years until 30th November 2035.<br/><br/>This Competitive process will be split into two stages.<br/><br/>The first stage will be based on the Basic Selection Criteria and only providers who pass stage one (1) will be invited to take part in stage two (2) which will be based on Key Criteria in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime as listed below:<br/><br/>1.Quality and Innovation<br/>2.Value<br/>3.Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability<br/>4.Improving access, Reducing Health Inequalities, and Facilitating Choice<br/>5.Social Value<br/><br/>The proposed indicative timeline for the procurement is as follows (please note this is subject to change at the Commissioners discretion):<br/><br/>Stage One Basic Selection Criteria Period: 25th November - 13th December 2024<br/>Stage Two Key Selection Criteria Period: 3rd February - 21st February 2025<br/>Contract Award: 19th May - 30th May 2025<br/>Mobilisation: 1st June - 30th November 2025<br/><br/>The deadline for Submission of Stage 1 Basic Selection Criteria of this Competitive Process is 12:00pm (Mid-day) on Friday 13th December 2024.

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (CSU), on behalf of NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board, is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced providers for the provision of a Community Adult Hearing Service across Coventry and Warwickshire.<br/><br/>As a result of this Competitive Process, the ICB intends to award zero volume, zero value contract(s) to all providers capable that meet an acceptable standard. Successful provider(s) will be awarded with a contract for a period of 3 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 2 years. The successful provider(s) are expected to be fully operational, providing services from 1st April 2026.<br/><br/>It is anticipated that the service provision resulting from this Competitive Process will have an annual value of £3,496,867 per annum based on activity of 37,445 procedures/annum. The total expected contract value for the 3 years plus 2 year extension is £17,484,337.

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU, on behalf of NHS Coventry & Warwickshire ICB are inviting suitably experienced and qualified providers to submit tenders for the provision of a Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS). The contract is intended to run for an initial period of 5 years from 1st April 2027 with an option for the contract to be extended for up to a further 5 years. The annual contract value is anticipated to be £8,642,443. Bidders are required to express an interest and submit tenders via the Atamis Health Family e-tendering system.

NHS Coventry & Warwickshire ICB in conjunction with NHS Herefordshire & Worcestershire ICB are seeking providers who have the relevant experience and skills to provide an Ophthalmology Co-ordination Service Hub. The Ophthalmology Coordination Service Hub (OCS) will support the system-wide approach to the management for all non-emergency (routine and urgent) ophthalmology referrals from community Optometry practices across Coventry and Warwickshire. The OCS will provide a single point of access, administering all incoming referrals from community Optometrists, offering patients a choice of providers in accordance with patient choice regulations, and submitting onward referrals to secondary care (accredited independent sector or NHS provision). The OCS supports the streamlining of ophthalmology referrals across the ICS, reducing delays to patients being referred from the community to secondary care and freeing up primary care capacity. For every routine and urgent referral, the service will provide patients with choice of access based on the referring condition, supporting patients being seen by the right person, in the right place, the first time. The service will not undertake clinical triage of incoming referrals.

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB are seeking providers who have the relevant experience and skills to provide a Community Based Admission Avoidance Service. Aims and objectives of service Aims: • To reduce the number of inappropriate hospital admissions for people with a learning disability or autistic people who are in mental health crisis and may have complex needs, by providing intervention and crisis management. • To prevent crisis situations from escalating by providing timely and appropriate interventions. • To provide a safe and supportive environment for people with a learning disability or autism at risk of inappropriate admission to a specialist learning disability, mental health or acute hospital setting. • To promote independence and improve quality of life by supporting individuals to manage their mental health and develop coping strategies. • To provide short term support enabling a return to home for those referred to the service from inpatient settings including acute settings. Objectives: • To provide a short term, 24/7-person centred community service for people with a learning disability or autistic people who are at risk of inappropriate admission to a specialist learning disability or mental health hospital. • To provide a holistic model of care within the community. • To support individuals who are at the point of crisis through implementing a personalised, flexible and rapid service designed to meet the needs of all referred individuals. This includes robust personalised planning and communication embedded into the referral and placement process. • To support individuals to maintain positive relationships with family and friends and other support networks, engaging with these networks and other professionals to enable collaborative working to support the individual. • To work collaboratively with other health and social care professionals to provide coordinated and person-centred care, including working jointly with existing or subsequent care providers to ensure continuity of support and effective discharge. • To provide person-centred support with time limited episodes of planned individualised care, which should inform the focus of approach based on each service user’s needs. For example - dedicated staff teams will work with specific service users during their access to the service, to promote consistency in approach, enhanced knowledge of the service user and from this meaningful, purposeful and appropriately risk managed interventions and onward movement. • Where possible, the service will work with commissioners to pro-actively identify individuals who may benefit from earlier intervention and provide support to prevent crisis. Procurement Reference

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board, are seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced providers for the provision of a Specialist Community Gynaecology Service.<br/><br/>The contract is intended to be awarded for a period of 3 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend for up to a further 2 years. <br/><br/>It is anticipated that the contract award for the provision of a Specialist Community Gynaecology Service will be from 1 October 2026. <br/><br/>Further details are provided in II.2.4.1