UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is working on behalf of NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board who are the Contracting Authority for this opportunity. The Authority is looking for providers to deliver an Intermediate Care Beds Service to patients in the Southport & Formby area of Sefton Place. The Authority is looking to potentially commission up to 35 beds to be located in the Southport & Formby area of Sefton Place and ideally on one site.

Children and Young People's Emotional Health and Wellbeing in Wirral

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is looking to procure Information Governance and Data Protection Services to rationalise its existing multi provider service provision into a single comprehensive contract from 1st July 2024.

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (NHS CM ICB) (the Contracting Authority), who are undertaking a procurement to commission APMS contracts for Old Hall Surgery, Westminster Surgery and Special Allocation Service, Willaston Surgery Alternative Provider Medical Service and St Werburgh Homeless Practice and Special Allocation Service. The contract term is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 01 October 2024, with an option to extend for a further 4 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance. The closing date for submission of tenders is by 12 noon on 04 March 2024 Additional information Firstly, the "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) [may/does not] apply to this contract. However, Bidders are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence 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. Secondly, previous publication concerning this procedure published on 04 September 2023 under title: Old Hall Surgery APMS, Westminster Surgery and Special Allocation Service APMS, Willaston Surgery APMS and St Werburgh's Homeless Practice and Special Allocation Service APMS. Thirdly, the 'contract price' for each lot has been taken from historical reference data for current spend across the APMS sites. The actual annual price of the contract will be dependent on the activity of the successful supplier and the prices provided can only be used for reference. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including bid submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: 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. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm Tender documentation will be available on the e-tendering site from 02 February2024 Legal, economic, financial, and technical information Conditions for participation Objective rules and criteria for participation Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, Contracting Authorities must consider: (a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the area where they exercise their functions; and (b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, they might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to "economic, social, and environmental well-being". The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Light Touch Rules Regime, Regulations 74 to 77 of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No102) (for Health, Social, Education, and certain other Service Contracts).

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) is looking to procure an enhanced social prescribing service for Liverpool in order to equip, systematically, universal and first level health services with rapid access to a core determinants response for their patients. This service will be core element in the delivery of a proportionate and integrated model of social health in Liverpool, improving the way health and care services routinely respond to non-clinical risk factors, particularly those associated with deprivation and mental distress. The service will integrate with priority healthcare pathways and primary care based social prescribing schemes across the city.

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is looking to procure Individual Placement Support Service. The proposed contracting model for this service is to set up dedicated service provision at sub regional level. The main objective is to enable people with complex mental health problems to be able to enjoy a good quality of life, reduce health inequalities, remain independent and in control, achieve sustainable paid employment, and support each individual's recovery.

NHS Midlands and Lancashire is working on behalf of Cheshire & Merseyside ICB who wish to procure a Medical Cover Service for the Brookfield Centre, St Helens. The Brookfield Centre provides Intermediate Care Provision in St Helens. In St Helens Place, the ICB uses the Kings Fund definition of Intermediate Care as its working definition, which is: "A short-term intervention to preserve the independence of people who might otherwise face unnecessarily prolonged hospital stays or inappropriate admissions to hospital or residential care. The care is person centred, focused on rehabilitation, and delivered by a combination of professionals." There are 30 beds at Brookfield, and they are classed as Level 3 community beds and can be used for step up or step down provision. Brookfield is registered with CQC as a residential care home and managed by St Helens Local Authority with therapy and nursing in reach from a Community NHS Provider. Brookfield is not a commissioned Health service. Brookfield delivers bed-based support and reablement for individuals who are medically optimised / clinically suitable to be cared for in a residential home setting with their medical needs met by primary care as if they were in their own home. The contract that is to be awarded is for the medical cover of the individuals who are residing at the Brookfield Centre in St Helens.

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service is working for and on behalf of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission Leasowe Medical Practice APMS and SAS Service under an Alternative Provider Medical Services contract.

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission Leasowe Alternative Provider Medical Services, including Special Allocation Scheme under an Alternative Provider Medical Services contract.

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit is acting as an agent on behalf of NHS Cheshire & Merseyside ICB, who is looking to procure a GP Special Allocation Scheme (SAS) Service in Cheshire East Place and the Vale Royal area of Cheshire West Place.