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North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West Public Health team (the relevant Authority), who are conducting a Request for Information (RFI) exercise in order to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market to deliver a School Aged Immunisations Service in the following areas: • Cheshire • Merseyside It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express an interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published on Find and Tender Service and on Contracts Finder. It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. A Request for Information is no indication of a commitment to participate in any subsequent tender process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this RFI exercise and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including RFI submissions, will be conducted via Atamis: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome If you have already registered on the system (e.g. to access contracts with another Health Family organisation) then there is no need to re-register. If you have not already done so you should now register as a Supplier on the shared system. You can register here: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk Opening times 8am - 6pm The Request for Information will be available on the e-tendering site on 12th July 2024. Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement 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. Completed RFI questionnaires must be submitted by: 12:00 on 26th July 2024.

North of England Commissioning Support is working for and on behalf of NHS England Health and Justice North West to inform the market of a future commissioning intention. The indicative timeline below is for Health Needs Assessment Provision for North West Health & Justice Services opportunity. Publication of Call for Competition - October 2023 Tender - October 2023 Planned Contract Commencement - January 2024 Please note this may be subject to change. Please note that this Notice does not act as part of any pre-qualification process or a call for competition. It is intended as an awareness and communication notice offering an opportunity to inform provider organisations of the commissioning intentions. Please note NECS will utilise an electronic tendering tool to manage the anticipated procurement process. It is anticipated that the tender documents will be available via the e-tendering portal Atamis in October 2023. If you have already registered on the system (e.g. to access contracts with another Health Family organisation) then there is no need to re-register. If you have not already done so you should now register as a Supplier on the shared system. You can register here: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome It is free to register on Atamis, which can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should you have any queries or issues with using the Atamis system contact the Atamis helpdesk via: E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk Phone: 0800 9956035 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00pm

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North West (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a market landscaping exercise in relation to Autologous Chrondrocyte Implantation (ACI) and Osteochondral Allograft (OCA for the North West of England.

Short description North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North West, Health and Justice Team (the Contracting Authority), who are undertaking a procurement to commission a Veterans in Custody - North West Prisons Programme. Description of the procurement North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England North West, Health and Justice Team (the Contracting Authority) who are undertaking a procurement to commission Veterans in Custody - North West Prisons Programme. The contract term is for an initial period of 3 years commencing on 01 April 2024, with an option to extend for a further 1 year 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 13 November 2023.

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) working for and on behalf of NHS England North West Health & Justice Team wishes to commission a Veterans in custody and post custody service within the areas of North West England. In preparation for the proposed procurement North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) and the Contracting Authority are holding a Market Engagement Event on 27th June 2024. The event will be held at Regatta House, Brunswick Business Centre, Regatta Place, Summers Road, Liverpool, L3 4BL. The Bidder Event will start at 1100 hours. The agenda for the event will be released the week prior to the event. It is important to note that this Market Engagement exercise is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder. This exercise is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this exercise and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including RFI submissions, will be conducted via Atamis: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome If you find that you need any advice or technical support on the Atamis portal please contact the helpdesk using the following details: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk Opening times 8am - 6pm To register for the event please return the Registration Form via the messages area of the e-tendering portal Atamis, stating the name of the attendee(s), job title and organisation. Please note attendance at the bidder event is limited to a maximum of 3 persons per organisation.

North of England Commissioning Support is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West Health and Justice Team (the Relevant Authority) and is managing this market engagement exercise for the provision of Merseyside Liaison and Diversion and RECONNECT Service. The Relevant Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to further engage with the market following the RFI published on 31 May 2024 (2024/S 000-017033). Since the publication of the initial RFI, the Relevant Authority have been made aware of a potential transition process being undertaken at one of the Prisons that this service will cover. The Relevant Authority would therefore like to engage with the market and to gather information in order to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed services.

North of England Commissioning Support is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West Health and Justice Team (the Contracting Authority) and is managing this market engagement exercise for the provision of Cheshire Liaison and Diversion and RECONNECT Service. The Contracting Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market and to gather information in order to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed services. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. It should also be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation and return their completed RFI documentation. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home Please note that all communications will be conducted via the In-Tend portal only. It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should contact the eTendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone on 0844 2728810 Helpdesk Availability - Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement 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. The RFI documentation will be accessible from 20 February 2023 and completed RFI responses must be returned by 12.00 noon 03 March 2023..

North of England Commissioning Support is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West Health and Justice Team (the Relevant Authority) and is managing this market engagement exercise for the provision of Merseyside Liaison and Diversion and RECONNECT Service. The Relevant Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market and to gather information in order to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed services.

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) working for and on behalf of NHS England North West Public Health Team wishes to commission School Aged Immunisation Services within the areas of Cheshire & Merseyside. The proposed lotting structure for these services are as follows: Lot 1 - Cheshire Lot 2 - Merseyside In preparation for the proposed procurement North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) and the Contracting Authority are holding a Market Engagement Event on 13th June 2024. The event will be held at Regatta House, Brunswick Business Centre, Regatta Place, Summers Road, Liverpool, L3 4BL. The Bidder Event will start at 1100 hours. The agenda for the event will be released the week prior to the event. It is important to note that this Market Engagement exercise is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder. This exercise is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this exercise and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including RFI submissions, will be conducted via Atamis: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome If you find that you need any advice or technical support on the Atamis portal please contact the helpdesk using the following details: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk Opening times 8am - 6pm To register for the event please return the Registration Form via the messages area of the e-tendering portal Atamis, stating the name of the attendee(s), job title and organisation. Please note attendance at the bidder event is limited to a maximum of 3 persons per organisation.

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West Region (the Relevant Authority), who are conducting a Request for Information (RFI) exercise in order to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market to deliver Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services in Cheshire and Merseyside.

"North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West Region (the Contracting Authority), who are conducting a Request for Information (RFI) exercise in order to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market to deliver Health and Social Care Services and Mental Health Services to HMP Garth and HMP Wymott. There will be 4 lots for this competition • Health & Social Care (inc. substance misuse) - HMP Garth • Health & Social Care (inc. substance misuse) - HMP Wymott • Mental Health - HMP Garth • Mental Health - HMP Wymott

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West Region (the Relevant Authority), who are conducting a Request for Information (RFI) exercise in order to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market to deliver Liaison & Diversion Services, RECONNECT Services, Enhanced RECONNECT Services and Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services in Lancashire and Cumbria.

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) working for and on behalf of NHS England North West (the Contracting Authority) are holding a market information event for the School aged Immunisation and School Flu Services for Greater Manchester.

NHS England North West School Aged Immunisation Service and School Flu North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West to conduct market engagement to obtain input and feedback in preparation for the tender of a School Aged Immunisation Service and School Flu for the Greater Manchester region. The Contracting Authority would like to gather soft intelligence from the market and are publishing a Request for Information (RFI). It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express an interest in any future quote opportunity once a contract notice is published on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT part of any expression of interest, pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. A response to this PIN/RFI is no indication of a commitment to participate in any future procurement process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who reply. This PIN/RFI does not constitute the start of a Procurement Process under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and as such does not bind the Contracting Authority to undertaking any procurements after 01 January 2024 under these regulations. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this RFI exercise and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including RFI submissions, will be conducted via Atamis: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome If you have already registered on the system (e.g. to access contracts with another Health Family organisation) then there is no need to re-register. If you have not already done so you should now register as a Supplier on the shared system by selecting the link above. 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. If you find that you need any advice or support in registering please contact the Atamis helpdesk using the following details: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk Opening times 8am - 6pm An Atamis Supplier guide can be accessed by clicking on the link above. PLEASE NOTE: You may be asked if you wish to merge your account with an existing organisation. This is based on a number of criteria including the domain name of your email address, so please ensure that you do register with your official work email address. The RFI documentation will be available on the e-tendering site on 20 November 2023 and completed RFI responses must be submitted by 5pm 04 December 2023.

North of England Commissioning Support is working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West Region and North East & Yorkshire Region (the Contracting Authorities) to carry out market engagement for Patient Engagement in North Health & Justice Services The Contracting Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market and to gather information in order to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed services, and to alert the market to a future tender opportunity. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder. It should also be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this RFI exercise and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including RFI submissions, will be conducted via Atamis: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome If you have already registered on the system (e.g. to access contracts with another Health Family organisation) then there is no need to re-register. If you have not already done so you should now register as a Supplier on the shared system. You can register here: 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. If you find that you need any advice or support in registering please contact the Atamis helpdesk using the following details: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk Opening times 8am - 6pm An Atamis Supplier guide can be accessed by clicking on this link. PLEASE NOTE: You may be asked if you wish to merge your account with an existing organisation. This is based on a number of criteria including the domain name of your email address, so please ensure that you do register with your official work email address. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement 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. The RFI documentation will be accessible from Monday 5th June 2023 and completed RFI responses must be submitted by 5pm on Monday 19th June 2023. Following review of returned RFI responses, should the commissioner wish to seek further clarification to any part of the responses, further market engagement may be carried out. Providers will be made aware of these arrangements via the Atamis system.

North of England Commissioning Support on behalf of NHS England - North West (Health and Justice) will be issuing the tender documentation for the re-procurement of primary healthcare services, mental health services and dental services across various prisons in the North West as listed below over the coming months. As part of the tender process, site visits are available for potential bidders and will include an overview of the healthcare services, operational considerations of the establishment and a tour of the relevant healthcare areas. Dates and times of the site visits are detailed below: Lancaster Farms - Monday 5th June 2023 @ 1:30 pm for 2 hours Preston - Tuesday 6th June 2023 @ 10:00 am for 2 hours Kirkham - Tuesday 6th June 2023 @ 1:30 pm for 2 hours Risley - Wednesday 7th June 2023 @ 10:00 am for 2 hours Thorn Cross - Wednesday 7th June @ 1:30 pm for 2 hours PLEASE NOTE: the opportunity for site visits will be available on the above dates only, regardless of the service you wish to submit a tender for and you must register to attend the site visits. Potential bidders that do not register will NOT be allowed entry. If you wish to attend one or more site visits, and in order for access to be granted, please provide the following details via the messaging section within InTend under the project North West Prisons Services Registration for Site Visit(s) : Site(s) you wish to visit: Attendees name(s) (Max 2 from your organisation) National insurance number for each attendee: The above detail must be returned as a correspondence on the above mentioned project no later than 5pm on Friday 26th May to enable each prison to run its security checks. To express an interest in attending a site visit, please register on the In-tend e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu and follow the registration instructions. Please note that it is free to register on In-tend, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810(Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm).

North of England Commissioning Support is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West and NHS England/Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (the Contracting Authorities) and is managing the procurement process for the provision of Diabetic Eye Screening Programmes for East Lancashire and Greater Manchester North and South.

North of England Commissioning Support is working for and on behalf of NHS England North West (the Contracting Authority) to carry out market engagement for the following: • NHSE588 Health and Social Care Services for HMP Preston, HMP Kirkham, HMP Lancaster Farms, HMP Risley and HMP Thorn Cross • NHSE453 Mental Health Services for HMP Preston, HMP Kirkham and HMP Lancaster Farms • NHSE822 Dental Services for HMP Preston, HMP Kirkham, HMP Lancaster Farms and HMP Buckley Hall Each of the above services will be tendered separately and will consist of the following Lots and estimated annual contract values NHSE588 Health and Social Care Services Lot 1 HMP Preston - Estimated annual contract value £3,400,000 Lot 2 HMP Kirkham and HMP Lancaster Farms - Estimated annual contract value £4,300,000 Lot 3 HMP Risley and HMP Thorn Cross - Estimated annual contract value £4,660,000 NHSE453 Mental Health Services Lot 1 HMP Preston - Estimated annual contract value £1,600,000 Lot 2 HMP Kirkham and HMP Lancaster Farms - Estimated annual contract value £2,000,000 NHSE822 Dental Services Lot 1 HMP Preston - Estimated annual contract value £166,000 Lot 2 HMP Kirkham and HMP Lancaster Farms - Estimated annual contract value £220,000 Lot 3 HMP Buckley Hall - Estimated annual contract value £123,000 The Contracting Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market and to gather information in order to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed services, and to alert the market to a future tender opportunity. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder. It should also be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise.

North of England Commissioning Support is working for and on behalf of NHS England - Specialised Commissioning North West Region (the Contracting Authority) and is managing this early engagement exercise and a possible future procurement process for the provision of Termination of Pregnancy Services for Patients with a Complex Comorbidity (ToP CCM) in the North West. The Contracting Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Briefing Notice and invitation to attend a potential provider event to engage with the market and to gather information to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering ToP CCM services and to alert the market to a possible future opportunity. It is important to note that this PIN/Briefing Notice is not a call for competition, however, potential providers must respond to this invitation to participate in the future selection process. All potential providers are strongly encouraged to attend the provider engagement event, however, those unable to attend will still have to the opportunity to review the Briefing Pack, submit questions, request a 1:2:1, and participate in the future selection process so long as they respond to this invitation. This PIN and subsequent provider engagement event is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the future selection process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest at any point during the event. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this event and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the Briefing Notice documentation and submit their completed RFI. The In-Tend e-Tendering portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home Please follow the registration instructions (if you are not already registered) and look for the project NHSE855 Briefing Event - Termination of Pregnancy Services for Patients with a Complex Comorbidity in the North West. Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement 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. The invitation and Briefing Notice documentation will be accessible from 30 November 2022 and completed responses must be submitted by 5:00 pm on 10 January 2022.