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This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) UK2 is published to inform the market of NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB's ("the Contracting Authority") proposed intention to procure an All Age Continuing Health Care and Complex Care Digital End-to-End Patient Management System. NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB would like to undertake pre-market engagement with suitable and capable suppliers of All Age Continuing Health Care and Complex Care Digital End-to-End Patient Management Systems, to further understand software functionality and software capabilities available in the supplier market. NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB wishes to invite capable suppliers to meet on a virtual 1:1 basis (via MS Teams), to present and provide a live (virtual) demonstration of their All Age Continuing Health Care and Complex Care Digital End-to-End Patient Management System. The purpose of the demonstration is help further inform and provide further refinement to a specification of requirements. Suitable and capable supplier will be expected to demonstrate their All Age Continuing Health Care and Complex Care Digital End-to-End Patient Management System which meets the requirements of the NHS framework for an end-to-end solution designed to manage patients, care packages, and payments for all Continuing Health Care and Complex Care pathways. Suppliers will be expected to demonstrate their All Age Continuing Health Care and Complex Care Digital End-to-End Patient Management System functionality that includes, but not limited to: • Referral management processes, including web-based forms and interoperability with the NHS Spine; • Case Management functionality, including data validity and audit recording processes; • Workflow Management, to encompass system automation / notifications for time bound events; • Document Management - pre-population and templates; • Financial Management process, including payments; • Reporting functionality, including how the system complies with All Age Continuing Care Patient Level Dataset; • Commissioning, Brokerage, Provider Marketplace & Provider Portal, to support the management of care providers; • Client Portal - for individuals to access details on assessment processes / outcomes; • Professionals Portal functionality - to allow documentation / evidence to be uploaded and shared with the Contracting Authority officers involved in an individual's care. The indicative contract duration is envisaged to be between 3 and 5 years, however Suppliers are advised any contract term will be confirmed in due course as part of any future formal Invitation to Tender opportunity published. At the time of publishing this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice, it is anticipated that a contract start will be April 2026, however it should be recognised that timeframes and dates for service commencement are liable to change. The indicative total contract value for All Age Continuing Health Care and Complex Care Digital End-to-End Patient Management System is yet to be defined, however this will be established as part of any formal Invitation to Tender opportunity published.

The Commissioners, North Lincolnshire Council and Humber & North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (HNYICB), are seeking engagement for the development of our residential care offer to support short term Integrated Recovery & Assessment Beds, respite placements and enhanced dementia care. The core objective of the service(s) will be to maximise independence and enabling people to return home in a time efficient manner, safely, with the support that meets their needs. We aim to utilise this engagement opportunity to understand how the North Lincolnshire Residential Care sector might incorporate various innovative approaches and care models to diversify in alignment with our identified needs and local priorities.

NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), hereafter the Relevant Authority, is seeking to commission a Primary Medical Services Special Allocation Scheme (North East Lincolnshire / North Lincolnshire) through a Most Suitable Provider process under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Knowledge of the Provider Landscape has determined potential Providers who are able to deliver to the requirements of this contract in delivering primary medical care service provision to individuals registered to the Special Allocation Scheme programme. The preferred Provider (Most Suitable Provider) will be required to demonstrate their experience of delivering high quality, dignified, cost effective service that supports providing primary care medical services to patients registered to the Special Allocation Scheme programme for North East Lincolnshire / North Lincolnshire, and supporting patient rehabilitation to facilitate a return to General Practice registration. The preferred Provider (Most Suitable Provider) will need to: • Hold a current contract for delivery of Primary Care Medical Services (Alternative Provider Medical Service (APMS), General Medical Service (GMS), or Personal Medical Service (PMS)) in North East Lincolnshire or North Lincolnshire; • Hold a valid current CQC registration for Primary Care Medical Services; • Ensure healthcare professionals delivering the services are registered with the associated registration bodies - General Medical Council, and Nursing and Midwifery Council The service will be required to: • Delivery primary care medical services, as defined by the APMS Directions - Alternative Provider Medical Services Directions, and Specification to patients registered on the Special Allocation Scheme programme. • Support patient rehabilitation and facilitate a return to General Practice registration.

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authority) who intend to follow the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) process to award a contract for the provision of a Community Dental Service across North Yorkshire and the City of York.

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (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 area-based Urgent Dental Treatment services in Humber and North Yorkshire. Lot 1 - TBC Lot 2 - TBC Lot 3 - TBC 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 competition opportunity once a contract notice is published on Find a Tender Service. 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 procurement 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 (https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome) Phone: 800 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 XXXX April 2026. 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 12:0 on XXX May 2026.

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a care system support organisation hosted by NHS England and is working for and on behalf of NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (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 Primary Care General Dental Services (GDS) in the following areas. Lot 1 - Bridlington Lot 2 - Pocklington Lot 3 - Hull The aim of the GDS is to: · Improve oral health and to reduce inequalities in health and well-being. · Improve access to NHS dental services and to improve the experience of all patients. · Develop integrated and consistent services. · Ensure equitable and timely access to primary, urgent, and elective care. The provider must work in partnership with the Contracting Authority to support communication and engagement with patients to enable continuous service and pathway improvements, which may involve consultation with the local patient population in order to collate patient views which can shape services and monitor effectiveness. The contract will be offered under the terms of the NHS Personal Dental Service (PDS) Agreement Regulations 2005 effective from 1 April 2006 for an initial period of 5-years with the option to extend the contract by 2-years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance. The clinical services to be provided are those deemed mandatory services, the PDS Regulations identify mandatory services and as a minimum, the provider must meet the requirements of the NHS PDS Agreement Regulations 2005 in all aspects relating to the provision of mandatory services. In addition, this contract also includes the additional services as outlined in the draft specification. 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 a Tender Service 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 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 (Atamis) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access and return the RFI documentation. You can register here: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome 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 e-Tendering provider by email: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 Here is the Atamis Supplier Management guide for information. https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/#0O000000rwim/a/4J000000kGJV/E7G8dJZW6I6OBziP9VjNLKQhD5jze8lO9f26f9NNk48 Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (TUPE) will not apply to a future procurement. The RFI documentation will be accessible from 13:00 on 31 May 2023 and completed RFI responses must be submitted before 12 noon 14 June 2023.

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) (the Contracting Authority) to conduct market engagement to obtain input and feedback in preparation for the tender of a Children and Young People Autism Assessment Service for the areas of Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale. The Contracting Authority would like to gather soft intelligence from the market and are publishing a Request for Information (RFI) for each service. The RFI and further documentation including a draft service specification will be available on the Intend Portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home from Friday 05 August 2022 and the deadline for responses will be 12 Noon Friday 19 August 2022. Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the Intend Portal. The portal can be accessed at any time of the day and it is free to register. Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning intentions. To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to the Intend portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home . North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is utilising an electronic tendering tool (In-Tend) (e-Tendering system) to manage this market engagement exercise and communicate with potential bidders in accordance with Regulation 22 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended). It is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should you have any queries, or you are having problems registering please contact the In-Tend helpdesk via: support@in-tend.com or call us on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065. The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9 a.m.-5.30 p.m.

NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), hereafter the Relevant Authority, is seeking to commission a Vulnerable Women Health Service (Hull) through a Most Suitable Provider process under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Knowledge of the Provider Landscape has determined potential Providers who are able to deliver to the requirements of this contract in delivering primary care nursing service provision to vulnerable women in Hull. The preferred Provider will be required to demonstrate their experience of delivering high quality, dignified, cost effective service that supports providing primary care nursing services to vulnerable women in Hull through a trauma informed approach. The preferred Provider will need to: • Hold a current contract for delivery of Primary Care Medical Services (Alternative Provider Medical Service (APMS), General Medical Service (GMS), or Personal Medical Service (PMS)) in Hull; • Hold a valid current CQC registration; • Ensure nursing staff delivering the services are registered with the associated registration body - Nursing and Midwifery Council The service will be required to: • Delivery primary care nursing services as set out in the specification to a defined vulnerable patient cohort; • Support access to / engagement with healthcare services.

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS), working for and on behalf of NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB, wishes to commission NHS Personal Dental Service (PDS) within the town of Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire. 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 2025. The event will be held via Microsoft Teams. The Event will start at 1230 hours. The purpose of this event is to invite comment on a draft service specification; therefore the commissioner invites comment on the Service Specification contained within the Documents section of Atamis. 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 on Find a Tender. This exercise is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise.

NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), hereafter the Relevant Authority, is seeking to procure a Complex Learning Disability (LD) / Autism Supported Living Service (York) through a Most Suitable Provider Process under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The preferred Provider will be required to demonstrate how they will deliver a high quality, dignified, cost effective service that puts the individual at the centre of their own care which supports and maintains their on-going health and wellbeing needs. The preferred Provider will have a strong value base that reflects: • Positive social interactions • Support for meaningful activity • Opportunities for choice • Opportunities for education, skills development, and employment • Encouragement of greater independence • Support to establish and maintain relationships to enable individuals to lead a good and meaningful everyday life. The Relevant Authority wishes to establish a single Provider contract for the provision of the service. The service model will include a single Provider who will act as the contract holder with the Relevant Authority. It is anticipated that the Provider will deliver the entirety of the service specification through delivery of the Supported Living element for four (4) individuals at a site in York. The service will be required to: • Provide expertise and specialism in effectively supporting individuals with complex needs whose needs are unable to be met within the existing local provision; • Enhance and maintain a service user's quality of life; • Support an overall reduction of admissions to hospital, hospital settings and emergency service responses; • Support individuals who display behaviour that challenges, including interventions to reduce behaviour challenges; • Respond quickly to crisis and emergency, with a local staff hub offer to allow a robust crisis response. • Enable individuals to: o live as independently as possible, developing the skills they require to live in settled accommodation within a local community; o receive their support in the least restrictive way possible; o have choice and control over their care and support, including how it is delivered and by whom; o receive a flexible service which responds to their individual preferences and needs; o enable achievement of individualised outcomes, and to reduce the reliance on extensive formal care and support. The Provider must have direct access within their organisation to the below specialist staff, who are able to oversee the individuals within the service, support staff competency and capability, and ensure individuals are fully supported. • Behavioural analyst to enable psychologically informed support plans • Positive Behaviour Support practitioner (beyond restraint training - to work on developing the positive behaviours that render restraint unnecessary) • Clinical Psychologist with experience of this client group as a minimum during transition stage and at a time of crisis to support the universal community service • Mental health nurse on site or within 20 minutes travel (as measured at busy times) Providers must confirm they have direct access (in-house) to the below training, and are able to ensure staff are fully trained and competent in the below: • Autism training, • PRN training, • PBS training (including positive development for the tenant and restraint - please see above) • Managing behaviours including Positive Behaviour Support and the use of a positive proactive and preventative model, where appropriate, such as Non-Abusive Psychological and Physical Interventions (NAPPI), - please see above • Mental health issues, • Complex Trauma, • Trauma informed care approach, • Learning Disability. This list is not exhaustive of the full training and competency requirements of staff but are seen as key areas that are pertinent to fully supporting the level and range of complexity within the development.