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This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is intended to notify the market of the Market Engagement event only. This PIN is NOT a call for competition. NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (hereafter referred to as "the Authority") invites suitably qualified providers to attend a virtual Market Engagement event which will inform the market of the Authority's intention to undertake a procurement process for the provision of an Integrated Community Dermatology Service. The Authority has published this PIN to support market engagement for this Integrated Community Dermatology Service only.

This is an Intended Approach Notice to award a contract using the Most Suitable Provider Process for the Provision of Recovery Colleges (the Service) for NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS MSE ICB) (herein “The Contracting Authority”) The Service has been historically commissioned under separate contractual arrangements held by the individual Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). The ICB was established on 1st April 2022, replacing the CCGs as the Contracting Authority. As a result, these contracts will now be subsumed into a single contract commissioned by the Contracting Authority. The Services are currently delivered by three different providers through a multifaceted approach with differing offers across the system which is reflective of the previous CCG individual commissioning pathways, resulting in inequitable offers across the population of MSE, as well as no current offer in the Basildon and Brentwood locality. The ICB has proposed a single system-wide offer, to amalgamate all of the contracts for these services into one potential contract to support integration, reduce fragmentation of services and reduce the number of contracts that MSE ICB will need to manage going forward. This will enhance and improve outcomes to elicit patient safety and quality. The Contracting Authority has worked with the three incumbent providers and is of the view that this cohort of existing providers have the necessary experience, knowledge and skills to offer a collaborative provision via a lead provider model. Recognition that the services will need to do more with less funding and recognising the benefits and efficiencies of doing things once. Providers will also need to share risk and invest in the service provision through this collaborative partnership. The Contracting Authority intends to award a single contract to suitably, technically capable provider. In order to award a contract, the most suitable provider must have demonstrably satisfied the minimum Basic Selection Criteria, including financial and economical standing, satisfying the Key Criteria assessment and the commercial envelope. The awarded provider will be expected to share the risk, resources, capacity and to work collaboratively with the ICB. Any queries will be considered until the 28th August 2024 at 12:00 noon, in line with best practice, under Provider Selection Regime. Emails should be sent to: cariad.burgess@attain.co.uk. However, please note that any interested providers will be required to satisfy the requirements as outlined above, including the sharing of risk, investment and collaboration through partnership in the service provision.

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board ICB (M&SEICB), the contracting authority, has a responsibility to commission primary medical services on behalf of the local population. This duty is overseen by the Primary Care Commissioning Committee. Due to significant housing growth, a new primary medical care health center is due to open at Beaulieu Park, located in Chelmsford Essex in Autumn 2024 to meet the health needs associated with the housing growth. The ICB intends to operate this new site as an additional site of an existing local primary care provider - local practices (non- special allocation service) whose boundary covers the practices site; and/or local practices (non- special allocation service) with a clinic site within 7km of the Beaulieu Park site of Primary Medical Services under an GMS or APMS contract. The Beaulieu Park services are to be provided under the providers’ existing contract, with the Beaulieu Park site added as an additional service location. Services for the Beaulieu Park primary care services will be provided by way of a variation to the successful providers’ existing APMS or GMS contract. Any new patients registered, associated with the Beaulieu Park site, will be funded at GMS rates – if a provider is currently on an APMS contract new patients registered associated with the Beaulieu Park site will be funded at GMS rates. Providers will need to accept a patient list size of zero from day one of the contract with the Beaulieu Park new housing residents becoming registered and through patient choice any patients choosing to register from their current practice to the new Beaulieu Park provider.

This is an opportunity notice to communicate that NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS MSE ICB) (herein "The Authority" invites all suitable providers to attend this Market Engagement Event for the establishment of a Pseudo-Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS). The Authority aims to establish this PDPS framework provision for small and medium enterprises (SME)s, Voluntary Sector Charity Organisations (VSCOs), and organisations who could deliver purpose led services within the Mid and South Essex ICB localities. The PDPS services aim to support the ICB's understanding of the community infrastructure that can underpin ongoing development and will enable more rapid implementation of schemes through a streamlined "call-off" process, via the PDPS framework. The market engagement event will be held Monday 11th December 2023 at 11:30am. The session will comprise of a Microsoft Teams Live Event which will be comprised of a broadcasted presentation live from the from Commissioners and will be followed by a Q&A session. All interested providers must register at the Attain e-procurement portal at https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/ (SQ_97_Market Engagement Event - PDPS Voluntary Sector and SME Specialist Contracts Framework for NHS Mid and South Essex ICB) to complete and return the market engagement booking form. The deadline to express an interest is Monday 11th December 2023, at 09:00hrs. All further information and documents are free and available at https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/ Please Note: Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken by you prior to any subsequent procurement is a matter solely for your own commercial judgement. The Commissioners reserve the right to withdraw from the process at any time or to not tender the service(s)or to tender on a different basis. In such circumstances, and in any event, The Commissioners and/or their advisors shall not be liable for any costs or loss of expenses whatsoever incurred by any organisation, agent or subsidiary that may have contributed to any proposals submitted to this notice.

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is intended to notify the market of the Market Engagement event only. This PIN is NOT a call for competition. NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (hereafter referred to as "the Authority") invites suitably qualified providers to attend a virtual Market Engagement event which will inform the market of the Authority's intention to undertake a procurement process for the provision 'Integrated Discharge Support Scheme: Pathway Zero (0)' The Authority has published this PIN to support market engagement for this 'Integrated Discharge Support Scheme: Pathway Zero (0) Services only. Any future procurement opportunities pertaining to 'Integrated Discharge Support Scheme: Pathway Zero (0) Services’, if undertaken, will be advertised with a separate call for competition via a relevant notice published in Find a Tender Service, once final. The Market Engagement event will take place virtually via MS Teams on Tuesday 03rd February 2026 from 10:0am - 11:0am. The event will offer an opportunity to engage with stakeholders and for prospective service providers to learn more about the service. The procurement process and timetable will also be shared.

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) intends to award three contracts to deliver Level 1 Sedation Services for children and adults in Mid and South Essex, following a Most Suitable Provider (MSP) process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Level 1 conscious sedation services provide basic, safe sedation, mainly inhalation sedation and single drug intravenous sedation, to help patients undergo routine dental treatment. These services follow nationally recognised IACSD Standards, which set requirements for trained staff, appropriate clinical environments, monitoring, and safe recovery. The Authority seeks to increase Level 1 dental sedation capacity in North Mid and South Essex, specifically from Chelmsford northwards, with services located along the A12/A120 corridor to ensure good patient access. Providers will only be deemed suitable therefore if they operate an existing dental practice within this defined catchment. In applying the Process, the Authority has assessed the five Key Criteria and updated its provider landscape knowledge through a key criteria assessment and data gathering process, to confirm provider capability and local connections. Based on its assessment, the Authority believes it can identify the MSP without a competitive process.

Market Engagement Event Talking Therapies and Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Health Problems (TT & PTSMHP) in Essex This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is intended to notify the market of the Market Engagement event only. This PIN is NOT a call for competition. The Contracting Authority on behalf of Mid and South Essex, North East Essex and West Essex, Integrated Care Boards, to be succeeded by the proposed new Essex ICB from 1st April 2026 (hereafter referred to as "the Authority") invites suitably qualified providers to attend a virtual Market Engagement event which will inform the market of the Authority's intention to commission Talking Therapies (TT) and Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Health Problems (PT SMHP) for Essex. The Market Engagement event will take place virtually via MS Teams on Monday 20th April 2026 from 10:0am - 11:0am. The event will offer an opportunity to engage with stakeholders and for prospective service providers to learn more about the service. The procurement process and timetable will also be shared. To express an interest, please follow the link and complete the registration form directly in the MS Teams webinar link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a9e0d005-b811-4527-84e7-f4fa8b10bddb@b5fa915c-fcb7-43a5-a5ad-631d989f6e1d The closing date for registering attendance is 12:0noon on Friday 17th April 2026. The event will be recorded, and all materials will be shared with interested providers. The indicative high-level timeline below is being issued by the Authority for information only and may be subject to change: Tender Period: 1st May 26 – 05th June 26 Evaluation & Moderation June – July 26 Governance: August 26 Notice of Outcome: 14th August 26 Standstill Period: midnight 26th August 26 Award: 27th August 26 Mobilisation: September 26 – March 27 Service go-live: 1st April 2027 The Authority has published this PIN to support market engagement for this TT PTSMHP services only. Any future procurement opportunities pertaining to these services, if undertaken, will be advertised with a separate call for competition via a relevant notice published in the Central Digital Platform (CDP) and all appropriate platforms, once final. Please note: Commercially sensitive information and Freedom of Information Respondents’ views or submissions will not be individually identified or revealed to third parties. All information provided in this exercise will be treated in confidence and will NOT be considered in any future tender evaluation exercise. Information gathered may be used in the development of the procurement approach and final Specification for the Service prior to the Invitation to Tender being issued in May. Any information provided in response to this market engagement exercise marked as commercially sensitive will be treated as such. Respondents are asked to identify any of the information supplied in the course of this exercise which should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity. In doing so respondents must specify the reasons for its sensitivity and specify the period for which the information will remain sensitive for the Authority’s records. Respondents should seek their own legal advice on the application of freedom of information legislation. The Authority will consider statements of confidentiality and commercial sensitivity that are provided by respondents and will endeavour to consult with respondents about sensitive information before deciding on any FOI requests received, but the Respondent must make its own assessment and decision on these issues. For avoidance of doubt, the final decision on any FOI request rests with the relevant public body, subject to applicable law.

This Intended Approach Notice to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process, pursuant to The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations). The Contracting Authority, NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) is using the most suitable provider process (the Process) as defined by Regulations 6(6) and 10) to award a Land Option (“the Contract”) via a mixed procurement (commencing 25th March 2025), for the development and delivery of a General Practitioner Medical Surgery and associated facilities and services under a General Medical Services (GMS) contract (the Requirement). The opportunity is deemed to comprise a mixture of in-scope health care services and out-of-scope non-healthcare services. The main subject-matter of the contract is deemed an in-scope health care service because the estimated lifetime value of the health care services being delivered under the MSPs existing GMS contract is higher than the value of the one-off sum associated with the Land Option and associated capital works (non-healthcare services). The Authority is of the view that separating out the process around selecting an appropriate GP Practice to award the Land Option to, from the selection of a GP Practice to deliver general medical services from the healthcare premises developed on the land would have a materially adverse impact on the Authority’s ability to act in accordance with the procurement principles. Further details of the Authorities assessment leading to the decision to undertake a mixed procurement under PSR can be found in detail at the attached document titled Supplementary Information for the PIN _ Ashingdon Road 04.03. For avoidance of doubt, this Process will not result in the Authority and the most suitable provider (MSP) entering into a new contract. The Authority is responsible for running the Process as the legal entity responsible for commissioning Primary Medical Services in Mid and South Essex. The Authority and existing GP Practices that have expressed an initial interest in being considered as the MSP are already within contractual arrangements via each Practice’s existing GMS. Instead, the Process intends to identify and award the opportunity to enter a Land Option with Bloor Homes and Rochford District Council. The Authority is expecting the council/developer to transfer the land directly to the MSP following the successful conclusion of this exercise. The MSP will be responsible for working with the council to develop the site for delivery under their existing GMS contract. Further work will be needed as the site develops to amend the MSP's existing contract to reflect any proposed plans (for example, whether it is an additional branch site or a relocation). The development has made a financial contribution of £262,300 available to the MSP that purchases the land, to support the improvement of healthcare services in Rochford, which is the value that has been communicate in this Notice as the estimated total value. The MSP will be required to source the necessary capital to implement the requirement through solutions such as partnering with a specialist healthcare facility developer or some form of borrowings. No further capital resource is available through the NHS to support build costs. The estimated lifetime value of the Land Option may be between £3.75m and £5.25m based on an NHS compliant build costing in the region of £5,000-7,000 per square metre. The planning permission shows the land could accommodate a healthcare building of 750m2 plus on-site parking. The estimated lifetime value of the existing GMS/PMS contract could be between £26m and £99m depending on which Practice is selected (because it is based on the global annual sum of their existing contract and a 45-year contract duration).

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is intended to notify the market of the Market Engagement event only. This PIN is NOT a call for competition. NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (herein 'the Authority') invites interested Providers to attend this market engagement session pertaining to the re-opening of the 'Framework Agreement for Contracts', previously referred to as the PDPS for Voluntary Sector and SME Specialist Contracts Framework. This engagement session that will be held via Microsoft Webinar on Thursday 27th February 2025 1:00pm – 2:00pm. Following on from the initial opening of the Framework Arrangement as advertised on the 04th December 2023, this market engagement event will offer an opportunity to engage with stakeholders and for prospective providers to learn more about the Framework and the re-opening of this second tranche. The procurement process and timetable will also be shared. The event will aim to cover: 1. How contracts and grants are managed by the ICB, and how this Framework is aimed at contract arrangements only. 2. Information and background of NHS MSE ICB, our Alliances and commissioning intentions, particularly in relation to local initiatives, SMEs and VCSO working. 3. Why this framework was created last year, with detail of the legal and procurement overview. 4. What this framework aims to achieve and detail as to how the framework works. 5. The requirements for all organisations, whether NHS, private or third sector, that must be met in order to hold any contracts with NHS MSE ICB (and any NHS organisation more broadly). 6. Details pertaining to the Framework Arrangement re-opening, including timelines and process. The Commissioners will share an overview of the Framework Arrangement and will hold a Q&A session at the end of the presentation. PLEASE NOTE: the webinar/market engagement event will be recorded, and the recording will be made available via the e-procurement portal to all interested providers. The Commissioners will enable mics and videos of attendees to take questions in real-time, therefore, if you wish to ask a question during the event, you will be recorded and agree to have your question/image captured and shared on the recording. The session will be recorded and all materials, including the slides, will be shared with via the e-procurement portal https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/ To register interest in attending the engagement event please go to https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html . Click on 'Register here' and follow the onscreen instructions. The relevant documentation will be available within the ‘SQ_117 - Framework VCSOs/SMEs (PDPS) Re-opening for NHS MSE ICB” project. The closing date for registering attendance is Thursday 27th February 2025 at 10:30hrs. Please Note: Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken by you prior to any subsequent procurement is a matter solely for your own commercial judgment. The Authority reserves the right to withdraw from the process at any time or to not tender the service(s) or to tender on a different basis. In such circumstances, and in any event, the Authority and/or its advisors shall not be liable for any costs or loss of expenses whatsoever incurred by any organisation, agent or subsidiary that may have contributed to any proposals submitted to this notice. Any and all information/documents are draft and subject to change. Under no circumstances should providers approach the Authority directly in relation to the service. The service that this market engagement relates is within scope of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The Authority is bound only by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply.

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is intended to notify the market of the Market Engagement event only. This PIN is NOT a call for competition. NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (hereafter referred to as “the Authority”) invites suitably qualified providers to attend a virtual Market Engagement event which will inform the market of the Authority’s intention to undertake a competitive procurement process for the provision of Mental Health Core Services (NHS Talking Therapies Service (formally known as IAPT) and Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Health Problems Service) on Monday 24th February 2025 12:00 noon – 13:00hrs. NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, established in July 2022, provides health and care to 1.2 million residents across the region and supersedes the previous Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). The Authority’s geographical footprint covers Mid Essex, Basildon and Brentwood, South East Essex, and Thurrock. Historical commissioning has resulted in the ICB holding separate contractual arrangements for NHS Talking Therapies Service (formally known as IAPT) and Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Health Problems Service. The Services are currently delivered by four different providers through a multifaceted approach with differing offers across the system which is reflective of the previous CCG individual commissioning pathways, resulting in inequitable offers across the population of MSE. The intended objectives of the new Mental Health Core Services are: • In line with the Long-Term Plan and Joint Forward Plan (2023), with a commitment to increase access to psychological therapies with a focus on maintaining treatment times and recovery standards. • For a single system-wide offer, to amalgamate all the contracts for these services into one contract to support integration, reduce fragmentation of services and reduce the number of contracts that MSE ICB will need to manage going forward. • Enhance and improve outcomes to elicit patient safety and quality. The Authority intends to procure a new ‘Mental Health Core Service’ provision and award a single contract to a suitably, technically capable provider. To award a contract, the most suitable provider must have demonstrably satisfied the minimum Basic Selection Criteria, including financial and economical standing, and satisfy the Key Criteria assessment and the commercial envelope. The market engagement event will offer an opportunity to engage with stakeholders and for prospective service providers to learn more about the service. The procurement process and timetable will also be shared. The Market Engagement event will take place virtually via MS Teams Webinar on Monday 24th February 2025 from 12:00noon – 13:00hrs. To register interest in attending the engagement event please go to https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html . Click on 'Register here' and follow the onscreen instructions. The relevant documentation will be available within the ‘SQ_116 - Mental Health Core Services (TT & PT SMHP) for NHS MSE ICB Market Engagement’ project.

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is intended to notify the market of the Market Engagement event only. This PIN is NOT a call for competition. NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (hereafter referred to as “the Authority”) invites suitably qualified providers to attend a virtual Market Engagement event which will inform the market of the Authority’s intention to undertake a procurement process for the provision Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Services. The Authority has published this PIN to support market engagement for this Tier 3 Weight Management Services only. Any future procurement opportunities pertaining to Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Services, if undertaken, will be advertised with a separate call for competition via a relevant notice published in Find a Tender Service, once final.

This is an Intended Approach Notice to award a contract using the Most Suitable Provider Process for the Provision of Physical Health Checks for Serious Mental Illness (PHC SMI) and Mental Health Practitioner in Primary Care Networks (including Mental Health ARRS) herein referred to as "Primary Care Mental Health Services" (the Service) for NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (NHS MSE ICB) (herein “The Contracting Authority”) The Services were historically commissioned under separate contractual arrangements held by the individual Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). The ICB was established on 1st April 2022, replacing the CCGs as the Contracting Authority. As a result, these contracts will now be subsumed into a single contract commissioned by the Contracting Authority. The Services (PHC SMI and Mental Health Practitioner in Primary Care Networks (including MH ARRS) are currently delivered by three different providers through a multifaceted approach with differing offers across the system which is reflective of the previous CCG individual commissioning pathways, resulting in inequitable offers across the population of MSE. The Long-Term Plan and Joint Forward Plan (2023) states a commitment to increase the number of Physical Health Checks for SMI, as well as supporting for this group in Primary Care by breaking down the traditional primary/secondary mental health care pathways and closing gaps in provision.  The ICB has proposed a single system-wide offer, to amalgamate all of the contracts for these services into one potential contract to support integration, reduce fragmentation of services and reduce the number of contracts that NHS MSE ICB will need to manage going forward. This will enhance and improve outcomes to elicit patient safety and quality. The Contracting Authority has worked with the three incumbent providers of these services and is of the view that this cohort of existing providers have the necessary experience, knowledge and skills to offer a collaborative provision via a lead provider model. Recognition that the services will need to do more with less funding and recognising the benefits and efficiencies of doing things once. Providers will also need to share risk and invest in the service provision through this collaborative partnership. The Contracting Authority intends to award a single contract to suitably, technically capable provider. In order to award a contract, the most suitable provider must have demonstrably satisfied the minimum Basic Selection Criteria, including financial and economical standing, satisfying the Key Criteria assessment and the commercial envelope. The awarded provider will be expected to share the risk, resources, capacity and to work collaboratively with the ICB. The Contracting Authority has considered which providers may be capable of providing the Service for the relevant patient population in Mid and South Essex. The Contracting Authority is of the view, considering providers that they understand are likely to have the ability to deliver services to the relevant population, and all relevant information available at this time that it is likely able to identify the most suitable provider. For absolute clarity, the Contracting Authority have worked with the incumbents and are of the view that these providers have the necessary experience, knowledge, and skills to offer a collaborative provision via a lead provider model. Any queries will be considered until the 09th September 2024 at 17:30hrs, in line with best practice, under Provider Selection Regime. Emails should be sent to: cariad.burgess@attain.co.uk. However, please note that any interested providers will be required to satisfy the requirements as outlined above, including the sharing of risk, investment and collaboration through partnership in the service provision.

This Intended Approach Notice to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process relates to the decision made by NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) to award a contract for an Integrated Community Musculoskeletal and Pain Service (the Service) via undertaking (and holding themselves bound solely by those Regulations applicable to) the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) process (the Process) as defined by Regulations 6(6) and 10 under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Historic commissioning arrangements of the Service have led to health inequalities in access and delivery of pathways across the Mid and South Essex (MSE) Integrated Care System (ICS). Due to new ways of working, increasing collaboration, and communication across primary, community and secondary care, implementing the Service will ensure there is equitable provision and pathways for all MSE residents. Working with stakeholders the Authority developed a new community pathway for people aged 16 years+, based on the East of England Musculoskeletal (MSK) Pathway Improvement Framework, the Best MSK high impact recommendations and adhering to the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) pathway. This new model of care will provide integration across the Best MSK pathway including Single Point of Access (SPoA), clinical triage, physiotherapy, orthopaedics, spinal, rheumatology, pain management, surgical interventions and therapies across MSE. It will assess and treat more patients outside of acute services and deliver improved outcomes, quality and patient experience of care. In applying the Process, the Authority has considered the five Key Criteria and has identified the Service and proposed contracting model will support the MSK core purposes of reducing unwarranted variation, sharing best practice, improving access, outcomes and experience of patients, enabling best lifelong MSK health within all communities, and improving quality and patient safety. Additionally, it aligns with the ICS four purposes to improve outcomes in populations health and healthcare, tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access, enhance productivity and value for money and help the NHS support broader social and economic development. In applying this Process, the Authority has undertaken appropriate pre-market engagement to update its knowledge of relevant providers including understanding their ability to deliver the Service to the relevant local population and connections with other parts of the MSE ICS. Through clinical congress with stewards across the system, it is of the view, taking into account likely providers and all relevant information available to it at this time, that it is likely to be able to identify the MSP without running a competitive process. Further details can be found at sections II.2.4) , II.2.14) and VI.3).

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (MSE ICB) (herein will be referred to as “the Authority”) seeks to engage with suitably qualified providers and interested suppliers for this Mental Health Sanctuaries Service on Friday 17th March 2023 at 10:00hrs. This notice is to communicate that the Authority will hold a market event and does not constitute a call to completion. The NHS Long Term Plan is committed to improving the access to mental health services and the Mental Health Crisis Sanctuaries Services. The MSE Mental Health Crisis Sanctuaries are part of the ICS and Care Service and a component of the wider ICS Urgent and Emergency Care Mental Health Programme and will specifically need to evidence meeting two of the Crisis Concordat objectives namely Urgent and Emergency Care and Quality of Treatment and Care when in Crisis. The current service contract will expire this year and the Authority intends to procure the service via an Open "one-stage" process, which will be advertised separately once the opportunity is live via Contracts Finder and Find a Tender Services. The Authority seeks to appoint a Lead Provider model including the option of consortium bidding. The Authority intends to engage with the market, interested and qualified providers it's expectation of the service moving forward and the details of the procurement, including timelines. The market engagement event will be held virtually as a webinar and broadcast via Microsoft (MS) Teams. The format of the event will be a presentation from the commissioners followed by a Q&A. All organisations wishing to attend the event must complete, and return a Booking Form via Attain's the eProcurement portal (https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html) via Current Opportunities (Ref " sq_85 - Market Engagement Event for NHS Mid and South Essex ICB - Mental Health Sanctuaries Service") by no later than 17:30hrs Thursday 16th March 2023.

This is an Intended Approach Notice to award a contract using the Most Suitable Provider Process for the Provision of Talking Therapies (TT, formally known as IAPT) and Psychological Therapies for Severe Mental Health Problems (PT SMHP) referred to within this notice as “Mental Health Core Services” (the Service) for NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (herein “The Contracting Authority”) The Service has been historically commissioned under separate contractual arrangements held by the individual Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). The ICB was established on 1st April 2022, replacing the CCGs as the Contracting Authority. As a result, these contracts will now be subsumed into a single contract commissioned by the Contracting Authority. The Services are currently delivered by four different providers through a multifaceted approach with differing offers across the system which is reflective of the previous CCG individual commissioning pathways, resulting in inequitable offers across the population of MSE. The Long-Term Plan and Joint Forward Plan (2023) states a commitment to increase access to psychological therapies with a focus on maintaining treatment times and recovery standards. The ICB proposes a single system-wide offer, to amalgamate all the contracts for these services into one contract to support integration, reduce fragmentation of services and reduce the number of contracts that MSE ICB will need to manage going forward. This will enhance and improve outcomes to elicit patient safety and quality. The Contracting Authority has considered which providers may be capable of providing the Service for the relevant patient population in Mid and South Essex. The Contracting Authority is of the view, considering providers that they understand are likely to have the ability to deliver services to the relevant population, and all relevant information available at this time that it is likely able to identify the most suitable provider. The Contracting Authority has worked with the incumbents and is of the view that this cohort of existing providers have the necessary experience, knowledge and skills to offer a collaborative provision via a lead provider model. Recognition that the services will need to do more with less funding and recognising the benefits and efficiencies of doing things once. Providers will also need to share risk and invest in the service provision through this collaborative partnership. The proposed contract duration will be for a 3-year period, with the option to extend for a further 24 months, from the 01st April 2025. The total aggregate value for the entire 5-year contract term for the Service is £84,844,761. The Contracting Authority intends to award a single contract to suitably, technically capable provider. In order to award a contract, the most suitable provider must have demonstrably satisfied the minimum Basic Selection Criteria, including financial and economical standing, satisfying the Key Criteria assessment and the commercial envelope. The awarded provider will be expected to share the risk, resources, capacity and to work collaboratively with the ICB. Any queries will be considered until the 28th June 2024 at 12:00 noon, in line with best practice, under Provider Selection Regime. However, any interested providers will be required to satisfy the requirements as outlined above, including the sharing of risk, investment and collaboration through partnership in the service provision.

This is an Prior Information Notice for information only, to invite interested providers to attend a virtual market engagement event for an 'All-Age Autism Outreach Service contract opportunity, which will be broadcast via Microsoft (MS) Teams on 18th August 2023.

There are five time-limited APMS GP contracts and one fixed term GMS Contract in Mid & South Essex that are due to expire on 31 March and 30 June 2023. The practices deliver primary medical services to a combined registered actual patient population of 54,972 (as at 1 April 2022). The estimated aggregate contract value across all 6 Lots is £74,376,866 over the proposed 15 year duration. NHS MSE ICB is seeking input from interested organisations to take part in a pre-procurement Market Engagement Event in relation to the re-procurement of each of these contracts, which will be held virtually as a webinar and broadcast via Microsoft (MS) Teams. The format of the event will be a presentation from the commissioners followed by a Q&A. The information gathered will inform the approach to the procurement process.

NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (the Authority) intends to award an Integrator contract to deliver the Special Educational Setting (SES) Sight Test Service for children and young people through local accredited optometry practices, following the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. Children under 16 (or up to 19 in full-time education) are entitled to free NHS eye tests, but pupils in special education schools face barriers to access. A successful NHS England pilot demonstrated benefits of delivering sight tests and advice in school settings. The NHS Long Term Plan committed to this service for residential settings, extended in 2023 to day schools. Funding is now recurrently allocated to ICBs from 2025/26. The ICB considers an integrator model most suitable, where a lead organisation coordinates and performance-manages local optometrists rather than the ICB holding multiple contracts. This approach supports Essex-specific partnerships, supply chain accountability, integration, measurable value, and social impact. In applying the Process, the Authority has assessed the five Key Criteria and reviewed NHSE pre-market engagement data to confirm provider capability and local connections. Based on this, the Authority believes it can identify the MSP without a competitive process. The scope of the service is to deliver sight tests for pupils attending special education schools across Essex (including activity associated with the Authority’s successor Essex ICB’s geographical footprint which covers North East Essex and West Essex also). There are an estimated 4,400 pupils in total across Essex within these schools and the service is based on an assumed uptake of 80%, equating to approximately 3520 sight tests per year. Further details are available in sections II.2.4), II.2.14), and VI.3).

THIS IS A PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE AND *NOT* INTENDED AS A CALL TO COMPETITION. This notice is intended to inform the market of this market engagement session ONLY. NHS Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (hereafter referred to as “the Authority”) invites suitably qualified providers to attend a virtual Market Engagement event for the provision Integrated 'Healthy Minds' (Mental Health Services) on Monday 12th May 2025 at 13:0hrs - 14:0hrs. The session will be recorded and the materials presented by the Commissioners will be shared with interested parties following the event. There are currently multiple pathways into different ‘Wellbeing’ mental health services due to historic commissioning arrangements made by five separate Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). The Authority was established in July 2022, superseding the CCGs. The Authority aims to address the health inequalities across the system by implementing a new single service that will ensure an equitable service and support early diagnosis and intervention for patients. Currently, multiple VCSE providers deliver wellbeing-related services across the ICS footprint. These include: • Wellbeing Hubs • Happy Hubs • Positive Pathways for 18-25s • Adult Positive Pathways This fragmented model has resulted in duplicated services, variable quality and access, inconsistent outcomes, and inefficiencies in service delivery. The Commissioners are seeking to undertake a single procurement approach to deliver a whole-system model that is equitable, consistent, and outcomes-focused. The procurement process will be structured into two distinct lots to better meet the varying needs of the population and to streamline service delivery. These are: a) Lot 1 - Healthy Mind Services– currently known as ‘Wellbeing Hubs’, ‘Happy Hubs’ and ‘Positive Pathways’ Services. This lot will focus on delivering community-based mental wellbeing support, promoting resilience, early intervention, and social connection. b) Lot 2 - Depression Wellbeing Calls – a targeted service aimed at providing proactive support for people who have been newly diagnosed with depression by their Primary Care Practitioner and/or have been prescribed medication, referred to Talking Therapies or both. The Market Engagement event will take place virtually via MS Teams on Monday 12th May 2025 at 13:0hrs – 14:0hrs. The event will offer an opportunity to engage with stakeholders and for prospective service providers to learn more about the service. The procurement process and timetable will also be shared. To register interest in attending the engagement event please go to https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html . Click on 'Register here' and follow the onscreen instructions. The relevant documentation will be available within the sq_126 - Healthy Minds (Mental Health Services) for MSE ICB’ project. The closing date for registering attendance is Monday 12th May 2025 by 12:0 noon. Please Note: Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken by you prior to any subsequent procurement is a matter solely for your own commercial judgment. The Authority reserves the right to withdraw from the process at any time or to not tender the service(s) or to tender on a different basis. In such circumstances, and in any event, the Authority and/or its advisors shall not be liable for any costs or loss of expenses whatsoever incurred by any organisation, agent or subsidiary that may have contributed to any proposals submitted to this notice. Any and all information/documents are draft and subject to change. The service that this Prior Information Notice (PIN) relates is within scope of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). The Authority is bound only by the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.