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NHS North East North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is undertaking market engagement in relation to the future provision of a Mental Health Secure Patient Transport Service across the North East and North Cumbria Region. NENC ICB is hosting an information session for providers interested in the future delivery of Mental Health Secure Patient Transport Services across the North East and North Cumbria at 3:00pm on Monday 07 September. The session will provide an overview of a number of potential service delivery models currently being explored and explain how local framework arrangements could potentially be applied to support service delivery across the region. Following the market engagement session, NENC ICB will issue a Request for Information (RFI) on Tuesday 08 September 2026. The purpose of the RFI is to gather feedback and gain a better understanding of the operational, commercial and contractual considerations associated with the proposed service models, together with alternative approaches, refinements or innovations that providers may wish to suggest.

The Integrated Care Systems (ICS) clinical conditions strategy requires networks and workstreams to support the delivery of high-quality care. Their work will include use of nationally recognised best practice guidance and the tools to enable all parts of the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB) to provide high quality care. Guidance and pathways need to be collated, reviewed and adopted across the region. With access enabled across the system for all clinicians to enable the right care to be given at the right time in the right place. The service includes maintenance of the existing Agilio Clinical Portal across NENC ICB as outlined in the draft service specification. This market engagement invites individuals and organisations to express an interest and to register their request to attend a 30-minute provider engagement event and demonstration of the Agilio. One session will be held on 06 August 2026 and one on 11 August 2026. More details are available in the NENC081 RFI Documentation. These events/demonstrations are NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. It is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the demonstrations, nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest. To register an interest in providing a demonstration of your solution and for information please go to the e-tender portal: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome Please note that the deadline for registering your interest in attending a demonstration is 17:00 on the 29th July 2026. Following this market engagement exercise, any provider will be able to express an interest to deliver a future contract following publication of a Tender Notice and the procurement opportunity, regardless if they have attended a demonstration or not. Whilst registering your interest on Atamis please complete the criteria questions. Please note that all communications will be conducted via the Atamis e-tender portal only. It is free to register on the portal, and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via Phone number +448000988201 and by email at [email protected] The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9:00am - 6.00pm

NHS North East North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) is managing this market engagement exercise for the provision of an Integrated Neighbourhood Mental Health Service NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB will be holding an online Teams one-to-one meetings with providers on Tuesday 18th August 2026 to further explore and understand feedback from providers as we shape our approach to this service.

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a market engagement exercise Request for Information (RFI) to gather information on the market landscape in regards to the Waiting Well Programme. This is a market landscape exercise only and is not a guarantee of a future provider selection process and/or contract. The RFI on-line questionnaire should be submitted by no later than 14th August 2026 by 5pm . The NENC107 RFI will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should you have any queries, or problems registering on the portal, please contact the Atamis helpdesk via: [email protected] or phone number 0800 0988201 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday 08.00 am - 06.00 pm

North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Relevant Authority) intend to follow the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) process to award contracts for Disordered Eating Support services for North Cumbria which must include a face-to-face service offer from various locations (including Carlisle, Eden, and West Cumbria). Providers must have suitable premises to provide services from across North Cumbria including Carlisle, Eden, and West Cumbria). No additional funding will be provided for mobilisation/premises, and premises are the responsibility of the contracted provider. Annual value is £80,000. (Estimated total for notice is based on a potential two years. The contract will run for an initial term of two years from 01 October 2026 until 30 September 2027, with an option of extending for an additional 12-months subject to future funding allocation and at the discretion of NENC ICB.) To submit an Expression of Interest, a provider must fully complete and submit a response to this opportunity by 17 July 2026, 11:59:59 PM. Previous Market Engagement related to this notice was published on 21 November 2025. Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-002506.