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Tier 3 Specialist Weight Assessment and Management Service (SWAMS) for Severe and Complex Morbid Obesity SEL ICB (Greenwich Borough) is seeking to procure a Tier 3 SWAMS in Greenwich to treat obesity and morbid obesity in a specialised multi-disciplinary (MDT) community setting, with an emphasis on psychological support for the increasing numbers of people who have failed to achieve a healthy weight after accessing Tier 2 services. Tier 3 would also provide support for those who go forward to surgical intervention (Tier 4).

South East London Integrated Care Board (NHS South East London ICB) (hereafter referred to as "The Authority") invites Expressions of Interest (EoIs) and completion of the ITT from all suitable providers, who are capable of delivering the Community Anticoagulation Service. NHS South East London ICB is seeking to procure a comprehensive community anticoagulation service providing initiation of treatment and monitoring of warfarin patients in the community. This will serve patients aged 18 and over and registered with a Bromley GP. Referrals come from primary and secondary care. This contract will be activity led with different appointment rates depending on the types of appointment and numbers of referrals, the indicative value range for the total contract value is between £750,000 and £960,000. During the contract NHS South East London ICB is keen to explore the feasibility of managing switches of treatment from Warfarin to a DOAC where this would be clinically beneficial for the patient. This is currently out of the scope of the current service and therefore out of the scope of this tender process but an area for potential service development. Further details of the Requirements are set out in the Service Specification. The Procurement process will be facilitated entirely online via The Authority's e-procurement portal (ProContract). Interested Applicants wishing to participate in the procurement must register, express an interest, and complete the online questionnaires hosted on the portal prior to the deadline for submission (17:00 on Wednesday 18 January 2023). All clarification requests and correspondence pertaining to this opportunity must be directed through the portal. The deadline for any clarification questions is 12:00pm on 11 January 2023. The Procurement is being managed by the Procurement and Contracting Hub hosted by NHS North East London, on behalf of the Authority. The services in the scope of this procurement fall within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and therefore the procurement is not subject to the full regime of the Regulations but is instead governed by what is commonly referred to as the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77). The use of any language or terms found in the Regulations, the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority, or any other indication, shall not be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Regulations, save those applicable to services coming within the scope.

On behalf of South East London Integrated Care Board (SELICB) and South West London integrated Care Board (SWLICB), SELICB is seeking an innovative, collaborative partner to provide a dynamic and innovative call centre service which will utilise their digital platform for Diabetes Type 2 patients in South London.

SEL ICB wish to commission a HIU service to work with people to understand any underlying social or emotional reasons for increased health care contacts and to provide emotional/psychosocial support as opposed to a clinical or medical model with an aim to improve patients health and social well being whilst reducing demand on urgent and emergency care services. Service Aims include: • Effectively manage, co-ordinate and signpost frequent attenders at A&E to local health, social and voluntary services to help support their identified needs. • Reduce frequent attenders’ activity on A&E department and calls made to London Ambulance Service (LAS). • To explore the underlying reason for frequent attendances to A&E, appropriately signpost and make referrals to health and well-being agencies in primary care and the community that can support individual needs. • To engage/reengage people with local community services. • Effectively manage and co-ordinate the chaotic and demanding nature of the patient group through the use of multi-agency support and the voluntary sector. • To provide support to identified patients linking to end of life pathways where appropriate.

NHS South East London Integrated Care Board (NHS SEL ICB) under delegated commissioning on behalf of NHS England intends to procure a service provider to deliver the Care Home Practice under an APMS Contracts delivered directly to nursing and residential home residents within the borough of Southwark. This service covers South East London and is a dedicated primary care service for older adult residents living in residential and nursing care homes in Southwark. The service will operate under an APMS primary care contract and provide core General Medical Services together with an enhanced service specification for medical support for nursing and residential home residents in an agreed list of Care Homes in Southwark. The service will provide GP services to a cohort of 368 Older People residing in an agreed list Nursing and Care Homes. The indicative contract value is approximately £400,000 per annum. The contract will have an initial term of 5 years (60 months), followed by an optional extension of 5 years (60 months) plus 5 years (60 months) at the discretion of the commissioner. If all available extension is taken up in full the contract will have a maximum duration of 15 years (180 months). The Commissioner is seeking feedback through this market engagement exercise to shape the requirements of this service and to inform the market of any future procurement exercise. The Commissioner values open and detailed feedback in these areas. Questionnaire responses submitted will remain confidential and information gathered will be used for the sole purpose of informing the upcoming procurement process and seeking feedback from the market. Interested parties are asked to register on the ProContract portal and Express an Interest to gain access to the Market Engagement Questionnaire to complete and submit by the deadline stated; https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=dc600bec-ff05-ee11-8123-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=b9f50325-0406-ee11-8123-005056b64545 This Market Engagement process is being managed by the NHS London Commercial Hub (hosted by NHS North East London) on behalf of NHS South East London.

South East London Integrated Care Board (NHS South East London) under delegated commissioning on behalf of NHS England is seeking to procure a General Practice Contract delivered to patients registered from the following sites: Queens Road 136 Meeting House Lane, London, Greater London, SE15 2UA Silverlock Medical Centre 2 Verney Way, London, Greater London, SE16 3HA The SEL ICB is currently developing the draft service requirements which is being informed by service user and stakeholder feedback. SEL ICB wish to request market feedback from potentially interested providers to inform the upcoming procurement process. To assist the Commissioners with testing its assumptions and proposed service requirements, a market engagement questionnaire (MEQ) has been published to explore the market's feedback on the following areas: • Timescales for procurement and mobilisation of the new contract; • Proposed contract i.e. APMS or PMS • Proposed contract duration and financial model Although, this pre-market engagement does not form any part of the formal procurement process, it will inform how the new service is commissioned should it be taken to market following an internal strategic review. Information gained from this exercise will be used to inform the final service specification and expected outcomes from the procurement process. Background Queens Road Surgery and Silverlock Medical Centre are both currently managed under an APMS contract which will end on 31st December 2025. Queens Road Surgery: The commissioners are exploring options, one of which is to reprocure the contract to secure continuity of care for the 14,692 registered patients (October 2024 list) to start on 1st January 2026. Silverlock Medical Centre: The commissioners are exploring options, one of which is to reprocure the contract to secure continuity of care for 16,673 registered patients (October 2024 list) to start on 1st January 2026. Outline The service will operate under an APMS or PMS contract and provide core General Medical Services with an emphasis on Neighbourhood Integration and development to improve outcomes for patients registered with the practice and with the wider Primary Care Network. Aims and objectives The aims of the service are to: • Provide a Modern General Practice Model of Care • Deliver all NHS GMS Primary Care Services to registered patients at Queens Road • Work in an integrated way with other primary care services, community services and all acute care services working within Southwark • Collaborate and engage with third sector organisations and other professional groups supporting residents, in order to increase uptake of health interventions to improve health outcomes for registered patients. Contract value Queens Road Surgery: The indicative contract value per patient is (£112.50 x Practice Normalised Weighted List) plus (London Weighting of £2.18 x Raw List Size) which equates to approximately £2.2m core contract value per annum (excluding Network DES). Silverlock Medical Centre: The indicative contract value per patient is (£112.50 x Practice Normalised Weighted List) plus (London Weighting of £2.18 x Raw List Size) which equates to approximately £2.3m core contract value per annum (excluding Network DES). Contract Duration TBC based upon outcome of the market engagement and local discussions resulting in an APMS or PMS contract. Please complete the MS Forms Market Engagement Questionnaire by no later than 13 January 2025, 12:00 (noon) - https://forms.office.com/e/hC06A5C4Zy.

Notice for the Authorities (NHS South East London ICB) intent to follow the MSP PSR award route. We are not required to actively invite anyone to express interest but rather seek to notify the market of the intention. Further details, including procurement timelines and engagement opportunities, will be communicated in due course. Interested providers are encouraged to express their interest and stay informed about the process. For enquiries or to register interest, please contact hub.queries@nhs.net using reference number PRJ2139

Tier 3 Specialist Weight Assessment and Management Service (SWAMS) for Severe and Complex Morbid Obesity SEL ICB (Greenwich Borough) is seeking to procure a Tier 3 SWAMS in Greenwich to treat obesity and morbid obesity in a specialised multi-disciplinary (MDT) community setting, with an emphasis on psychological support for the increasing numbers of people who have failed to achieve a healthy weight after accessing Tier 2 services. Tier 3 would also provide support for those who go forward to surgical intervention (Tier 4). Please fill out the Expression of Interest (EOI) Form and upload it to the ProContract portal by 12:00 on 12 December 2022. Only those providers who pass all of the relevant checks contained on this form will be taken forward to any following bidding stages. https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=68013948-7d71-ed11-811c-005056b64545

This is a prior information notice to inform the market of an upcoming procurement and to request market feedback to inform the future procurement. On behalf of South East London Integrated Care Board (SELICB) and South West London integrated Care Board (SWLICB), SELICB is seeking an innovative, collaborative partner to provide a dynamic and innovative call centre service which will utilise our digital platform. This partner will work in collaboration with us, our digital platform provider and our DSE providers, to deliver a proactive and supportive service for to people with diabetes from across south London. The call centre provider should have the ability to mobilise in spring/summer 2023 with a ‘go live’ date of 1/11/2023.

NHS South East London Integrated Care Board (NHS SEL ICB, hereafter referred to as "The Authority") invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) and the completion of a Market Engagement Questionnaire from all suitable providers who are capable of delivering the required Community Mental Health Services and Early Intervention Services in Bromley or who wish to provide feedback on the Authority's proposals. NHS South East London Integrated Care Board (Bromley) is seeking feedback to inform the procurement of Bromley Community Mental Health Services and Early Intervention Services. The NHS South East London Bromley borough services include: Lot 1: -Community Mental Health Employment Service -Individual Placement Support Service (IPS) -Postnatal and Perinatal Community Support Service -Bromley Mental Health Hub Lot 2: -Talking Therapies (IAPT) A Information and Soft Market Testing Questionnaire and full Service Specification can be downloaded from the following ProContract e-procurement portal link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=054f9a06-e6be-ed11-8120-005056b64545 To register your organisation on the ProContract e-procurement portal and take part in this early engagement process, see link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register This contract is due to expire on 31/03/2024 and NHS South East London is seeking expressions of interest from capable suppliers ahead of launching a procurement process to determine the service provider for the services from 01/04/2024. The contract duration is expected to be 2 years plus an optional extension period of 24 months. The annual contract value is expected to be around £5,406,490 per annum. This translates to a maximum 2 year contract value of £10,812,980 and a maximum 4 year contract value of £21,625,960. Interested providers are requested to express an interest in this project and complete the Market Engagement Questionnaire available on the ProContract e-procurement portal before the 24th March 2023 at 15:00 GMT. Completed Market Engagement Questionnaires must be submitted via the ProContract portal messaging facility. Any communications or clarification questions about this contract opportunity must be submitted be via the messaging facility for this project. The deadline for any clarification questions is 12:00 (noon) on 20th March 2023. This Market Engagement process is being managed by the Procurement & Contracting Hub (hosted by NHS North East London) on behalf of NHS South East London.

We would like to invite people to come to an informal event during the morning of February 22nd to work with us to think through what is needed to provide a sustainable MSK Community service for Greenwich which meets the diverse needs of our population. We know that there are some aspects of the current offer that don't work as well as they need to. We now have the opportunity to co-design and commission a new model for the provision of MSK Community services for Greenwich that can address this. We want to shape our thinking in collaboration with a diverse mix of people who will bring different perspectives, ideas and experience, so we are inviting interest from a wide-range of organisations. We must ensure integration with all those providing other services that link to MSK Community services in Greenwich, for example, secondary care Orthopaedic or Rheumatology services, so that the service model is robust and people experience a seamless service when moving between different parts of the system. We will provide further details (eg. venue, etc) to organisations expressing an interest - please let us know if you would like to attend by emailing: annie.norton@selondonics.nhs.uk no later than 31st January 2024.

The Authority (NHS SEL Integrated Care Board) hereby gives notice of its intention to award a contract in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) using the Most Suitable Provider (MSP) award route. Under the MSP route, the Authority is not required to run a competitive procurement. This notice is published to meet the Authority's statutory transparency obligations under the PSR and to allow providers the opportunity to submit an expression of interest in accordance with the MSP process. Any provider submitting an expression of interest must be able to clearly and objectively demonstrate that it meets the strict eligibility and suitability criteria set out in the PSR, including the ability to deliver the services in line with statutory, clinical, quality, value, and integration requirements. Expressions of interest that do not meet this statutory threshold will not be considered. In accordance with the PSR requirements for the MSP route, the Authority is allowing a 14-calendar-day period from the date of publication of this notice for providers to submit an expression of interest.. The Authority is under no obligation to consider expressions of interest received after the close of the 14-day period, or submissions that are incomplete, non-compliant, or otherwise fail to meet the requirements for consideration under the MSP route. If, following the close of the notice period, more than one provider submits a compliant expression of interest demonstrating the capability to deliver the services, the Authority reserves the right to seek further information and to undertake an assessment in accordance with the PSR to determine the most suitable provider. Further information, including any indicative timelines or engagement activity the Authority considers appropriate, will be communicated at the Authority's discretion. Providers wishing to submit an expression of interest or make an enquiry should contact hub.queries@nhs.net, quoting reference 'PRJ2245 MSP'.

NHS South East London Integrated Care Board under delegated commissioning on behalf of NHS England intends to procure a service provider to deliver the Care Home Practice under an APMS Contracts delivered directly to nursing and residential home residents within the borough of Southwark. This service covers South East London and is a dedicated primary care service for older adult residents living in residential and nursing care homes in Southwark. The service will operate under an APMS primary care contract and provide core General Medical Services together with an enhanced service specification for medical support for nursing and residential home residents in an agreed list of Care Homes in Southwark. The service will provide GP services to a cohort of 368 Older People residing in an agreed list Nursing and Care Homes. The indicative contract value is approximately 400,000 GBP per annum. The contract will have an initial term of 5 years, followed by an optional extension of 5 years plus 5 years at the discretion of the commissioner. If all available extension is taken up in full the contract will have a maximum duration of 15 years. The Commissioner is seeking feedback through this market engagement exercise to shape the requirements of this service and to inform the market of any future procurement exercise. The Commissioner values open and detailed feedback in these areas. Questionnaire responses submitted will remain confidential and information gathered will be used for the sole purpose of informing the upcoming procurement process and seeking feedback from the market. Interested parties are asked to register on the ProContract portal and Express an Interest to gain access to the Market Engagement Questionnaire to complete and submit by the deadline stated. Completed Market Engagement Questionnaires must be submitted by the 7th July 2023 at 1200 GMT via ProContract. The link to register your organisation on the e-procurement portal ProContract, access the Expression of Interest and download the relevant documentation for submission can be found below. This Market Engagement process is being managed by the NHS London Commercial Hub (hosted by NHS North East London) on behalf of NHS South East London.