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This notice is placed in order to facilitate early engagement with potential providers and relates only to an engagement workshop. From 6-8pm on Thursday 7 November 2024, NHS Sussex will hold a dental engagement event at Lewes Town Hall (postcode: BN7 2QS). This will offer dental professionals the opportunity to share the challenges they face in delivering NHS dental services and how as commissioners we can identify opportunities to support the development of NHS dental services and increase provision in the district of Lewes. If you wish to secure your place at the engagement event please click on the link to book by midday on Friday 1 November 2024: https://yoursaysussex.govocal.com/en-GB/projects/nhs-sussex-integrated-care-board-dental-professionals-engagement-event This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

Brighton Station Health Centre - Primary Care Hub Brighton and Hove NHS Sussex Request for Information (RFI) The Commissioner is seeking the views of Healthcare Providers in relation to the provision of a Primary Care Hub at Brighton Station Health Centre. The Commissioner is considering a contract period of between five and nine years, this remains subject to finalisation. Important: The Primary Care Hub comprises two distinct elements, each with its own specification: 1) The GP List, and 2) Walk-in service. Our aim is to present these components as a single combined lot in the tender, to achieve economies of scale for the provider, and oversight and supervision for the walk-in service by the APMS registered list clinicians. The contractor will provide Primary Care services to those patients registered with the Brighton Station Health Centre in accordance with the APMS contract 2023/24, with annual contract variations as published by NHS England. In addition to the registered list of patients, the Brighton Station walk-in service aims to offer effective and rapid primary care access to a range of patients who present to the premises in need of urgent primary care services. This will be provided in a timely way to reduce the need to access Urgent Treatment Centre and Emergency Departments, between the hours of 08:00 and 20:00, seven days a week. The commissioners are considering an overall annual indicative budget of between £2,495,000 (five years with the option of two years extension) and £2,473,000 (seven years with the option of two years extension) including an annual pass through of circa £378k. The provider will ensure the service is fully integrated with local general practice, Sussex NHS 111/CAS, UTCs and the wider Integrated Urgent Care (IUC) system, and the local voluntary and community sector. The service will include care navigation and social prescribing services. Patients will be navigated by staff to the most appropriate health, social care or housing services for their needs. This needs to include a Make Every Contact Count approach to help ensure effective signposting. Until 15th December, we are extending an invitation to interested parties to respond to this RFI. If you would like to have a further conversation about this offer, please contact us via the Atamis eTendering portal. This Request for Information (RFI) process is designed to help the Commissioner to form a view of the best way to commission the service and is not the beginning of a Tender exercise. A Tender advertisement may be issued at the appropriate time, if required, should the Commissioner consider that the optimum route to commission the service is through a procurement process. Your feedback at this point will not have a bearing on any future Tender submissions you may wish to offer later, should the Commissioner undertake a procurement for this service. You will not be disadvantaged if you choose not to respond to this RFI, but it will be helpful to understand your views at this early stage, so you are encouraged to respond as fully as you can. Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the Request for Information (RFI) document, you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page. If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and to be able to submit your response through Atamis. Please complete your response and return via the Atamis eTendering portal; Reference: C228564 Deadline: 17:00hrs 15/12/2023. Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your insight.

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is seeking the views of Healthcare Providers in relation to the provision of Contingency, Asylum, Refugee and Migrant (CARM) "Rapid Response" Services in Sussex. The Commissioner is considering a contract period of 3 years with an option (of the commissioner) to extend for period of up to 2 further years (3+2), this remains subject to further review. Approximate contract value per annum will be £1,100,000. Please complete your response and return via the Atamis eTendering Portal, https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Reference: Contingency, Asylum, Refugee and Migrant Service (CARMS) - Request for Information (RFI) by 12pm on Wednesday 1st November 2023.

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is seeking the views of healthcare providers in relation to All Age Continuing Care (AACC) Nursing Home Placements. The Commissioner is seeking the views of Providers in relation to the provision of a commissioning model for AACC placements in Nursing Homes across Sussex. The Commissioner is considering a contract period of 3 years with an option (of the commissioner) to extend for period of up to 2 further years (3+2), this remains subject to further review. Approximate contract value per annum will be £200,000. This is a process designed to help the Commissioner to form a view of the best way to commission the service and is not the beginning of a Tender exercise. A Tender advertisement may be issued at the appropriate time, if required, should the Commissioner consider that the optimum route to commission the service is through a procurement process. Please complete this document and return your responses via https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, reference: All Age Continuing Care (AACC) Nursing Home Placements - Request for Information (RFI) by 5pm on Friday 8th September 2023.

NHS Sussex ICB (covering the patient population of West Sussex, Brighton & Hove, and East Sussex) are pleased to announce the commissioning of a new term of provision for Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service from April 2025. The aim of this service is to provide transport for eligible Sussex patients with a medical need, between their places of residence, primary, community, social care and acute settings transporting patients in safe, timely, comfortable and clinically appropriate transport without detriment to their medical condition. There is a need for the NEPTS Provider in the post-COVID pandemic to be able to respond to rapidly changing regional demand patterns to cater for the patient, the Acute Trusts and stakeholder partners. It Is anticipated that the contract period will be for a period of 10 years with the option to extend for up to a further two years, commencing 1st April 2025. The tender release date is scheduled for June 2023. A standard NHS contract will be used for this service. The purpose of this advert is to invite the market to an engagement event on 3rd May 2023 for the provision of a NEPTs service by testing key themes from the new service model and provide the ICB with valuable information to ensure that the Service Specification is fit for purpose. A further tender advertisement will be issued at the appropriate time. You will not be disadvantaged in any subsequent tender process if you choose not to attend this market engagement event but the Commissioners wish to understand your views on the proposed model, activity and financial envelope.

This notice is placed in order to facilitate early engagement with potential providers and relates only to an engagement workshop. From 6-8pm on Thursday 7 November 2024, NHS Sussex will hold a dental engagement event at Lewes Town Hall (postcode: BN7 2QS). This will offer dental professionals the opportunity to share the challenges they face in delivering NHS dental services and how as commissioners we can identify opportunities to support the development of NHS dental services and increase provision in the district of Lewes. If you wish to secure your place at the engagement event please click on the link to book by midday on Friday 1 November 2024: https://yoursaysussex.govocal.com/en-GB/projects/nhs-sussex-integrated-care-board-dental-professionals-engagement-event One of the priorities in NHS Sussex's Dental Recovery and Transformation Plan is to enhance access to NHS Dental services. As part of this plan we aim to increase access in targeted areas of need in Sussex. Since Lewes has seen a reduction in the provision of NHS dental services, we are convening a dental professional engagement event on the 7 November 2024. The event is aimed at current and prospective primary care dental providers in Sussex and is intended to: • Provide NHS Sussex dental commissioners with a better understanding of the current challenges facing NHS dental services in Lewes. • Listen to dental providers who are interested in providing primary NHS dental services in Lewes about current and future delivery of services in the area. • Explain the current situation regarding access to primary dental services. • Identify barriers and opportunities to help facilitate access to NHS dental services in the area. • Identify opportunities to build resilience in dental services in the area, including using flexible commissioning to address local population oral health needs. The event will assist the Commissioners to achieve a better understanding of the provider market. It will be an opportunity to meet with the Commissioners and stakeholders, hear more about NHS dental services in East Sussex and discuss the critical issues, challenges and opportunities that relate to future commissioning and provision of these services. This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner. Additional information: This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit the Authority or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. The Authority will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) prior information notice. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply.

NHS Sussex is seeking the views of Healthcare Providers on a range of proposed changes to the service specification and contractual arrangements for the Over-55s AQP Community Audiology Service. An RFI was previously published and closed in October 2022. This is a new RFI with an updated specification. This is a process designed to help the Commissioner form a view of the best way to commission the service and is not the beginning of a Tender exercise. A Tender advertisement will be issued in due course. Your feedback at this point will not have a bearing on any future Tender submissions you may wish to offer later. You will not be disadvantaged if you choose not to respond to this RFI, but it will be helpful to understand your views at this early stage and you are encouraged to respond as fully as you can. In addition to this RFI, NHS Sussex will be conducting a Provider Engagement event from 09:30 - 11:30 on Tuesday 24th January. Within that event we will talk through the main proposed changes and the session will include an opportunity for providers to ask questions of the commissioners. The event will take place via MS Teams. If you have not already been invited and wish to attend, please send a portal message and include the names and roles of persons in your organization that you would like to be invited. Please complete your response and return via our E-Tendering Portal at https://intendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home no later than Monday 6th February at 09:30.

NHS Sussex is seeking information regarding the provision of an innovative and transformative community-based social prescribing services across Sussex to support the delivery of Social Prescribing services as part of Neighbourhood health in Sussex. The service will provide support to providers, ensure that the population are empowered to proactively take ownership of their health, and well-being and, reduce unplanned hospital admissions. It will also signpost and connect people to the various community assets within the Neighbourhood. The service will be integrated as part of a multidisciplinary Team working with primary care, community health, social care, mental health, VCSE, local authorities and other key partners to respond to population needs, proactively manage and anticipate patient's needs, creating true integrated working with shared accountability with partners for improving health outcomes, responding to health inequalities and enabling system efficiencies.

NHS Sussex is seeking information regarding the provision of community hearing aids services in Sussex, having taken the decision to maintain the multi-provider model. It is anticipated that the new service will be procured via a standard NHS contract with a contract duration of initially seven years plus the option to extend by a further three years, commencing 1 April 2026 with the aim of ensuring individuals with hearing impairments have access to a high-quality, efficient community hearing aids service that is delivered near their homes, with short waiting times and a high level of responsiveness to the needs of local communities. An RFI questionnaire is available at: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/?searchtype=Projects The purpose of the RFI Questionnaire is to gauge market interest, feedback via the RFI response form and provide the ICB with valuable information to help update and improve the current service specification. We request you complete your response and return it via our E-Tendering Portal no later than midday on Friday 2 May 2025. In addition to this RFI, NHS Sussex will be conducting a Provider Engagement event from 10-11am on Monday 28 April 2025. Within that event we will talk through the main proposed changes and the session will include an opportunity for providers to ask questions of the commissioners. The event will take place via MS Teams. In order to book your place, please complete and return Section 2 of this document (market engagement questionnaire) and include the names, roles and contact details of persons in your organisation who you would like to be invited via https://healthfamily.force.com/s/Welcome by no later than Thursday 24 April 2025 at 12pm (Noon).

NHS Sussex ICB is seeking the views of Healthcare Providers in relation to the provision of Life After Stroke services to a population of patients under a NHS standard contract. The Commissioner is considering a contract period of between five and seven years, this remains subject to finalisation. This is a process designed to help the Commissioner to form a view of the best way to commission the service and is not the beginning of a Tender exercise. A Tender advertisement may be issued at the appropriate time, if required, should the Commissioner consider that the optimum route to commission the service is through a procurement exercise. Your feedback at this point will not have a bearing on any future Tender submissions you may wish to offer later, should the Commissioner undertake a procurement for this service. You will not be disadvantaged if you choose not to respond to this RFI, but it will be helpful to understand your views at this early stage, so you are encouraged to respond as fully as you can. From 27th February 2025 to 17th March 2025, we are extending an invitation to interested parties to respond to this RFI. If you would like to have a further conversation about this offer, please contact us via the Atamis eTendering portal. Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Annual contract value: £372,153 Estimated total contract value including 2 year extension: £2,605,071 (5 year contract + 2 year extension) Proposed contract start date: 1st April, 2026 Closing date to respond to the RFI will be: Monday 17th March 2025 at 17:00.

This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to seek expressions of interest in being considered as the most suitable provider for the delivery of Psychosocial Support For People Living With Dementia. NHS Sussex ICB is seeking to secure a Prime Provider who has the capability and capacity to deliver Psychosocial Support For People Living With Dementia services, in line with the specified requirements. The services are integrated with the Brighton and Hove City Council Ageing Well Service and need to be delivered in existing established community locations across Brighton and Hove. This service is delivered at the following locations: St Richard's Community Centre in Hangleton and Knoll, Cornerstone Community Centre, Palmeira Square Hove and at the Woodingdean Community Centre. An estimated 55 separate psychosocial activities are delivered each quarter. The provision of volunteering opportunities is a significant feature of the programme and therefore the Provider should be aware of the impact of change and implications for workforce stability and delivery of the programme. NHS Sussex will be re-procuring the Memory Assessment Services (MAS) and Post Dementia Diagnosis Support Services (PDDSS) provision across the whole of Sussex in the near future. Psychosocial support services are likely to be included in the newly commissioned services. Therefore, there is no foreseeable changes over the life of this contract, such as additional funding, additional population/activity, and new sites. It is the Commissioner's opinion that TUPE is unlikely to apply due to the part-time contracts of existing staff and the significant number of volunteer staff. The contract will commence 1st April 2025 until 30th September 2026. The total contract value is £133,875. This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.

NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (ICB), NHS Frimley ICB, NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) and NHS Sussex ICB and are holding a virtual Market Engagement event for Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services ("NEPTS") and associated call handling on Thursday 6th October at 14:00. The purpose of this market engagement event is to share: • A collective understanding of where we are across ICBs and provider partners - current contract position, end dates and capacity for parallel procurement exercises • A common understanding of where we are with our thinking and what we need to work through / resolve to agree the service model for the future and the associated route to market • NEPTS national service review and Pathfinder delivering revised service specification, contracting / procurement guidance etc. • A collective understanding of where we are with current contracts There will be opportunities for follow-on discussions following the event which will be scheduled for Tuesday 11th October, between commissioners from the 4 ICBs and providers to hear their views and opinions. (Please note that only providers that attend the engagement event on 6th October will be able to book these sessions) If you wish to attend, please register on the InTend portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home to access and submit your registration form. Further details will be provided in due course. Please note that there is no nominated lead ICB/Contracting Authority for the purposes of the event, this notice is issued jointly and on behalf of all stakeholders

NHS Sussex ICB invites you to join us in shaping a new approach to the way we commission Nursing Home services. We want to deliver better outcomes for the ICS, for our care providers and for the individuals in receipt of care through a standardised service specification and procurement process. Over the coming months we will work with our care providers and other local partners to co-develop a service specification for a Nursing Home Any Qualified Provider (AQP) contract. Following the specification development, we will run a procurement process. For more information and to ensure you receive updates and invitations to events, please join our mailing list. To join the mailing list, please email the team at: Sussex.NursingHomeAQP@evalucom.co.uk including your name, your role and details of your nursing home organisation. NHS Sussex ICB have commissioned Evalucom Consulting to work with us to implement the Nursing Home AQP.