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The CAMHS Alliance is an innovative collaborative contracting arrangement that aims to: 1. Co-ordinate the provision of CAMHS and CYP Wellbeing services across all City and Hackney providers. 2. To provide patients with an integrated point of access and to ensure that resources and patient flows are balanced between services to avoid the build-up of long waiting lists. 3. To ensure that the full range of needs are met, closing gaps in service provision. The Alliance board co-ordinates and integrates service provision between providers in the CAMHS pathways through a structure of shared performance and contractual framework, shared targets, shared aims and through sharing expertise, best practice, training and development. One of the providers is appointed as a fund holder who receives the funds from the ICB and pay the funds to the other providers. The Alliance itself is underpinned by an alliance agreement that is signed by all of the providers and the ICB. This enshrines the role of a CAMHS Alliance board where the providers and the ICB are jointly and severally responsible for key decisions about the delivery of services and allocation of the available funds. The CAMHS Alliance is open to the admission of new members. This PIN is to publicise to any organisations that is interested in joining the alliance; that they can apply to join the alliance by responding to this notice. Any applicant will be asked to prove they meet the essential criteria as a condition of admission as an alliance member. Once admitted as a new alliance member the organisation can take part in the discussions with the alliance board and be able to propose services that can improve the delivery of the CAMHS Alliance objectives in City and Hackney. Essential criteria from entry of new members in the CAMHS Alliance: Organisations considering to be part of the CAMHS Alliance must meet the following ESSENTIAL criteria at of their application: • Essential/pass criteria 1: The applicant must be an established provider of services (at least 18 months of locally provided services) 'CAMHS' pathway in City and Hackney. • Essential/pass criteria 2: : All clinical staff are fully accredited with the relevant national professional body and outcomes and activity are reported on to the Alliance and Mental Health Services Dataset (CYP). • Essential/pass criteria 3: The applicant must receive a minimum of £100K of annual recurrent statutory funding annually (ICB or local authority funding) for the provision of services to City and Hackney residents. • Essential/pass criteria 4: The applicant must be able to pass due diligence check of necessary policies, procedures and accounts required before an NHS Standard Contract can be awarded. This includes CQC registration where relevant. Additional information: The evaluation of the applications against the criteria will be completed by the end of October 2023. If a new member is admitted, the signing of the CAMHS Alliance agreement will be completed before April 2024 The procurement process following this notice is detailed below: • Organisation interested in joining the CAMHS Alliance must respond to this notice. • The ICB will send a questionnaire to organisation that responds to this notice. • The organisation is asked to respond and submit the questionnaire to the ICB at the deadline specified in the questionnaire. • The ICB will send the questionnaire to the CAMHS Alliance board for evaluation/confirmation essential criteria are met. • Organisations accepted as a new member will then be notified by the ICB. Once registered, you can express an interest in joining the CAMHS Alliance and submit the EOI nelondonicb.contracting@nhs.net Please note that any expressions of interests by any other means will not be considered. The outcome of the process is that the provider will be awarded initially a £0 value contract for the new member based on the NHS Standard Contract and will be asked to sign the CAMHS Alliance Agreement. The confirmation of admission to the alliance is only confirmed upon the signing of both documents together. Organisation responding to this notice must be aware that the NHS Standard Contract and the alliance agreement are already in place between the existing alliance members and for that reason they are not new contracts that can be negotiated on a provider specifics basis. The term of the current CAMHS Alliance NHS Standard Contract and the term of the CAMHS Alliance agreement is from 1st of April 2022 to 31st March 2024.

The NHS North East London ICB (NHS NEL ICB) is seeking feedback to inform the upcoming procurement for the Asylum Seekers and Refugee Initial Health Assessment (Outreach) Service. We ask that interested organisations submit responses to the following key questions using the template questionnaire provided. Respondents are requested to specifically address the questions rather than attaching extensive technical or promotional information or materials as such information will not be considered. The service relates to providing a seamless and supported process of individual’s having their initial health checks and support registering for Primary Care Services Please refer to the service specification document for further information on the service.

NHS North East London (Part of North East London Health and Care Partnership) is seeking expressions of interest from organisations who are established providers of a Business Intelligence Software for Medicines Optimisation which can help ICS's/ Alliances / PCNs / Clusters and GP Practices to simplify its Medicines Optimisation QIPP project work. The use of the software is to allow clinical professionals to record their patient review outcomes, documenting drug costs/savings, review risk of hospital admissions, request lab tests, all through the use of enhanced reporting tools and savings generating algorithms. The system is unique as it provides reports and dashboards using NHS data, creates benchmarking comparisons within NEL areas and enables patient review outcomes to be stored on it's platform. NHS NEL currently has a GP registered population of over 2 million patients served by 276 GP practices organised into 49 Primary Care Networks (PCNs) across seven local authorities and the Corporation of the City of London with five NHS provider Trusts (3 Acute and 2 Mental Health Trusts). For the delivery of the business intelligence software for medicines optimisation, the provider is required to deliver • Intervention recording • Prescribing analysis • Clinical Decision Support • CPD & Peer Review • Individual Mentoring • Group Mentoring • Service Design • Project Management NHS North East London ICB currently procures this service from a company called MedOptimise Ltd and it provides access to prescribing resources online via a platform which includes prescribing analysis, cost savings data and dashboards to ensure that treatments prescribed to patients are safe, effective and good value for money. This makes the platform and service offering unique and an efficient resource for recording and evaluating the impact of medication reviews and other QIPP related workstreams. The MedOptimise service has been procured through an annual licence arrangement. MedOptimise has been in use in North East London for at least 2 years. MedOptimise is unique in the way it provides specialist expertise needed to support medicine optimisation across North East London through its unique provision of data analysis reports, dashboards, ability to record interventions and clinical decision support. NHS North East London believes that MedOptimise Ltd is the only supplier of these services in England and based on that belief intends to directly award a contract to MedOptimise Ltd for a continuation of the services. This award will be using a Regulation 32 PCR negotiated procedure without prior publication. The aannual value of the contract is £34,950 per annum (£174,750 for 5 years contract). Interested organisations must express an interest and submit the completed EOI form to nelondonicb.contracting@nhs.net Please note that any expressions of interests by any other means will not be considered. Additional information: Organisations expressing an interest should provide a detailed description of: • The professional accreditation and certification held that would enable their organisation to give prescribing advice • The resources provided and the delivery method i.e. online platform • Previous experience of providing a clinical advisory service to NHS bodies. Details of contracts held will be required. • Previous experience of providing an advice service to other NHS clients • Any disqualifications, contract breach notices or terminations of previously held contracts • Provide information on how their service supported the reduction of costs for NHS organisations their currently hold contract with and quantify this information. Organisations interested in providing this service will be required to comply with the following: • Suppliers tools and resources should be available any day of the week • Suppliers' tools, resources and data will be up to date • Prescribing data analysis reports will be current ie within 6-8 weeks of end of the month • Support for queries should be available Monday to Friday 9-5pm • Suppliers tools should be readily accessible from a PC, laptop, tablet or mobile • Responses to queries, staff registration and logins should be actioned within 24 hours. MedOptimise has been a continuous supplier in North East London for at least 2 years and the ICB is confident that service delivery over a 5 year period can be maintained. The MedOptimise licence arrangement is renewed on an annual basis. The planned contract will commence on 1st April 2023 and run for a five year contract term expiring on 31st March 2028. Interested organisations must express an interest and submit the completed EOI form to nelondonicb.contracting@nhs.net Please note that any expressions of interests by any other means will not be considered.

North East London ICB wishes to procure a Dementia Navigation, Information and Support Service for City and Hackney. Dementia is one of the main causes of disability in later life. Characterised by progressive memory loss, behavioural and personality changes, impaired reasoning and ability to care for oneself, it progresses over time, and in the later stages of the disease people become increasingly frail, may have difficulty eating and swallowing, experience incontinence and lose communication skills such as speech and become increasingly dependent on others. The Dementia Service is a joint collaboration between the successful bidder and the lead NHS Mental Health Trust organisation. The service being tendered is for the Dementia Navigation Service, which is part of the overall Dementia Service and comprises of Dementia Navigators supported by a Team of professionals from the NHS lead Organization which includes Consultants (Psychiatrist and Psycho-Geriatrician), Nurses, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, and Administrators. The Dementia Navigation, information and Support Service will work as an integral part of the Dementia Service (DS) to support City and Hackney residents aged 18 years and over with dementia, their carers, families and friends. The purpose of the dementia navigation, information and support service is to enable people diagnosed with dementia and their carers to come to terms with their diagnosis, reduce social isolation and live well with dementia.

The NHS commissioning authorities in London will re-procure the existing pan-London NHS CHC in nursing homes AQP framework. The current framework is due to expire on 31 March 2023. Applications are open from Monday 17 October 2022 to Friday 2 December 2022 through the CarePulse eProcurement system (https://london-nhaqp-2023.carepulse.co.uk/). Successful Providers will be added to the Pan-London Nursing Homes AQP list. This AQP list is used by the commissioning authorities as the primary route of commissioning NHS Continuing Healthcare placements for adults. The services will be delivered in CQC registered Nursing Homes. The Contract does not guarantee any volume of activity or payment to the Provider. There is no minimum number of packages that the Provider can expect to receive through the contract. The London Purchased Healthcare (LPH) Team will manage the procurement process on behalf of the London commissioning authorities. If you have any questions, require more information or want to participate, please email the LPH Team on: LPH.NursingHomesAQP@nhs.net

Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the provision of Hospice Palliative and end of life care for Children and Young People. NHS North East London are seeking to commission a community-based Hospice and palliative care service for Children and Young People. Timely, high quality palliative and end of life care to be provided to eligible children, young people and their families. Key services required include: -hospice based day and overnight respite; step down care; symptom management; end of life care; hospice at home to include respite and end of life care; post death care and bereavement support. Personalised care planning and review, integrated working with statutory and community partners, development of transition support, and a focus on equity of access are key features of the service. Please refer to the draft service specification document for further information on the service. NHS North East London is considering options for making future arrangements for these services beyond March 2023 and at the present time is looking to directly award contracts to hospice providers depending on the outcome of the NHS North East London's review and any organisation coming forward in response to this notice. The following requirements should be considered by providers: •The provider must be community based within North East London •Offer appropriate locations to provide the full range of commissioned services across North East London from 1st April 2023. •Demonstrate the management and clinical experience to provide all the elements of the service from 1st April 2023 •Have a track record of integrating pathways and services with local acute and community providers in North East London. •Quality - the provider will be expected to provide care in accordance with national clinical guidelines (NICE etc) and achieve improved outcomes for children and families The current combined annual caseload across the two hospices of children and young people receiving care (not including post bereavement support to families) is approximately 450. NHS North East London currently have the following contracts in place, which are partially funded by the service providers to provide the above services: There are two lots: • LOT A - Inner North East London • LOT B - Outer North East London The contract is going to be for 5 years with an option to extend for an additional 2 years. The total contract value if extended is £7,280,000. (£1,040,000. per annum). Contract start date is 1st April 2023. - LOT A - Inner NEL = £460,000 per Annum - LOT B - Outer NEL = £580,000 per Annum Additional information: NHS uplifts will be applied year on year dependent on NHS allocations and guidance. The ICB may, from time to time, be in receipt of Non Recurrent monies and providers would be expected to work with us to deploy funding, and deliver activities alongside the core contract. The ICB currently has NHS matched funding in addition to the core contract values; there may be a recurrent element from 2024 onwards but this is to be confirmed. Providers are expected to be CQC registered and be a member of Hospice UK. To participate in the procurement, potential bidders will need to register their organisation on our e-tendering portal (if you are not already registered on e-tendering portal) (https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=5ad6acf5-1f60-ed11-811b-9f38301b3091) and express their interest by completing the attached Expression of Interest questionnaire. Your expression of interest will be treated as incomplete should you fail to submit a duly completed expression of interest questionnaire. The deadline for the expression of interest is 16/12/2023 (2.00pm). The expression of interest questionnaire is available @ (https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=5ad6acf5-1f60-ed11-811b-9f38301b3091). Interested organisations must download the expression of interest questionnaire. Duly completed expression of interest questionnaire must be submitted via messaging facility on this project on procontract. If you have any clarification questions, please submit it via messaging facility on pro-contract. Please note that any expressions of interests by any other means will not be considered. Please note that the PIN is being advertised as a call for competition. The contract will be awarded without further contract notice. The services to which this Procurement relates fall within the "Light Touch Regime" (LTR) governing procurement of Health, Social, Education and Other service contracts.

NHS North East London are seeking to commission a community-based Hospice and palliative care service for Children and Young People. Timely, high quality palliative and end of life care to be provided to eligible children, young people and their families. Key services required include: -hospice based day and overnight respite; step down care; symptom management; end of life care; hospice at home to include respite and end of life care; post death care and bereavement support. Personalised care planning and review, integrated working with statutory and community partners, development of transition support, and a focus on equity of access are key features of the service. NHS North East London currently have the following contracts in place, which are partially funded by the service providers below to provide the above services: Please refer to the draft service specification document for further information on the service. There are two lots: •    LOT A – Inner North East London •    LOT B – Outer North East London The contract is going to be for 5 years with an option to extend for an additional 2 years. The total contract value if extended is £7,280,000. (£1,040,000. per annum). Contract start date is 1st April 2023. LOT A - Inner NEL = £460,000 per Annum LOT B - Outer NEL = £580,000 per Annum

The emotional support service provides trauma informed support to children, young people and appropriate family members living in North East London who disclose historic/ non acute child sexual abuse. The service will work closely with the wider Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) service team to ensure a joined up an integrated approach to addressing the needs of children and young people. The service is currently peripatetic and provided across NEL with young people being seen at the location of their choice, although ESS practitioners may also see young people in the clinic alongside the paediatrician and other clinic staff. Where appropriate and agreed with the young people support could be provide virtually or via a 'blended' offer.

NHS NEL ICB is looking to procure Raising awareness of Lung cancer symptoms in City and Hackney Services Cancer is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Hackney and the City, much of which is preventable. Around a third of all deaths in Hackney and the City are attributed to cancer, with breast, prostate, lung and colorectal cancers in particular contributing substantially to this burden. It is well established that early recognition of cancer symptoms, and therefore earlier help seeking, diagnosis and treatment, can lead to improved survival and patient experience. Raising awareness of cancer symptoms is therefore a priority for action locally The activity covered by this specification will focus on increasing awareness Lung cancer symptoms amongst individuals in Hackney and the City and subsequently earlier help seeking and diagnosis. The overall aim of the service is to improve earlier diagnosis of Lung cancer in Hackney and the City through raising awareness of Lung cancer symptoms and encouraging earlier engagement with healthcare services. The project will also aim to collaborate with a range of community groups, health and social services (including GP practices and Local Authority provision) to enhance the public's knowledge and understanding of lung cancer symptoms. Specific objectives • Increase knowledge and understanding of Lung cancer symptoms • Increase presentation to GPs and early diagnosis among target group • Decrease emergency presentations among target population group • Increase proportion of early stage diagnoses of Lung cancer Open to suppliers in London only. Suppliers are invited to demonstrate what service they can deliver with the financial envelope available using the service specification as a guide. To apply please register on our online portal using the link below: https://procontract.due-north.com/SupplierRegistration/Register

NHS NEL ICB are seeking an Improving Bowel Cancer Screening Uptake Service in City & Hackney (South Asian population) The overall aim of the service is to improve earlier diagnosis of colorectal cancer in Hackney and the City by increasing uptake of colorectal cancer screening. The provider will be responsible for delivering the following core components of the service: i. Engagement of GP practices to participate in project. ii. Recruitment and training of volunteer community champions to act in a peer advocate role through GP practices iii. Face to face and telephone engagement through GP practices with individuals who will be about to receive the FIT kit for the first time. iv. Request replacement FIT kits for patients as required from the Bowel Cancer screening hub in the Homerton. v. Work closely with the Bowel Cancer Screening hub in the Homerton to ensure that volunteers are trained with the right messaging around the bowel cancer screening process. vi. Document and inform GP practices of patients with no phone numbers. NEL ICB are inviting suppliers to demonstrate what service could be delivered with the financial envelope available, using the service specification as a guide. Estimated value:£14,739 Open to London suppliers only. To apply please register on our online portal to access relevant documents using the link below: https://procontract.due-north.com/SupplierRegistration/Register

HS NEL ICB are seeking an Improving Bowel Cancer Screening Uptake Service in City & Hackney (South Asian population) The overall aim of the service is to improve earlier diagnosis of colorectal cancer in Hackney and the City by increasing uptake of colorectal cancer screening. The provider will be responsible for delivering the following core components of the service: i. Engagement of GP practices to participate in project. ii. Recruitment and training of volunteer community champions to act in a peer advocate role through GP practices iii. Face to face and telephone engagement through GP practices with individuals who will be about to receive the FIT kit for the first time. iv. Request replacement FIT kits for patients as required from the Bowel Cancer screening hub in the Homerton. v. Work closely with the Bowel Cancer Screening hub in the Homerton to ensure that volunteers are trained with the right messaging around the bowel cancer screening process. vi. Document and inform GP practices of patients with no phone numbers. NEL ICB are inviting suppliers to demonstrate what service could be delivered with the financial envelope available, using the service specification as a guide. Estimated value:£30,922.00 Open to London suppliers only. To apply please register on our online portal to access relevant documents using the link below: https://procontract.due-north.com/SupplierRegistration/Register

NHS NEL ICB are seeking an Improving Bowel Cancer Screening Uptake Service in City & Hackney (Black population) The overall aim of the service is to improve earlier diagnosis of colorectal cancer in Hackney and the City by increasing uptake of colorectal cancer screening. The provider will be responsible for delivering the following core components of the service: i. Engagement of GP practices to participate in project. ii. Recruitment and training of volunteer community champions to act in a peer advocate role through GP practices iii. Face to face and telephone engagement through GP practices with individuals who will be about to receive the FIT kit for the first time. iv. Request replacement FIT kits for patients as required from the Bowel Cancer screening hub in the Homerton. v. Work closely with the Bowel Cancer Screening hub in the Homerton to ensure that volunteers are trained with the right messaging around the bowel cancer screening process. vi. Document and inform GP practices of patients with no phone numbers. NEL ICB are inviting suppliers to demonstrate what service could be delivered with the financial envelope available, using the service specification as a guide. Open to suppliers in London only. To apply to register on our portal using the link below which will allow access to the relevant documents. https://procontract.due-north.com/SupplierRegistration/Register

The main aim of the Take Home and Settle Service is to safely support patients’ discharge from hospital. Short term support is provided in the person’s home or other interim accommodation in order to support independence and prevent readmission to hospital. The service will enable individuals to regain confidence, motivation and skills to self-manage, and encourages them to engage with the local community to improve socialisation and wellbeing. The service will provide 7-day support, working closely with health and social care to deliver integrated and co-ordinated care to adults. Service recipients will be registered with a C&H or Tower Hamlets GP and/or residing in these Boroughs who have been admitted to or are at risk of admission to the following hospitals: • Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust • Royal London Hospital (Bart's Health NHS Trust) Patients at other hospitals out of borough but who live within Hackney or Tower Hamlets may also be referred to the service through our local discharge/transfer of care hubs. These will be a small number of the overall eligible residents. The key aims of this service will be to: • Prevent unnecessary admissions through A&E • Proactively engage with Ward and Discharge Teams to facilitate early, safe and sustainable discharge reducing length of stay and delayed transfers of care from the hospitals listed above • Reduce avoidable re-admissions over the short period following discharge period • Work closely with health and social care services to improve patient experience • Signpost and refer to community services and support with the aim of enabling patients to remain independent at home wherever possible.

North East London ICB would like to procure a NEL wide community ENT service which will continue to improve patient equity of access, deliver value for money, provide a seamless pathway for patients and improve care for patients thorough Quality and Safety reviews across NEL. A consultant led community-based ENT service to diagnose and treat a range of ENT conditions, and manage relevant follow-up activity within the service before final discharge back to the care of the patient's own GP, or onward referral to secondary care where necessary. The service will provide patients with timely access to diagnostics and treatment, providing a 'one-stop' service where possible and appropriate, and will be delivered by a range of appropriately trained and accredited clinicians. Interested organisations must express an interest via Pro-contract e-tendering portal. Bidders needs to register on Pro-contract if they are not registered already. This can be done by clicking the link below. https://procontract.due-north.com/Register Once registered, you can express an interest in this project and submit your bid via the e-tendering portal by clicking the following link to this specific project: ** link to be added Please note that bids submitted by any other means will not be considered.

NHS North East London ICB wish to commission Homeless Outreach Services across Barking, Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge. The vision of the ICB is for a healthy and well population able to care for itself where possible, with joined up services that work together, provided around the whole person and focused on early intervention and prevention. Improving health and care outcomes for the homeless population is a key priority of the ICB, the BHR places and Local Authorities. All are committed to addressing inequalities experienced by homeless people and transforming the way in which homeless health and care is delivered locally. This service specification details the ICB's commissioning intention for a single, integrated, proactive (including outreach), accessible model of care for homeless people, aligned with the strategies of the ICB and the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge. The Contract is expected to commence in October 2024 for an initial period of 3 years. The contract contains an annual break-clause. The contract may be extended for an additional period of 2 years at the sole discretion of the Authority. The maximum contract value is £2,000,000 (annual contract value of £400,000.00).

NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (NEL ICB) has commissioned an integrated wheelchair service for people of all ages who have a long-term need for mobility assistance in Barking, Havering, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest. The ICB envisages that the service will provide an integrated care model for wheelchair users, this is to ensure those with complex, long term conditions, are able to access the right wheelchair, quickly, and with appropriate information and support. The full service will cover: • Assessment, prescription and supply of powered and manual wheelchairs and associated postural seating accessories (WCS) • Rehabilitation Engineering facilities (RE) • Service and Maintenance Packages (AR) Our mission is to use innovative, personalised, high quality wheelchair/single sitting solutions to enable and empower residents to maximise their independence, and best support their health and wellbeing.

The service provides a one-stop community minor surgery pathway for patients registered to City and Hackney GP practices from assessment to treatment.

The service is for residents registered with GPs in Havering, Redbridge and Barking and Dagenham, who have a simple wound care need. The current provider of the Service is meeting the contractual requirements to a satisfactory level and the intention is to award the providers the contract for the period 01 October 2025 to 31 March 2027, following PSR Direct Award Process C as there is no change to the contract terms. The lifetime value of the contract is £296,751 (based on 18 months cost)