Market Engagement exercise for Regional Paediatric Sexual Assault Services - East Midlands

NHS England is looking to commission a Regional Peadiatrics Sexual Assault Service(s) (East Midlands) for a period of 3 years (with the option to extend for 2 years). Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit is leading the procurement process for this service on behalf of NHS England.

The service will be built around a programme of high quality, appropriate, convenient and responsive care. In summary the key requirements of this service are: • Provision of a comprehensive pediatric sexual assault service covering both acute and non-acute cases for children and young people up to the ageof 18; and subject to co-commissioning agreement include full forensic medical examination and potentially other appropriate care • Full utilisation of a multidisciplinary workforce to deliver a comprehensive combined clinical and forensic service • The service model provides scheduled non-acute clinics and an acute response which includes a measured and appropriate approach to managing out of hours cases • Referral and signposting to local services that provide ongoing care and support for children and young people affected by sexual violence and sexual abuse • Robust governance arrangements underpin service delivery including strong clinical leadership, peer support and supervision along with appropriate and ongoing training.

Additional information: Expressions of interest will be welcomed from individual organisations, partnerships or consortia. A market engagement event will take place in Nottingham on 12th June 2017 10am to 12 noon.

Please see PQQ for further details. Please note that the deadline for registering your attendance is 5pm on 7th June 2017.

In order to register your interest in this opportunity please register and complete this 'PQQ' on the eSourcing portal at https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk. This is not a PQQ, we are using this functionality within the Arden & GEM Bravo procurement portal to communicate with interested parties.

This is purely an exercise to complete the PQQ and register your interest in this market place event. Any subsequent procurement(s) will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to