NHS England South East - Liaison and Diversion Services in Surrey

This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice with regards to Liaison and Diversion (L&D) services in Surrey. At present, it is intended that NHS England South (South East) will be inviting providers to bid for the above service in June 2019.

The service commencement date will be 01 April 2020, with a likely contract length of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 3 years (3+3). The aim of the L&D Service is to provide early intervention for vulnerable people (adults, children & young people) as they come to the attention of the criminal justice system.

The service will provide a prompt response to concerns raised by the police, youth offending teams, court staff or any other referral process (including self-referral), offering critical information to decision-makers in the justice system, in real time, when it comes to charging and sentencing. The service will also act as a point of referral and follow-up for service users, to ensure they can access, and are supported to attend, community treatment and rehabilitation appointments.

At this time, NHS England would like to determine the potential level of provider interest from all sectors. An engagement event will be held prior to tender publication, during W/C 13th May 2019.

The event is likely to be hosted via WebEx and will give providers relevant information relating to commissioning intensions and the procurement process. Further details of the event including WebEx details, date and time will be provided to those who express an interest.

The commissioner may also consider provider 1-2-1 meetings (via telephone conference) if deemed necessary and if considered to add sufficient value to the process. At this stage there is no guarantee further meetings will take place.

Publication or response to this notice does not commit NHS England or respondents to award any contracts, or indeed to any future procurement. If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete the provider market sounding questionnaire attached to this notice and return via the eProcurement system In-Tend.

Full details of how to return your questionnaire can be found at the end of this notice. Please return by 12:00pm Wednesday 8th May 2019.

This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of NHS England Commissioners. 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 NHS England or respondents to any award of contracts or to any future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest.

NHS England will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise. Interested providers will be able to view the provider market event opportunity via the 'current tenders' list on in-tend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home and searching for 'Liaison and Diversion Services in Surrey - Provider Engagement Event'. If you are not already registered on the system you will need to do so before you can fully access the opportunity and return your questionnaire.