NHSE1050 - Market Engagement Event - Host Organisation Critical Care Transfer Services North West - Contract No C343874. .

As part of the North West (NW) Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Project (ACCTS), we require a Care Quality Commission (CQC) Registered Acute Provider of General Adult Critical Care Services to be the Host Organisation and to develop and deliver the service. A market engagement event is to be held on 01 April 2025 to provide information to potential providers who meet the above criteria and have registered an interest via the Atamis procurement portal (https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome) in hosting the service.

Information at the session will include: • Why the service is needed. • Current Position in the North West. • What has been locally agreed. • What are the expectations for the NW ACCTS - now and potentially evolving. • What is and what is not the NW ACCTS . • Analysed Information • Next Steps The Market Engagement Event will be held on the 01 April 2025 in the: Seminar Room A, Education Centre 3, Chorley District Hospital, Preston Road, PR7 1 PP Start Time: 10:00 am Finish Time: 12:30 pm Organisations who are interested in attending the event can nominate up to a maximum of 3 delegates. Please complete and submit the on-line questionnaire on the Atamis procurement portal to record your delegates details.

Please note that all communications including registration for the event, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection.

Please note that registration for the event will be available from 12:00 Noon on 11 March 2025 and all registrations to attend the event must be made by 12:00 Noon on 21 March 2025. Please look for: NHSE1050 - Market Engagement - Host Organisation - Adult Critical Care Transfer North West - Contract No C343874.

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS ) is a care system support organisation working for and on behalf of NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board - (Lead ICB), NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, and NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authorities), who are delivering a Market Engagement Event leading to a competitive procurement under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 to commission a Host Organisation - to procure, deliver and manage the North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service. Additional information: The Host Organisation should be an NHS Acute Trust who is CQC registered for the provision of General Adult Critical Care Services. Please note a future procurement is expected to be undertaken during April 2025 and any successful provider from that procurement will be required to deliver the service from a base located within the North West.