Prior Information Notice (PIN) for the Provision of Integrated Healthcare Services at HMP Gartree & HMP Whatton

Prior Information Notice (PIN) for the Provision of Integrated Healthcare Services at HMP Gartree & HMP Whatton Duration of the contract: 5 years + 1 + 1 (two 1 year possible extension subject to annual reviews) = 7 years Description of the procurement opportunity: Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AG CSU), acting on behalf of the NHS England (Health and Justice, North Midlands) (The commissioners) invites expressions of interest (EOI) from suitably qualified and experienced healthcare service providers including third sector organisations, social enterprise and other providers to provide Integrated Offender Healthcare Services (IHS) to prisoners at HMP Gartree & HMP Whatton. NHS England (Health and Justice, North Midlands) will be the contracting and commissioning authority for IHS.

Since the service provision requirements at both of the prisons are same and they share common service specification, performance framework, and service objectives it is the commissioners’ intention to use procurement with two lots to identify and appoint providers for each of these prisons i.e. 1. HMP Gartree 2.

HMP Whatton The service provision will cater all adult prisoners and fulfil their regular healthcare needs. The current contracts for the IHS will end on 31 March 2017 and as a result the successful providers are expected to be fully operational, providing services from 01 April 2017.

Based on the current contract it is anticipated that the value of the contract will be as below#: 1. HMP Gartree - circa £2.7 million per annum 2.

HMP Whatton - circa £2.5 million per annum For this service provision AG CSU would like to encourage innovative solutions including consortia, strategic alliances and sub-contracts which will deliver value for money and improved services to patients. There is no guarantee that they will remain at these levels in the future.

The actual contract value and activity levels may defer during the period of service provision. Additional information: The procurement relating to this PIN notice will be administered/conducted via the AG CSU’s e-Tendering portal known as Bravo solutions.

Providers wishing to be considered for this opportunity must register with AG CSU’s e-Tendering portal by visiting following web link: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Full details regarding this procurement opportunity will be available there. Once registered, providers must express their interest by taking following steps: 1.

Log in within the portal with the username/password, 2. Click on ‘View Current Opportunities’ sections. 3.

Find appropriate project and click on it 4. Click the "Express Interest" button at the top of the page 5.

On the next screen please go to ‘My Procurement Projects’ and click on ‘PQQ Open To All Supplier’ section, 6. Follow further instructions and provide additional procurement specific information (if required) It is expected that the procurement opportunity will be advertised around 05 August 16.

Type of procurement procedure: The services will be procured as per the Light Touch Regime detailed in Section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“The Regulations”), using the Open Procedure. It is worth noting here that NHS Arden and GEM CSU will only be bound by those parts of the Regulations that applies to contracts for Social and Other Specific Services.

The Health & Social Care Act 2012; in particular the regulations made under Section 75 will also be taken into consideration. Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender derived using the criteria stated in the specifications of the Invitation to Tender (ITT). Additional Information:  The contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system for this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.  Variants may be accepted by AG CSU at their discretion provided that they meet the core requirements set out in the invitation to tender.  Tenders and all supporting information must be priced in sterling and completed in English (or full translation provided at no cost).  Any contract entered into, be considered a contract made in England in accordance with English Law and which shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.  AG CSU or the contracting Authority participating within this procurement exercise shall not be liable for any costs by those expressing an interest or concern for this contract opportunity.  NHS England (Health and Justice, North Midlands) and AG CSU reserve the right at all times acting in their absolute discretion, not to award a contract, to make changes to the structure, format, procedures, CPV codes and timing of the procurement process and to cancel or vary the process in its entirety or any part of it.