Procurement for the Cambridgeshire Liaison and Diversion Service (with enhanced women's pathway) For NHS England Midlands & East (East) - Market Engagement Event

NHS England Midlands & East (East) is intending to commission a provider to deliver a Liaison & Diversion Service in Cambridgeshire with an enhanced women's pathway. Liaison and Diversion services aim to support people early in the criminal justice pathway and aim to operate in police investigation centres, magistrates & crown courts and other sites.

The service intends to provide rapid assessment and signposting to a range of services including support with people with MH issues, LD, substance misuse, and other health and social needs. The Commissioner wishes to extend the scope of the service to provide in reach Liaison and Diversion services to remand prisons in the regions to ensure continuity of care between police custody and prisons.

The contract is anticipated to commence on 1st April 2019 for a duration of 5 years. Estimated Annual Contract Value: £1 million per annum A market engagement event is to be held on the 26th June 2018 from 2pm to 3pm .If you wish to attend the Market Engagement Event on the 26th June 2018, please complete the PQQ_493 to register your attendees.

This will be held at:- Location: NHS England (East) Victoria House Capital Park Cambridge CB21 5XA. Please note the deadline for registering your interest to attend the Market Engagement event is 4pm on 22nd June 2018.

Please note that an expression of interest in this market event will not automatically entitle involvement in any future procurement exercise. Any procurement(s) conducted as a result of this event will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when it may be published.

Additional information: If your organisation is interested in providing the services as set out above and attending the market engagement event scheduled to take place on Tuesday 26th June 2018 please see the following instructions below to confirm a place. 1. Express an interest by: a) logging into the Arden & GEM CSU e-Tendering portal https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). b) Selecting respond to advert and PQQ_493 2.

Complete the market assessment questionnaire and request a place at the market engagement event. Please note we are only able to accept up-to two attendees per organisation. This is purely a market engagement exercise, any subsequent procurement will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when published.