Investigation and security services

Tender description

Independent Investigations Mental Health Homicides Market Engagement Event: 3.5.2016 NHS England has four established regional teams; North, South, London and Midlands and East, who work to a single operating model ensuring common and best practice for the management of independent investigations in the mental health arena. Clinical Commissioning Groups and Mental Health Trusts are required to work with NHS England to ensure the successful management of and reporting on homicides. NHS England works with Domestic Homicide Review panels, Serious Case Review panels, and Deaths in Custody reviews to commission joint investigations as well as independent investigations. NHS England wishes to engage with providers with the necessary expertise and experience to deliver these types of services. NHS England would like their service specification to provide a good mix of services and skills to support and improve delivery both nationally and across the existing geographical spread of the regions. Providers in the market place will have the opportunity to meet and talk to NHS England staff involved in commissioning the services, NHS England is looking for an interactive session with providers, and will provide an overview of the existing services and any prevalence, and will seek ideas, suggestions and comments as to what the new framework could provide and how it could be delivered. This event is intended only to gather information from the market, and to request information which may be relevant to the development of any eventual procurement strategy/tender. The scope and structure of this procurement will be further developed following market and stakeholder engagement and may change as a result of this ongoing activity. If you would like to attend the Market Engagement Event registration can be made from the following link: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=lvlgvjfab&oeidk=a07ecfpzkkoa06d34d0 As set out above, this notice is intended only to inform the market of a prospective contract opportunity and to request information which may be relevant to the development of any eventual procurement strategy/tender. In the event that NHS England decides to formally commence the procurement it is anticipated that a contract notice will be submitted via the OJEU in Summer (June to August) 2016. Suppliers who wish to ask questions in relation to the services without registering to attend the Market Engagement Event can send email requests to: phc@eoecph.nhs.uk Any resulting procurement will be managed electronically, details on accessing documentation, and the e-procurement portal address will be provided in due course. Potential providers will not be prejudiced by any response to this event or PIN published in the OJEU, or failure to respond. All information made available to those attending this event will be made available to bidders who express an interest in any resulting procurement. This PIN does not formally signify the beginning of a procurement and does not constitute a commitment by NHS England to undertake any procurement exercise. In the event that NHS England decide to formally commence the procurement for the supply of services a separate contract notice will be issued in the OJEU.