Health services

Tender description

Ipswich & East Suffolk CCG and West Suffolk CCG have been working on the Health and Care Review for a number of years which has culminated in a vision for integrated/accountable care organisations (ICO/ACO) being formed between health and social care providers (listed in II.2.4) within 2 systems (East and West Suffolk). To achieve the vision the CCGs believe true integration of services vertically and horizontally would best secure the identified needs of the population, improve quality and efficiency of services, realise seamless service provision across pathways and increase system sustainability. To achieve this vision community services would fall within the services provided by the ICO/ACO. The community services which are subject of this notice include a range of adult general and specialist community services, including Local Healthcare Teams, children's specialist services and equipment services. An ICO is being formed within each system between the entities listed at II.2.4. The providers listed currently deliver a wide range of services within the localities, including, acute, community, mental health, primary care and social care services. The CCGs have begun a process to ascertain whether the ICO would be most capable of delivering the vision of the Health and Care Review through integrating delivery of the listed community services with their own service provision. This process will assess whether the ICO are the most capable providers and therefore uniquely placed to deliver the specifications and vision derived from the Health and Care Review. The services covered by the arrangement may change and expand as the partnerships develop through a contract of up to ten (10) years.