Health and social work services

Tender description

This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice and relates only to a pre-procurement market engagement event. NHS England South (South West) and Avon and Somerset Constabulary Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner invites suitable qualified providers to attend a Market Engagement Event which will inform the market of their intention to re-procure Liaison and Diversion Service to Avon and Somerset. The procurement will be undertaken by South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit Procurement Team. The Market Engagement Event will be held on the 10.8.2017 between 9:30 — 12:00 at: Holiday Inn Taunton Deane Gate Avenue Taunton Somerset United Kingdom TA1 2UA The day will be scheduled as follows: 9:30 — 10:00 Arrival and refreshments 10:00 -12:00 Event Details of how to register interest in attending the event can be found below. There are high numbers of people with mental health, learning disability, substance misuse and other psychosocial vulnerabilities who enter the youth and criminal justice systems, who could be managed more appropriately in the community, or diverted from the justice pathway altogether. The Avon & Somerset Liaison and Diversion (L&D) service, jointly commissioned by NHS England and the Avon and Somerset Constabulary Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner, aims to provide early intervention for vulnerable people as they come to the attention of the criminal justice system. Liaison & Diversion services provide a prompt response to concerns raised by the police, probation service, youth offending teams or court staff, and provide critical information to decision-makers in the justice system, in real time, when it comes to charging and sentencing these vulnerable people. Liaison & Diversion also acts as a point of referral and assertive follow up for these services users, to ensure they can access, and are supported to attend, treatment and rehabilitation appointments. In this way, Liaison & Diversion services are expected to help reduce reoffending, reduce unnecessary use of police and court time, ensure that health matters, including substance misuse treatment, are dealt with by healthcare professionals, and reduce health inequalities for some of the most vulnerable in society. It is envisaged that the tender documentation for the re-procurement of these services will be available Late August — early September 2017 with an anticipated service commencement date of 1st April 2018. A separate advert will be published to alert interested parties when the tender documentation is available. The Market Engagement Event will be held on the 10.8.2017 between 9:30 — 12:00 at: Holiday Inn Taunton Deane Gate Avenue Taunton Somerset United Kingdom TA1 2UA The day will be scheduled as follows: 9:30 — 10:00 Arrival and refreshments 10:00 -12:00 Event Providers wishing to attend the Market Engagement Event should email their interest to scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net by 12pm on 7th August 2017 with the following details: — Name of attendee(s) — Job Title of attendee(s) — Organisation details, including address and contact details. There is a limit of 2 attendees per organisation. Please ensure that the title of the email contains reference of this advert. In the event you are unable to attend but would like to receive a copy of the presentation materials, please send an email to scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net and copies will be sent to you.