NHS England South (South East) Healthcare Services at HMPs Elmley, Swaleside, Standford Hill (Lot 1) and HMPs Maidstone & East Sutton Park (Lot 2)

Tender description

NHS England South (South East) (the Commissioner) seeks to commission Healthcare Services at HMPs Elmley, Swaleside, Standford Hill and HMPs Maidstone & East Sutton Park. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit (SCWCSU) on behalf of the Commissioners. The procurement has been split into two lots, detail of which can be found below. NHS England will commission a lead provider model (for each lot) for prison healthcare services in order to support integrated, patient centred care across the full range of service specialities required to manage the complex healthcare needs of those in the prison settings. NHS England will hold a contract with the lead provider (for each lot), who in turn can directly provide care and/or subcontract care to other specialist providers. The lead provider will ensure that all services operating within the prison work in an integrated way delivering seamless care pathways. NHS England requires provision of a comprehensive range of healthcare services in-house (for each lot) which includes; • GP Service • Healthcare Nursing and Administration Service • Medicines Optimisation Service • Mental health promotion and primary prevention • Prison In-patient Care (HMP Swaleside and Elmley only) • Healthcare Administration Services • Optometry • Sexual Health Services • Pain Management • Physiotherapy • X-ray • Podiatry • Health Promotion and Prevention • Audiology • Social Care Provision • Smoking cessation The two Lots are: Lot 1 HMP YOI Elmley is an adult and young offender male Category B Local Prison with an operational capacity of 1252. HMP Swaleside is an adult male Category B Training prison with an operational capacity of 1132. HMP Standford Hill is an adult male Open prison with an operational capacity of 456. The three establishments within this lot are situated on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. Lot 2 HMP Maidstone is a Category C Working Prison situated on the northern edge of the County Town of Kent, with an operational capacity of 600. HMP East Sutton Park holds both adult and young offender women in open conditions and is situated in the village of East Sutton, with an operational capacity of 100. Bidders may bid for one or both lots. There are no limitations to the number of Lots which can be awarded to any one tenderer. The expected service commencement date for the Lot 1 establishments is the 1st April 2018, with a contract value of £6,670,000 per annum. The expected service commencement date for the Lot 2 establishments is also the 1st April 2018, with a contract value of £950,000 per annum. The contract duration (for both lots) will be for an initial term of 3 years, with a possible extension period up to a further 24 months, as defined and at the discretion of the Commissioner. The services will be contracted using the NHS Standard Contract with Alternative Provider Medical Services Contract (APMS) module.