Prior Information (without call for competition) and notice of Engagement Exercise regarding "Locally Commissioned Services" for Norfolk and Waveney CCGs

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The five CCGs in Norfolk and Waveney, NHS North Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), NHS South Norfolk CCG, NHS Norwich CCG, NHS West Norfolk CCG and NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney CCG, wish to invite Stakeholders and Potential Bidders to register for and attend an Engagement Event, that is supported by NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU). The Engagement Event will be to advise the Market and Stakeholders of the CCGs intention to secure service provision via direct awarding (without competition) to secure service provision for now and until 30/09/2020, before a procured (utilising competition under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or any superseding law) service(s) can be delivered from 01/10/2021. The CCGs wish to invite any interested party / Provider to attend a Market Engagement Event, on the 29/11/2018, where the CCGs will present its proposals and invite feedback on these, and for interested parties to engage further throughout the planning of the proposed competitive procurement, and aid the development of service specification(s), aims and objectives, and financial model. The engagement event will be on the 29th November 2018, in Norwich. Further agenda and location details will be sent to delegates prior to the event, following registration (instructions below). The CCGs also wish to seek any disagreement to the plans to direct award contracts for service provision for the shorter term, so they are able to plan and align resource to the project appropriately. Further information regarding the CCGs' strategy, intentions, and background, is available on the procurement portal, Bravo (https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html). Aims and objectives of service The Norfolk & Waveney CCGs (NHS North Norfolk CCG, NHS South Norfolk CCG, NHS Norwich CCG, NHS West Norfolk CCG and NHS Great Yarmouth & Waveney CCG) are undertaking a piece of work to identify the appropriate commissioning strategy and delivery vehicle for their Locally Commissioned Services and potentially other services going forward. This work is aligned to the Norfolk & Waveney CCGs' STP plan and is set against a backdrop of the NHS Five Year Forward View, the development of new models of care and the local challenges facing the CCGs and general practice. The geographic scope of the contract will be aligned to the Norfolk & Waveney CCGs' localities and will cover 108 general practice populations, which is equivalent to a combined list size of approximately 1 million. The contract will, however, be structured to allow for growth in the number of patients. It is the CCGs' intention to let 5 contracts, one at each CCG level, to deliver a range of locally commissioned services. It is also the intention of the CCGs to structure the contract to allow for additional services to be included in the scope of the contract during the period of the contract.