Children & Young People Mental Health Services

Tender description

***This advert is for market engagement only - this is not a procurement at this stage*** NHS Kent and Medway ICB intends to commission several contracts that will form part of the future mental health offer for its children and young people. The commissioner has published this Prior Information Notice to support market engagement only at this stage. Commissioners invite interested providers to attend an in-person market engagement event to help the Commissioner develop the model and procurement strategy for future contracts. Stakeholders will be invited to provide reflections on the process. Commissioners will also ask stakeholders to share ideas for excellent children's mental health services and provide feedback and reflections on emerging ideas. The in-person pre-market engagement event will take place in Aylesford on Thursday 9th November. Upon registration, venue details will be provided. To register interest in this opportunity, please go to the following https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, register on the system as appropriate and access project reference 'Quote/tender C191920 - Children & Young People Mental Health Market Engagement. An FAQ document is available on the portal after registration. The deadline to register to attend the market engagement events is 17:00 on Wednesday 1st November 2023, however providers are encouraged to respond as soon as possible to help with event planning. The commissioner does not bind itself to commencing or running any public procurement procedure further to, or as a result of, this pre-market engagement event. Any subsequent procurement, if undertaken, will be commenced by way of a separate call for competition via a relevant notice published in Find a Tender. Any and all information/documents that are made available to the market as part of this pre-market engagement exercise is draft and subject to change. All timeframes are indicative and also subject to change.