NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) Market Engagement Opportunities to expand the early intervention and preventative emotional wellbeing and mental health services for Children and Young People (CYP) age 0 to 25 years

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NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Procurement Unit is issuing this Market Engagement Notice on behalf of NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) who is seeking initial engagement and feedback from the market to establish potential interest to deliver the future provision for the early intervention and preventative emotional wellbeing and mental health services for CYP age 0 to 25 years across the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. A virtual Market Engagement event is taking place at 10am to 12noon on Wednesday 31st July 2024 via Microsoft Teams. The purpose of the meeting will be for the ICB to present the service requirements to interested parties, discuss options and receive feedback on the feasibility of the scope and specification of the Service. Interested providers that are suitably qualified and experienced in delivering these services are requested to respond by 12 noon on Wednesday 24th July 2024. To express interest, and to register your attendance at the virtual Market Engagement Event, please register via the Atamis e-sourcing portal at the following hyperlink: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please refer to Atamis Project Reference: C293075 The ICB reserves the right to reject expressions of interest that do not come in within this deadline. Please note those organisations that have expressed an interest will still be required to register for any future procurement and should not rely on their response to this Expression of Interest. NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB is not bound to act on any information generated from the questionnaire, and participation does not automatically guarantee any standing with regards to any future PSR process adopted by Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB. The ICB is considering letting two contracts for the above services, divided into two lots i.e., Lot 1 - Herefordshire, Lot 2 - Worcestershire, for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to another 2 years at its discretion. The ICB currently envisages the contract(s) will mobilise from the 1st April 2025 following a formal competitive process. (N.B.: all dates may be subject to change). The ICB reserves the right to amend any proposed lotting strategy for any future procurement exercise. The total lifetime value of the contract is £7,127,600 for the 3 year contract plus the optional extension period of 2 years; this is split to £1,781,900 for Lot 1 (Herefordshire), and £5,345,700 for Lot 2 (Worcestershire). The indicative proposed minimum activity levels are 1647 per year for Lot 1 (Herefordshire), and 5022 per year for Lot 2 (Worcestershire). For further details relating to the aforementioned services, please refer to the specification and other attachments section in the Documents (at Atamis Project Reference: C293075). This notice has been issued subject to the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) regulations 2023 for the Procurement of Healthcare Services, to establish market interest in the services here described. Lot 1: Lot 1 - Herefordshire Potentially interested parties are invited to respond to the questions within Atamis project C293075 to express an interest in providing the above service in Herefordshire. Details of the service are set out in the Specification which is available to view in the Documents section of the above project. Lot 2: Lot 2 Worcestershire Potentially interested parties are invited to respond to the questions within Atamis project C293075 to express an interest in providing the above service in Worcestershire. Details of the service are set out in the Specification which is available to view in the Documents section of the above project.