Community Services for West Lancashire

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Community Healthcare services in the area of West Lancashire. Including Community Nursing and Allied Therapy Services for Adults (and children where specified). Lot 1: NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) is issuing this PIN on behalf of another NHS Body - NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) who wishes to procure Community Services for West Lancashire. This Prior Information Notice is for information only. NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB has set out an ambition to have a world-class, community-centric health and care system, with its four place-based partnerships, or 'places', at the heart of this Transformation. One of the ICB's top priorities is to transform community health services and integrated community teams, aiming to elevate health outcomes, tackle health inequalities, and keep more people thriving within their communities. By transforming community services, the Lancashire and South Cumbria system will be empowered to support people in staying well, proactively identifying those at risk of deterioration, and offering them personalised care and support. Community health services cover a wide range of services and provide care for people from birth to the end of their life. Community health teams play a vital role in supporting people with complex health and care needs to live independently in their own home for as long as possible. Lancashire and South Cumbria has four places: Lancashire, South Cumbria, Blackpool, and Blackburn with Darwen. West Lancashire is a district area of Lancashire and is predominantly a rural district. It has a population of approximately 118,000 people and is made up of the 1960s new town of Skelmersdale, the historic market town of Ormskirk, and a number of villages situated primarily in the rural Northern Parishes. West Lancashire Community services are mainly adult physical health services but include paediatric podiatry services for those children who need local access to community services. The current provision will conclude at the end of March 2026, and this notification is provided to enable interested parties to plan for a potential PSR competitive process. The value of the contract will be £10.997 million per year. The total contract value over the 3 years plus the potential 2-year extension will be £54.985 million. There is a range of specifications that will form the overall contract and these include a Community Diabetes Service; a Community Stroke and Neuro Rehabilitation Service; and an Intermediate Care Therapy Service. The ICB is considering awarding one contract for all of these specifications. Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB is eager to hear from experienced Healthcare providers with the knowledge, expertise, and innovation to shape and deliver these vital services. The ICB is not bound to take on board providers' input but is keen to shape the services with best knowledge and engagement from the market. Any feedback or pre-procurement questions from providers should be submitted to charlotte.mcallister@nhs.net by no later than 21/02/2025. When you respond, please provide information about your past experience and what services that you are currently delivering.