PRJ 1171 NHS SEL ICB - Bexley Urgent Treatment Service - Early Market Engagement Event

An Early Market Engagement Event will be held between 0930 - 1300 hrs on Thursday 25th August 2022.

The event will be held at the London Borough of Bexley (LBB) Civic offices Bexleyheath DA6 7AT This will be an informal event to share the vision of Bexley's future UTC in the context of the wider urgent care services offer and receive feedback from potential providers regarding the draft specification and other aspects of the planned procurement.

NHS South East London Integrated Care Board (NHS SEL ICB, the Authority) has stated its intention to commission a model of Urgent Care service for Bexley residents.

Procurement and Contracting Hub hosted by NHS North East London Integrated Care Board is managing this market engagement exercise on behalf of the Authority.

There are currently 2 standalone Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC) across the borough • One standalone unit in North Bexley at Erith Hospital • One standalone unit at Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup There are currently 2 local primary care access hubs however this may change with the introduction of the Primary care Network Contract Enhanced Services (DES).

Within Bexley the vision is to create an urgent and emergency care system (one system multiple facilities) that can deliver equitable access to the right care first time for local patients through a networked model with services provided along robust pathways 24/7.

This is an opportunity for a genuine integrated Urgent and Emergency (UEC) Care service, aligning NHS 111, London Ambulance Service (LAS), the Intermediate Care Services, Primary care, GP out-of- hours, GP extended hours hubs, and Emergency Departments.

The new urgent treatment centre service will be delivered from the existing 2 standalone sites.

Across the borough these are situated in North Bexley at Erith Hospital and at Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup, alongside and in conjunction with local primary care access hubs.