NHSE588 Health and Social Care Services in HMP's North West

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of, NHS England - North West, Health and Justice Team who wish to commission Health and Social Care Services in HMP Preston, HMP Kirkham, HMP Lancaster Farms, HMP Risley and HMP Thorn Cross.

Description of the procurement North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West (the Contracting Authority) who are undertaking a procurement to commission Health and Social Care Services in HMP Preston, HMP Kirkham, HMP Lancaster Farms, HMP Risley and HMP Thorn Cross.

The procurement process will be advertised with 3 Lots: Lot 1 HMP Preston Lot 2 HMP Kirkham and HMP Lancaster Farms Lot 3 HMP Risley and HMP Thorn Cross The contract term for Lot 1 HMP Preston and Lot 2 HMP Kirkham and HMP Lancaster Farms is for an initial period of 6 years commencing on 01 April 2024, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.

The contract term for Lot 3 HMP Risley and HMP Thorn Cross is for an initial period of 5 years commencing on 01 April 2024 with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.

Please note that caveat responses will be considered as non-acceptance of this requirement.

The closing date for submission of tenders is before 12:00 noon on 10 July 2023.

Additional information The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014 (TUPE) may apply to this contract as this is an existing service provision.

Bidders are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.

NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential bidders.

Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential bidders and all communications with NECS, including bid submissions, will be conducted via Atamis: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome If you have already registered on the system (e.g. to access contracts with another Health Family organisation) then there is no need to re-register If you have not already done so you should now register as a Supplier on the shared system.

You can register here: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome