Healthcare for detained settings across Thames Valley, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire.

NHS England is seeking to procure Healthcare Provision for adult males, young people, women, immigration detainees, foreign national prisoners and older prisoners in Prisons and an Immigration Removal Centre (IRC). The scope of the service provision model comprises the populations of the eleven in-scope establishments across Thames Valley, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. The Tender will be split in to three lots: Lot 1: HMYOI Aylesbury; HMP Grendon; HMP Springhill. Lot 2: HMP Bullingdon; IRC Campsfield; HMP Huntercombe Lot 3: HMP Bristol; HMP Leyhill; HMP Erlestoke; HMP Ashfield; HMP Eastwood Park

The new service model tendered is designed to deliver: • An integrated and coherent healthcare delivery model across the three lots comprising the eleven establishments as aligned to both local healthcare systems and to local offender management pathways; • The three key strategic commissioning goals for offenders' health: to reduce health inequalities; to ensure services are integrated; and to reduce health risk factors; • Improved provider capability and capacity, including effective and simplified contracting models with robust subcontracting and supply chain arrangements to deliver improved service quality and performance; • Greater value for money from whole system capability and capacity, including more efficient operations underpinned by strengthened contract management arrangements; and • Cost improvement from testing the market through a competitive tender to secure new provision through contract(s) award and a subsequent innovative contracting model (prime contractor model). Services in scope are: • Prison General Practitioner (Medical) • Healthcare Nursing and Administration Service • Integrated Mental Health and Learning Disability Service • Integrated Substance Misuse Service (ISMS) • Dental Services • Optometry Service • Pharmacy and Medicines Management • Sexual Health and Genitourinary Medicines (GUM) • Therapies • Health Promotion and Prevention (Section 7a) • Audiology • Information Management and Technology

The Contracts Values for each Lot are: Lot 1 - £16.915m Lot 2 - £39.750m Lot 3 - £78.935m

Neither the Commissioner nor potential providers will be obligated to further commitment as a result of any initial expressions of interest. The Commissioner shall not be committed to any course of action as a result of issuing this advert or any invitation to participate or to submit a Bid Response in respect of this Procurement. The Commissioner shall not be bound to accept any Bid and reserves the right not to conclude a Contract for some or all of the Service(s) for which Bids are invited with one or more Bidders. The Commissioner reserves the right to amend, add to or withdraw all or any part of this Procurement at any time during the process.

Additional information: Please note that the Health Needs Assessments for Lots 1 & 2 that have been released are currently 'Final Drafts' and are currently being reviewed by partners and stakeholders. Minor adjustments and tweaks may be made however the structure and evidence basis will not change. This alternating will not impact the Service Specifications, which are final. The Final HNAs will be available from mid August and an automated Bravo notification will update providers when these have been added. The change will not impact the provider's ability to produce a quality bid.

Potential Bidders should particularly note: This tender is being administered on behalf of NHS England South (South Central and South West) by NHS Commercial Solutions. The tender will be conducted via the NHS Commercial Solutions Bravo e tendering system. Bidders will be required to register on the Bravo system if they have not previously done so. This can be done at any time via this web link: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk The Bravo Project number will be project_1417, the Invitation to Tender number will itt_1702 General, itt_1708 Lot 1, itt_1709 Lot 2 and itt_1710 Lot 3.. This is the only route through which NHS Commercial Solutions and the Commissioner will conduct communications with Potential Bidders, and accept completed submissions. Bidders wishing to submit an ITT should register their interest on the Bravo Solutions website To register on the portal: »From the portal Home Page, click the ‘Click Here to Register’ link »Accept the terms & conditions for using the portal »Complete your organisation & personal details »Choose a memorable username and submit »You will shortly be sent an email with your unique password, please treat this securely (if you lose it there is a ‘Forgot my Password’ link on the portal homepage) »Login with your unique username & password »From the suppliers reserved area click ‘ITTs Open to All Suppliers’ –this is a repository of all ITTs open to any registered supplier. »Browse the ITTs (there may be more than one page) and select the relevant ITT. The documentation will be available from 31st July 2015 and should be completed by the closing date of 14:00 on 23rd September 2015. Bidders will have the opportunity to raise any clarification questions as outlined in the Memorandum of Information. The tender will reflect a single stage Open process.