NECS439 Community Age Related Hearing Loss Service NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

PIN for Request for Information North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) working with NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board in the localities of Hartlepool, Stockton-On-Tees, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Cleveland and Darlington, are conducting a Request For Information (RFI) exercise to engage with the market and obtain input on the draft service model in respect of Community Age Related Hearing Loss Service. To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to the Intend portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home. Please note that the deadline for RFI responses is 12 noon on Wednesday 14 September 2022. Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the Intend portal only. It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day. To register an interest in responding to this Market Engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Market Engagement documentation please go to the Intend portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home. North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is utilising an electronic tendering tool (In-Tend) (e-Tendering system) to manage this Market Engagement exercise and communicate with potential bidders in accordance with Regulation 22 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended). It is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should you have any queries, or you are having problems registering please contact the In-Tend helpdesk via: [email protected] or call on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065.

The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9 a.m.-5.30 p.m. Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning intentions. Please note that the RFI documents can be accessed via the Intend portal from Tuesday 30 August 2022.

Additional information: NECS439 Community Age Related Hearing Loss Service PIN for Request for Information North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) working with NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board in the localities of Hartlepool, Stockton-On-Tees, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Cleveland and Darlington, are conducting a Request For Information (RFI) exercise to engage with the market and obtain input on the draft service model in respect of Community Age Related Hearing Loss Service. To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to the Intend portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home. Please note that the deadline for RFI responses is 12 noon on Wednesday 14 September 2022.

Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the Intend portal only. It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day. To register an interest in responding to this Market Engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Market Engagement documentation please go to the Intend portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home. North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is utilising an electronic tendering tool (In-Tend) (e-Tendering system) to manage this Market Engagement exercise and communicate with potential bidders in accordance with Regulation 22 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended). It is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should you have any queries, or you are having problems registering please contact the In-Tend helpdesk via: [email protected] or call on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065.

The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9 a.m.-5.30 p.m. Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning intentions. Please note that the RFI documents can be accessed via the Intend portal from Tuesday 30 August 2022.