Provision of Health Needs Assessments for Female Secure Settings in Surrey to NHS England (NHSE)

NHS England seeks bids from providers who have the capability to deliver Health Needs Assessments (HNAs) for those females in adult secure prisons in Surrey (HMP Send, HMP Downview and HMP Bronzefield).

Each HNA will, as a minimum:

 Investigate the full range of health needs and report on the epidemiology of health problems experienced by the prison population. You will use robust research methodology, including statistical modelling, analysis and population segmentation, to compare the health of service users with comparator groups in both prison and community settings. This should have a specific focus on the key health conditions and demographics which contribute to vulnerability (including but not limited to: mental health, substance misuse, housing, unemployment, learning disability, physical health etc)

 Complete a gap analysis of current service provision and the needs of the prison population

 Identify organisational barriers to improving prison healthcare taking into consideration a whole prison approach

 Service User Evaluation: Collect and evaluate service user feedback on the delivery model and effectiveness, and how services should be improved. This should also include patients that have minimal contact with health care services to understand any barriers to access. You will use validated tools with both qualitative and quantitative data. This will need to be both existing service user feedback data and feedback that you will collate.

 Stakeholder Evaluation: Collect and evaluate stakeholder observations of the delivery model and effectiveness of healthcare in each prison through interviews and surveys with staff, service users, internal/external service providers and where possible carers, families and advocates.

 Evaluate Social Care provision in the prisons (commissioned by the Local Authority) and identify opportunities for improvement to Health and Social Care provision and how to enable prisoners to maintain independence within the prison community.

 Review the staffing profile and capacity against need, impact of recruitment and retention on delivery The HNAs will have an enhanced focus on:

• Healthcare / Inpatient Unit • Perinatal Pathways • Mother and Baby unit • Mental Health Transfers

As a result of the procurement, a single contract will be let to deliver one HNA for each setting, with a maximum total contract value of £36,000 including any applicable VAT

A separate Contracts Finder advert has been placed covering the procurement of HNAs for the Adult Male secure settings.

This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

Additional information: Interested providers will be able to view the tender opportunity via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home

In order to access the tender documentation you will need to 'express an interest' and register on the system. Bidders are required to respond to the ITT questions directly within the system and attach any requested documents separately to the placeholders provided.

Responses must be submitted via In-Tend by Noon 18th September 2020.

The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services.

Neither the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority ("Open", "Restricted", "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation", "Competitive Dialogue" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations.