Market Engagement for Engagement Services for NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) working for and on behalf of NHS Newcasle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group wish to conduct a Request For Information (RFI) exercise and market engagement event to obtain input on the draft service specifications in respect of an Engagement Service. To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise please register on the PROACTIS portal at: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NEC. Once registered on Proactis, providers will be able to register to attend the Market Engagement Event, which will be held on 14 June 2018 at the Beacon Centre, and an opportunity to complete a Request for Information documentation. Further information in regards to the market engagement event can be found on the Proactis portal. Please note that the deadline for RFI responses and registration to attend the market engagement event is 5pm on the 12 June 2018. Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the PROACTIS portal only. It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should contact the eTendering provider by Email: [email protected] or Website: http://proactis.kayako.com/suppliernetwork/Core/Default/Index (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm). 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 PROACTIS portal from 01 June 2018

Additional information: To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise please register on the PROACTIS porta at: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NEC. Once you have registered on Proactis, you will be able to register to attend the Market Engagement Event, which will be held on 14 June 2018 at the Beacon Centre, and an opportunity to complete a Request for Information documentation. Further information in regards to the market engagement event can be found on the Proactis portal. Please note that the deadline for RFI responses and registration to attend the market engagement event is 5pm on the 12 June 2018. Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the PROACTIS portal only. It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should contact the eTendering provider by Email: [email protected] or Website: http://proactis.kayako.com/suppliernetwork/Core/Default/Index (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm). 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 PROACTIS portal from 01 June 2018