NHS England South (South East) Healthcare Services at HMPs Elmley, Swaleside, Standford Hill (Lot 1) and HMPs Maidstone & East Sutton Park (Lot 2)

NHS England South (South East) (the Commissioner) seeks to commission Healthcare Services at HMPs Elmley, Swaleside, Standford Hill and HMPs Maidstone & East Sutton Park. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit (SCWCSU) on behalf of the Commissioners. The procurement has been split into two lots, detail of which can be found below.

NHS England will commission a lead provider model (for each lot) for prison healthcare services in order to support integrated, patient centred care across the full range of service specialities required to manage the complex healthcare needs of those in the prison settings. NHS England will hold a contract with the lead provider (for each lot), who in turn can directly provide care and/or subcontract care to other specialist providers. The lead provider will ensure that all services operating within the prison work in an integrated way delivering seamless care pathways.

NHS England requires provision of a comprehensive range of healthcare services in-house (for each lot) which includes; • GP Service • Healthcare Nursing and Administration Service • Medicines Optimisation Service • Mental health promotion and primary prevention • Prison In-patient Care (HMP Swaleside and Elmley only) • Healthcare Administration Services • Optometry • Sexual Health Services • Pain Management • Physiotherapy • X-ray • Podiatry • Health Promotion and Prevention • Audiology • Social Care Provision • Smoking cessation

The two Lots are:

Lot 1 HMP YOI Elmley is an adult and young offender male Category B Local Prison with an operational capacity of 1252. HMP Swaleside is an adult male Category B Training prison with an operational capacity of 1132. HMP Standford Hill is an adult male Open prison with an operational capacity of 456.

The three establishments within this lot are situated on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.

Lot 2 HMP Maidstone is a Category C Working Prison situated on the northern edge of the County Town of Kent, with an operational capacity of 600. HMP East Sutton Park holds both adult and young offender women in open conditions and is situated in the village of East Sutton, with an operational capacity of 100.

Bidders may bid for one or both lots. There are no limitations to the number of Lots which can be awarded to any one tenderer.

The expected service commencement date for the Lot 1 establishments is the 1st April 2018, with a contract value of £6,670,000 per annum.

The expected service commencement date for the Lot 2 establishments is also the 1st April 2018, with a contract value of £950,000 per annum.

The contract duration (for both lots) will be for an initial term of 3 years, with a possible extension period up to a further 24 months, as defined and at the discretion of the Commissioner.

The services will be contracted using the NHS Standard Contract with Alternative Provider Medical Services Contract (APMS) module.

Additional information: Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement portal (In-tend). https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home

Or you should be able to go directly to this particular notice by following the link below: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/ProjectManage/453

In order to submit a bid, you will need to register on the e-procurement portal and 'express an interest' and then complete all necessary questions as specified within the documents.

On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the portal in times of absence.

The Services are healthcare services within the meaning and scope of Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU ("the Directive") and Schedule 3 to the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations"). The tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. 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. The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).

The Contracting Authority intends to voluntarily observe the award decision notices provisions and 10 day standstill period described in Regulation 86 of the 2015 Regulations. Unsuccessful tenderers will receive scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the tenderer/application was unsuccessful. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the 2015 Regulations.