Expressions of Interest for the Provision of Initial Health Services for Asylum Seekers at Large site North of Lincoln

Concepts

• health services
• provision of initial health services for asylum seekers
• sleaford
• nhs arden and greater east midlands commissioning support unit
• agcsu
• nhs lincolnshire integrated care board
• initial health services
• requirements of service provision
• provision of initial health services
• experience of providing similar service

Location

Lincolnshire: Large site North of Lincoln

Description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) (The Commissioner) would like to notify the market of a potential opportunity to provide initial health services for people seeking asylum and invite all interested providers to participate in an early market assessment questionnaire.Please note the deadline for expressions of interest is 12:00PM on Friday 16th June 23.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Service will need to undertake and perform the following;1. Patient registrations on clinical system2. Provision of on site initial health assessment for new arrivals (non detained) N.B dedicated premise space / areas to support the delivery of health care services onsite, will be provided.3. Provision of ongoing health care needs 4. Referral to other pathways as required / appropriate5. Collaborative working with other system partners (multi agency) - screening services, health protection, mental health etc6. Access to services will be as indicated in the specification and will need to be appropriate to the level of need. 7. Majority of care will require to be f2f with potential opportunities for remote access 8. Reception / admin support will be required9. Issuing of prescriptions / dispensingNote these requirements of service provision are subject to change.The contract type will be APMS or similar.Key points for consideration for interested providers are:-1. Must be a current provider of health care services. 2. Must already be CQC registered.3. Must have available or access to workforce capacity to provide onsite services. 4. Ability to mobilise quickly (for example within 2-4 weeks)The key desirables for the service are: - 1. Have an understanding of the additional health needs of people seeking asylum.2. Desirable use of TPP Systmone.3. Experience of providing similar service/s i.e. detained / justice; support to other migration and resettlement programmes.A draft specification is available in the documents area of the e-tendering portal Attamis (project code: C169316). Please note, the draft specification is subject to change as the service requirements are subject to Home Office direction.The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system for this market engagement exercise. To express an interest and access the questionnaire go to the ‘Live Opportunities’ list on the e-tendering portal at the following link: https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?searchtype=Projects and register your interest.You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: C169316 EOI - Initial Health Services for Asylum Seekers - Large site North of Lincoln. Additional information: If more than one compliant provider registers an interest for this opportunity, meets the requirements set out in this notice, and the questionnaire, then the ICB may set out details for a competitive process.Should only one provider register an interest and meet the requirements, the ICB reserve the right to award to that provider without further publication following due diligence checks.

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This is purely an early engagement exercise; any subsequent procurement will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when published.This is a market testing exercise and does not commit the Commissioners to carry out a procurement process. The procurement will be advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the “Regulations”) to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto (Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services.Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations. Please see published procurement documentation for further details.