Provision of Integrated Healthcare services at HMPs Nottingham & Whatton,

Arden GEMCSU (Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit) acting on behalf of

NHS England invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced healthcare

service providers including third sector organisations, social enterprise and other providers to provide an Integrated Healthcare Service.

NHS England Health and Justice is responsible for commissioning offender healthcare

services for:

Integrated Healthcare for HMPs Nottingham & Whatton. We are seeking to commission a safe, high quality healthcare service for offenders

held in a secure setting that is equivalent to that available in the wider community.

The delivery of that care must reflect the existing and likely future health need and the uniqueness of the environment in which it will be delivered. The provider must show an innovative approach to both delivery and partnership working.

The overall aim of the project is to procure integrated offender healthcare health, for the populations of these prisons. Prisoners are not typical of the general population with regard to their health needs as they have a disproportionately higher prevalence of ill health. The commissioner and provider will collaborate to ensure that prisoners receive a healthcare service that is equitable to that available to all NHS users.

NHS England are seeking suitably qualified and experienced healthcare providers (including NHS providers, private sector organisations social enterprise/third sector organisations) for the provision of an integrated healthcare service. While demonstrating value for money and innovation in improving the health of prisoners.Collaborative and consortia bids are welcome showing quality, innovation and economies of scale through these collaborations.

Services being sought include the provision of comprehensive and integrated primary

care led services.

The successful provider will need to consider

•Innovation in delivery of primary medical services •Integration with other healthcare providers e.g. secondary care •Working in partnership with HM Prison Service

•Quality of the clinical care

•Prison Health Performance Indicator set

•Workforce standards

•Medicines management

•Referral management

•IM&T support

•Medical equipment

•24-hour care in some institutions (normal hours of service)

The healthcare services under this contract include, at each prison: •GP Provision

•Primary care including GP out of hours

•Primary care nursing

•Pharmacy services-including a mechanism for OOH provision •Public health screening, vaccination and immunisation and well-being services •Relevant diagnostic services

•Substance misuse

•Physiotherapy

•Podiatry

•Primary and secondary mental health and learning disability •Sexual health

•Health promotion and prevention

•Dental

•Escorts and Bed watch management

Some services will vary in specification at the prisons. More detail will be provided in the specification to be issued at ITT stage

Additional information: Additional information about lots:

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement The services to which this notice relates fall within Part B of Schedule 3, Part 10 of the Public Services Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) ('the Regulations').

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 authorities intend to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to the procurement of Part B services. These opportunities may be divided into lots. Please see published documentation for further detail.

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

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