Liaison and Diversion Service for Lincolnshire Procurement (1)

AG CSU on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement (Health & Justice - Midlands Region) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to provide a Liaison and Diversion (L&D) Service in Lincolnshire, as will be outlined in the tender documents.

NHS England and NHS Improvement (Health & Justice - Midlands Region) will be the contracting and commissioning authority. The contract resultant from this procurement will be held between NHS England and the successful bidder.

Estimated Contract Value:

Please see the relevant section of this notice.

Contract Duration:

The contract duration will be for 4 years + 1 + 1 (two 1-year possible extension subject to annual reviews) = 6 years.

Service Commencement:

The successful provider from this process is expected to be fully operational and providing the service from 01 April 2020.

It is anticipated that the tender relating to this notice will be advertised around 28 June 2019.

Detailed requirements for this procurement will be provided in the tender documents at the time of tender publication; however, brief objectives and scope for this procurement have been outlined below.

Key objectives of the Procurement:

• To commission an outcome based all age, flexible, high quality and integrated Liaison and Diversion (L&D) Service that meets the needs of the Lincolnshire region, from the most economically advantageous bidders.
• To find a provider who will be able to work effectively and in partnership with all stakeholders; including various offender managing authorities such as police, judicial authorities (such as courts) and most importantly the offenders.
• To find a provider who will be able to deliver a high-quality L&D service for the population of Lincolnshire.

Scope of services:

As set out in the service specification, the L&D service provider(s) will be required to provide:

• Case identification,
• Secondary screening/triage,
• Assessment, including specialist assessment