NHS England South (South West) Provision of Health Needs Assessments for Prisons in North of South West England

NHS England seeks bids from providers who have the capability to deliver Health Needs Assessments (HNAs) for those in prisons in Northern South West England (HMP Ashfield, HMP Bristol, HMP Eastwood Park, HMP Erlestoke and HMP Leyhill).

The needs assessments will explore various aspects of prison healthcare including:

As a result of the procurement, a single contract will be let to deliver five Full HNAs by September 2019 with two tranches of Refreshed HNAs being carried out in the Summer of 2020 and Summer of 2021, with a maximum total contract value of £116,500 excl. VAT.

This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

Additional information: Interested providers will be able to view the tender opportunity via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home

In order to access the tender documentation you will need to 'express an interest' and register on the system. Bidders are required to respond to the ITT questions directly within the system and attach any requested documents separately to the placeholders provided.

Responses must be submitted via In-Tend by Noon 23rd April 2019

The Authority will run a transparent procurement 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.