Market Engagement - Lived Experience Framework (NHS England)

NHS England is undertaking a market engagement exercise to gauge market interest in the provision a Lived Experience Framework.

NHS England aims to create refresh the existing Framework and create a new Framework, across multiple Lived Experience specialities and to include an additional Lot - Lot 5. Lots are as follows:

NHS England recognises that there are a range of providers of lived experience services, from large organisations through to micro-enterprises, with providers delivering services to particular geographical areas and/or nationwide. NHS England wishes to:

It is anticipated that this new framework will open to new providers in Spring 2023. Being part of this Framework means that providers will be eligible to provide services through call-offs (see definition below)

NHS England is planning to run a virtual event, via Microsoft Teams at 13;00 hours on 11th September. Providers are asked to complete a Market Engagement questionnaire via Atamis to confirm their attendance at the event.

Project Reference number is: C199776

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - please see attached Atamis guidance on how to Register.

Additional information:

Definitions

Framework - A list of Providers who have been pre qualified to be eligible to hold a contract.

Framework Member - A Provider who has successfully passed all of the questions during the tender

Call-off - The process used to attain a service contract / services from the Framework. This can be either a Mini-competition, or a Direct award.

Mini-Competition - A shortened version of a tender process, advertised only to Framework Members. The advertisement is asking Framework Members to Bid to provide a the service required, as described in the service specification.

Direct Award - Under certain circumstances, that will be fully described in the Framework Tender, a Framework Member may be requested to supply required services, without having to Bid during a mini competition.

This is purely an early engagement exercise and does not commit the Commissioners to carry out a procurement process. 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.