WA12266 - HSCNAs & EHIAs into H&J services across the South East - Lots 1&2

NHS England (South East) (the Commissioner) invites bids from suitably qualified and experienced providers, to undertake a Health & Social Care Needs Assessment (HSCNA) and Equality and Health Inequalities Impact Assessment (EHIA) for the commissioning of Healthcare provision of two Health and Justice related services.

NHSE intend to publish the HSCNAs and EHIAs in three batches, split into several lots to group Health and Justice services appropriately.

This advert relates to Batch 1 only and has been split into two lots including Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) and Liaison & Diversion (L&D) services. For both lots, services cover the regions of Hampshire, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Thames Valley.

The second Batch is anticipated to be published towards the end of October 2022 and Batch 3 has an indicative publication date of end February 2023.

HSCNA is a systematic method for reviewing the health issues facing a population, leading to agreed priorities and resource allocation that will improve health and reduce inequalities (NICE, 2005). HSCNAs play an important part in guiding an organisation in effectively balancing their efforts in achieving the goals and objectives specific to their strategic direction alongside the government policy and direction of the time.

The EHIA will assess the equality of healthcare service delivery within a secure estate and identify which groups are disadvantaged as well providing actions to improve service delivery for those groups.

Providers who wish to view further information and submit a bid, will need to register on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

The contract is due to commence in January 2023, and the contract duration will be 3 years. The maximum contract value is £360,000 for all lots over the contract term.

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

NHSE South East will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise.

The services are deemed to be subject to the full regime of current European Union (EU) procurement legislation and as such this tender will be conducted in accordance with, and governed by, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This contract will therefore be awarded in accordance with the provisions applicable in Section 5 (sub-section 7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.