NHSE South East - Health Needs Assessments & Equality & Health Inequalities Impact Assessments for Prisons across the South East

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 Health and Justice related services.

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

This advert relates to Batch 3 only and is seeking suitable provider(s) to undertake HSCNAs and EHIAs for all prisons across the South East. This procurement has been split into four lots as follows:

Lot 1: Thames Valley, including HMPs Huntercombe, Grendon, Springhill and Bullingdon

Lot 2: Surrey, including HMPs Bronzefield, Coldingley, Downview, Send and Highdown

Lot 3: Sussex, Hampshire & Isle of Wight, including HMPs Ford, Lewes, Winchester and Isle of Wight

Lot 4: Kent, including HMPs Elmley, Standford Hill, Swaleside, East Sutton Park, Maidstone and Rochester

A full HSCNA is required for all lots during year 1 of the contract, with refreshes undertaken in years 2 and 3.

The contract is due to commence in October 2023, and the contract duration will be 3 years. The maximum contract value is £684,000 for all lots over the contract term.

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