NHSE943 - Delivery of Healthcare Services within the Children and Young People's Secure Estates in Yorkshire and Humber

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (the Relevant Authority), who are undertaking a competition to commission healthcare services within the children and young people's secure estates in Yorkshire and Humber.

Services will be delivered in lots as follows:

• Lot 1 will be Physical healthcare (Primary Care universal health services).
• Lot 2 will be Mental health/neurodevelopmental conditions and psychosocial substance misuse.
• Lot 3 will be Dental including orthodontics (HMYOI Wetherby Only).

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service working for and on behalf of NHS England - North East and Yorkshire (the Relevant Authority) who are undertaking a competition to commission healthcare services within the children and young people's secure estates in Yorkshire and Humber.

Services will be delivered in lots as follows:

• Lot 1 will be Physical healthcare (Primary Care universal health services).
• Lot 2 will be Mental health/neurodevelopmental conditions and psychosocial substance misuse.
• Lot 3 will be Dental including orthodontics (HMYOI Wetherby Only).

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.

The contract terms are for an initial period of 4 years commencing on 01 April 2025, with an option to extend for a further 3 years at the discretion of the Relevant Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.

The closing date for submission of competition responses is by 12 noon on 11 September 2024. Additional information: The "Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006" as amended by the "Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulation 2014" (TUPE) may apply to this contract.

Providers are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.

Previous publications concerning this procedure publication:

2023/S 000-018963

2024/S 000-000055

NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this competition and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including response submissions, will be conducted via the Atamis portal at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. It is free to register on the portal and it can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal; they should contact the Atamis helpdesk via:

[email protected] or phone number 0800 9956035

The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm

Competition documentation will be available on the e-tendering site on 01 August 2024.