Summary

OCID:

Published by:

NHS England South (South East)

Authority ID:

AA74314

Publication date:

18 January 2019

Deadline date:

-

Notice type:

Contract Award Notice

Has documents:

No

Has SPD:

No

Has Carbon Reduction Plan:

N/A

Abstract

NHS England South (South East) seeks to commission an integrated substance misuse treatment service for HMP High Down, HMP Downview, HMP Coldingley, HMP Send and a Psychosocial Intervention SMS service to Gatwick IRC.

Scope of establishments:

Establishment service:

— HMP High Down (male category B/C prison) — Clinical and psychosocial SMS,

— HMP Coldingley (male category C prison) — Clinical and psychosocial SMS,

— HMP Downview (female closed prison) — Clinical and psychosocial SMS,

— HMP Send (female closed prison) — Clinical and psychosocial SMS,

— Gatwick IRC (immigration removal centres — Brook House and Tinsley House) — Psychosocial interventions only.

This service will provide specialist support for all those assessed as requiring interventions to address drug or alcohol misuse within the above mentioned HMPs and Gatwick IRC. It is commissioned as part of the overall Offender Health pathway within the prison and as such the model will ensure an integrated, recovery orientated treatment system both within the prison and referral into the community or another custodial setting. The service will focus on delivering a seamless, integrated structured clinical and psychosocial substance misuse interventions/services in prison and through the gate into the community to ensure effective continuity of care. Close joint working with other services is imperative to the success of the delivery in this service.

The substance misuse service is to be made available to drug and/or alcohol misusers including poly-drug misusers and include dual diagnosis clients. The successful provider must meet the unique needs of the establishment and take into account the needs of the population within that establishment,

Bidders must be aware that, although this procurement is undertaken in good faith, potential government policy changes could enact changes to prison healthcare provision. Bidders/providers must be prepared to work with commissioners to implement any nationally mandated directives, whether during the procurement or the ensuing contract.

If you are interested in this opportunity please submit a tender response via the eProcurement system In-Tend. Full tender documentation and tender questions for response are accessed via this system. For further information please see additional information section below.

This exercise is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of NHS England South (South East).

Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the “current tenders” list on in-tend. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home

In order to participate in this procurement, you will need to “express an interest” and register on the system. On registration, please include at least 2 contacts to allow for access to the portal in times of absence.