NHSE904 Trauma Informed Talking Therapy Service Request for Information (RFI)

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North of England Commissioning Support is working for and on behalf of NHS England - North West, Health & Justice Team who wish to carry out market engagement for a Trauma Informed Talking Therapy Service for HMP Altcourse; HMP Buckley Hall; HMP Forest Bank; HMP Garth; HMP Haverigg; HMP Hindley; HMP Kirkham; HMP Lancaster Farms; HMP Liverpool; HMP Manchester; HMP Preston; HMP Risley; HMP Styal; HMP Thorn Cross; and HMP Wymott. The estimated annual contract value is £525,000. The Contracting Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market and to gather information in order to gain a better understanding of both the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed service, and to alert the market to a future tender opportunity. It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder. It should also be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI exercise. NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (Atamis) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation, including the draft service specification and submit their completed RFI. The Atamis e-Tendering portal can be found at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please follow the registration instructions (if you are not already registered) and look for the project NHSE904 Trauma Informed Talking Therapy Service Request for Information (RFI). Please note that it is free to register on Atamis, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection. If you need advice or support in registering, please contact the Atamis helpdesk using the following details: Phone: 0800 9956035; E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk Opening times 8am - 6pm The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement 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. The RFI documentation will be accessible from 08 June 2023 and completed RFI responses must be submitted by 12 noon on 22 June 2023.

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