Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c25-4e0e-7374-9d44-b608118b284f/prior-information-notice-market-engagement-event-llr-mental-health-triage pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Prior information notice & market engagement event - LLR mental health triage & navigation service [NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nhs-midlands-and-lancashire-commissioning-support-unit) Estimated value Not stated Published 13 Dec 2018 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender ### Market Engagement Event NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (ML CSU) on behalf of the Commissioners, NHS Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group (LLR CCG) would like to invite providers to attend a 'Market Engagement Event' which will inform the market of the Commissioner's intentions to procure a new service for Mental Health Navigation and Triage. The aim of all the services is to deliver essential, additional and enhanced services to registered patients in Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland. It is proposed that the terms and conditions of all the services, including tariff arrangements, will reflect those contained in contract. The LLR Mental Health Triage and Navigation Service will triage Children and Young People who are referred to them and signpost them to the most appropriate service to meet their needs. The main benefits and expected outcomes are: Equity of access and quality of the service across Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Ensuring value for money and the most efficient use of available resources across the health and social care economy ### Promoting and ensuring a positive patient experience Aligning services to deliver the GP 5 Year Forward View The Market Engagement Event will take place on Friday 11th January 2019 from 10:30 am until 11:30 am and will take place at St John's House, 8th Floor, Conference Room, 30 East Street, Leicester, LE1 6NB. The Market Engagement Event will provide: • an overview of the service to be provided. • details of the anticipated service, contract type, length and particular conditions. • an overview of the procurement process. • an opportunity for you to ask questions and feedback on the presentations. The draft service specification and Prior Information Notice have been linked and attached to this advert too. Places are strictly limited therefore reservations are restricted to no more than 2 persons per organisation. To reserve your place please email register on the procurement portal, Bravo and provide the following details no later than Tuesday 8th January 2019. ### Prior Information Notice The Provider must ensure services are appropriate to local needs, access and convenience are important aspects of a patient-centred service, but it is also vital that the services are appropriate and responsive to the needs of the local population. The LLR Mental Health Triage and Navigation service will triage children and young people who are referred to them and signpost them to the most appropriate service to meet their needs. The contract length will be 3 years with an option to extend for a further 1 year subject to satisfactory review. The draft service specification together with the Market Engagement Event are linked and attached to this advert. Additional information: NOTES "Light Touch Regime" services This procurement is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations ("Regulations"). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the contracting authorities are following is set out in the MOI and ITT. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement. ### Right to Cancel The contracting authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary. The contracting authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed. All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the contracting authority reserves the right to change these. ### Transparency The contracting authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR. In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the contracting authority. Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. Further information on transparency can be found at: [gov.uk](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-and-contracting-transparency-requirements-guidance) ### To register on the Bravo portal If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register. - Register on the portal webpage at [mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk](https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk) (registration and use of the website is free of charge). - Once registered, candidates must Express their Interest Read full description ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/6c88f118-a72f-42d2-b3fd-1e3dbad58282) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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