Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership Coordination Service - NHS Black Country ICB
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NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board, in association with NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit, is inviting tenders for the "Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership Coordination Service." This service aims to improve maternity and neonatal services across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, and Wolverhampton by working closely with pregnant and birthing people, their families, and healthcare staff. The procurement process is currently in the tender stage with submissions due by 5:00 PM on 22nd April 2025.
Clarification questions must be submitted by 5:00 PM on 11th April 2025. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category, with a project budget of £360,000 (excluding VAT) and is conducted through an open competition method. This tender provides an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in healthcare coordination and stakeholder engagement to leverage their expertise and expand their portfolio.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate. Successful candidates will play a crucial role in supporting and coordinating the four Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnerships (MNVPs) in the region, ensuring that improvements in maternity and neonatal care are effectively implemented. The contract, with a potential extension, runs from 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2027, with options to extend up to 2029, offering long-term business growth and engagement opportunities.
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board are seeking suitably qualified and experienced organisations to express an interest in providing their Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership Coordination Service. The Black Country Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) is a partnership of organisations who work with pregnant and birthing people, their families and healthcare staff to improve maternity and neonatal services, making them safer, more personal and kinder to people who use them. The LMNS's work covers Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
The LMNS is implementing NHS England's Three Year Delivery Plan for Maternity and Neonatal services by:
- Listening to and working with pregnant and birthing people and their families
- Growing, retaining and supporting the workforce
- Developing and sustaining a culture of safety, learning and support
- Implementing standards and structures for safer, more personalised, and more equitable care Every baby deserves to have the best start in life, and the LMNS will help by supporting good health in pregnancy. Reducing health inequalities and addressing differences in outcomes is important and the LMNS is committed to co-producing work with people who live and work in the Black Country. The Black Country Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnerships (MNVPs) are a key part of the LMNS and have a vital role in ensuring that the views and experiences of service users are heard and acted on. There are four MNVPs in the Black Country, which are:
- Dudley MNVP
- Sandwell MNVP
- Walsall MNVP
- Wolverhampton MNVP The Black Country MNVP Coordination Service is responsible for supporting and coordinating the work of the 4 MNVPs, ensuring that each MNVP chairperson and partnership is able to fulfil their role as fully as possible, and to take the lead on common issues which are best approached at a Black Country wide footprint.
Interested organisations are invited to access and complete the relevant tender documentation by visiting atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome and searching for the Maternity and Neo-Natal Voices Partnership Coordinator Service ref: C350190. Tenders must be submitted by 22nd April 2025 at 1700hrs.
The contract may be extended at the sole discretion of the commissioner up to a maximum of an additional 2 years ending on 30/09/2029. Note that all quoted contract values in this notice are fully inclusive of any contract extensions awarded.
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