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Coming up· published 11 Mar 2025

NHSE1050 - Market Engagement Event - Host Organisation Critical Care Transfer Services North West - Contract No C343874. .

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Warrington, North West

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington.

Source: Find a Tender, published 11 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    Planning Notice · 08:28

    View notice
  2. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Warrington. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £28,300,000.

Find a Tender published it on 11 March 2025. The notice number is 008626-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04eb43. Bids are made through the buyer's Atamis portal.

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, in collaboration with NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, and NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board, is conducting the planning stage for the procurement of a Host Organisation for Adult Critical Care Transfer Services in the North West. This initiative aims to select a Care Quality Commission (CQC) Registered Acute Provider for General Adult Critical Care Services.

To kickstart this process, a Market Engagement Event is scheduled for 1st April 2025 at Chorley District Hospital, with registrations closing on 21st March 2025 at noon. The event aims to provide detailed information to potential providers about the service's needs, current positioning, expectations, and next steps.

Participating in the market engagement event allows businesses to gain insights into the expectations and requirements of the procurement, potentially positioning themselves favourably for the forthcoming competitive procurement process set to commence in April 2025.

The notice in full

As part of the North West (NW) Adult Critical Care Transfer Service Project (ACCTS), we require a Care Quality Commission (CQC) Registered Acute Provider of General Adult Critical Care Services to be the Host Organisation and to develop and deliver the service.

A market engagement event is to be held on 01 April 2025 to provide information to potential providers who meet the above criteria and have registered an interest via the Atamis procurement portal (https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome) in hosting the service. Information at the session will include:

  • Why the service is needed.
  • Current Position in the North West.
  • What has been locally agreed.
  • What are the expectations for the NW ACCTS - now and potentially evolving.
  • What is and what is not the NW ACCTS .
  • Analysed Information
  • Next Steps The Market Engagement Event will be held on the 01 April 2025 in the: Seminar Room A, Education Centre 3, Chorley District Hospital, Preston Road, PR7 1 PP Start Time: 10:00 am Finish Time: 12:30 pm Organisations who are interested in attending the event can nominate up to a maximum of 3 delegates.

Please complete and submit the on-line questionnaire on the Atamis procurement portal to record your delegates details. Please note that all communications including registration for the event, 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 help-desk via: Support-health@Atamis.co.uk or phone number 0800 9956035 The help-desk is open Monday - Friday between 08.00 am - 06.00 pm.

Please note that registration for the event will be available from 12:00 Noon on 11 March 2025 and all registrations to attend the event must be made by 12:00 Noon on 21 March 2025. Please look for: NHSE1050 - Market Engagement - Host Organisation - Adult Critical Care Transfer North West - Contract No C343874.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Planned

    North of England Commissioning Support (NECS ) is a care system support organisation working for and on behalf of NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board - (Lead ICB), NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board, and NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board (the Relevant Authorities), who are delivering a Market Engagement Event leading to a competitive procurement under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 to commission a Host Organisation - to procure, deliver and manage the North West Adult Critical Care Transfer Service.

    Additional information: The Host Organisation should be an NHS Acute Trust who is CQC registered for the provision of General Adult Critical Care Services. Please note a future procurement is expected to be undertaken during April 2025 and any successful provider from that procurement will be required to deliver the service from a base located within the North West.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1

Procedure

Notice type
Planning Notice
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Buyer's portal
Atamis

Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.

Values

Tender value
£28,300,000

Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Planned
Lots
Planned

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
008626-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eb43
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board is based in Warrington. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Warrington
Town
Warrington
Postcode
WA1 1QY
Electoral ward
Bewsey and Whitecross
Constituency
Warrington South
Delivery area
North West (England)
Region
North West
Sub-region
Warrington
Area
Cheshire
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
Warrington, WA1 1QY · North West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about this tender

When will the NHSE1050 - Market Engagement Event - Host Organisation Critical Care Transfer… tender open?

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.

How much is the NHSE1050 - Market Engagement Event - Host Organisation Critical Care Transfer… contract worth?

The estimated value is £28,300,000.

Who is the buyer for NHSE1050 - Market Engagement Event - Host Organisation Critical Care Transfer…?

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Warrington, North West.

How do I bid for NHSE1050 - Market Engagement Event - Host Organisation Critical Care Transfer…?

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What to do next

  1. Read the early notice in full.
  2. Answer any market engagement questions.
  3. Gather your evidence and case studies now.
  4. Check your policies are up to date.
  5. Watch for the tender notice.