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Coming up· published 3 Feb 2025

Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025 From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025. For New Entrants onto Framework Only. Voluntary Third Sector Framework For Swansea Bay University Health Board.

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services · Neath Port Talbot, Wales

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Neath Port Talbot.

Source: Sell2Wales, published 3 Feb 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice · 00:00

    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 Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services is planning this contract. It is a contract for other health and social care in Neath Port Talbot. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £8,000,000. It is split across 2 lots.

Sell2Wales published it on 3 February 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-kuma6s-147833. Bids are made through the buyer's Sell2Wales portal.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services is planning a procurement process for the "Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025," aimed at third sector voluntary organisations for Swansea Bay University Health Board. This notice covers services spanning various categories within the health sector, including mental health support, cancer and palliative care, emergency response, and more.

The due diligence stage will be active from 3rd February 2025 to 28th February 2025, facilitating new entrants onto the framework. The procurement process is in the planning stage, and key contact details are provided for Nicola Craven at the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services. It is particularly suitable for organisations specialising in community health, mental health support, emergency care, and well-being services.

This procurement process is part of an ambitious programme aligned with the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 and the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, aiming to enhance community resilience and deliver preventative and early intervention services.

The notice in full

NWSSP Procurement Services is issuing this PIN to notify third sector voluntary organisations of the Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025 From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025. For New Entrants onto Framework Only. Voluntary Third Sector Framework For Swansea Bay University Health Board.

Tender Reference: SBU-OJEU-50022-041-JW-21

Lots (2)

  1. 01

    Voluntary Third Sector Framework For Swansea Bay University Health Board. Tender Reference: SBU-OJEU-50022-041-JW-21Planned

    Swansea Bay University Health Board currently spends approximately 2 million GBP through Service Level Agreements with Third Sector / voluntary / community organisations to deliver a range of services and support for our population across the local authority areas of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.

    Services are delivered across the Health Board footprint in the following areas: Admission Avoidance & Discharge Support Adult Mental Health Support Services Cancer and Palliative Care including Children and Young People Carers Children and Young People Emergency Response General Information, Advice, Support and Counselling Learning Disability Lifestyle Change and Population Health Older People's Mental Health Services and Dementia Participation, Coproduction and Facilitation Stroke Substance Misuse Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse,

    Sexual Violence and Sexual Health Services Green initiative Transport The Health Board sees the Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations as a crucial partners in both building community and individual resilience and in delivering services differently to support people's well-being and self -care as well as providing services contributing to the aims of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 and the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 in providing earlier interventions,

    more preventative services, accessing care closer to home and improving people's ability to manage their own well-being and health. In addition,

    the Health Board are further looking at how we can shape future services in line with our Clinical Services Plan and Changing for the Future and to transfer care and services from the statutory to the voluntary sector in areas such as: Helping patients avoid unnecessary hospital admissions Reducing the length of time patients stay in hospital Supporting patients waiting for operations Developing a 7 day a week services Reshaping adult and older people's mental health and learning disability services We also want to ensure that we can explore commissioning in the future and these lots will also be included in the procurement;

    Advocacy Bereavement Community Resilience Health Inequalities Housing Out of Hospital Care LGBTQ+ Safeguarding Sustainability Agenda In line with its Strategic Framework for the Voluntary Sector 2023-2027 the Health Board is now seeking to commence a procurement exercise for services provided by Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations. The Framework was co-developed and co-produced with the sector and outlines an ambitious programme of change.

    Our ambition is that the Health Board and the Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations will further develop our existing strong and effective relationships, leading to more services being delivered jointly across both local authority areas, ensuring that partnership and funding arrangements are effective and efficient.

    We would like to invite Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations who may be interested in providing any services fitting into the lots above to the first in a series of pre-procurement market engagement events to: Understand the intentions of the market and identify any challenges or barriers Enable the Health Board to understand how our current service needs can shaped and delivered by the Sector Inform the Health Board of the current market position and possible options available.

    Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025 From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025. For New Entrants onto Framework Only. Voluntary Third Sector Framework For Swansea Bay University Health Board.

    Tender Reference: SBU-OJEU-50022-041-JW-21

  2. 02

    Voluntary Third Sector Framework For Swansea Bay University Health Board. Tender Reference: SBU-OJEU-50022-041-JW-21Planned

    Swansea Bay University Health Board currently spends approximately 2 million GBP through Service Level Agreements with Third Sector / voluntary / community organisations to deliver a range of services and support for our population across the local authority areas of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.

    Services are delivered across the Health Board footprint in the following areas: Admission Avoidance & Discharge Support Adult Mental Health Support Services Cancer and Palliative Care including Children and Young People Carers Children and Young People Emergency Response General Information, Advice, Support and Counselling Learning Disability Lifestyle Change and Population Health Older People's Mental Health Services and Dementia Participation, Coproduction and Facilitation Stroke Substance Misuse Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse,

    Sexual Violence and Sexual Health Services Green initiative Transport The Health Board sees the Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations as a crucial partners in both building community and individual resilience and in delivering services differently to support people's well-being and self -care as well as providing services contributing to the aims of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 and the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 in providing earlier interventions,

    more preventative services, accessing care closer to home and improving people's ability to manage their own well-being and health. In addition,

    the Health Board are further looking at how we can shape future services in line with our Clinical Services Plan and Changing for the Future and to transfer care and services from the statutory to the voluntary sector in areas such as: Helping patients avoid unnecessary hospital admissions Reducing the length of time patients stay in hospital Supporting patients waiting for operations Developing a 7 day a week services Reshaping adult and older people's mental health and learning disability services We also want to ensure that we can explore commissioning in the future and these lots will also be included in the procurement;

    Advocacy Bereavement Community Resilience Health Inequalities Housing Out of Hospital Care LGBTQ+ Safeguarding Sustainability Agenda In line with its Strategic Framework for the Voluntary Sector 2023-2027 the Health Board is now seeking to commence a procurement exercise for services provided by Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations. The Framework was co-developed and co-produced with the sector and outlines an ambitious programme of change.

    Our ambition is that the Health Board and the Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations will further develop our existing strong and effective relationships, leading to more services being delivered jointly across both local authority areas, ensuring that partnership and funding arrangements are effective and efficient.

    We would like to invite Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations who may be interested in providing any services fitting into the lots above to the first in a series of pre-procurement market engagement events to: Understand the intentions of the market and identify any challenges or barriers Enable the Health Board to understand how our current service needs can shaped and delivered by the Sector Inform the Health Board of the current market position and possible options available.

    Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025. From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025. For New Entrants onto Framework Only.

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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
2

Procedure

Notice type
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
Sell2Wales
Buyer's portal
Sell2Wales

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

Values

Tender value
£8,000,000

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

Status

Tender
Planned
Lots
Planned

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-147833
CPV code
75200000 - Provision of services to the community; 85323000 - Community health services
CPV division
75 - Administration, defence and social security services; 85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services is based in Neath Port Talbot. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Neath Port Talbot
Town
Swansea
Postcode
SA12 7BX
Electoral ward
Aberavon
Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg
Delivery area
Swansea
Region
Wales
Sub-region
Neath Port Talbot
Area
Mid and South West Wales
Country
Wales
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services
Category
Services
Contact
Nicola Craven
Phone
+44 1639684436
Address
Baglan, SA12 7BX · Wales · Wales
Call +44 1639684436
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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 Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025 From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025.… tender open?

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services 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 Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025 From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025.… contract worth?

The estimated value is £8,000,000, split across 2 lots.

Who is the buyer for Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025 From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025.…?

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services, based in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The named contact is Nicola Craven, on +44 1639684436.

How do I bid for Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025 From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025.…?

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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.
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