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Type of document: Additional information
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 083-161513/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Additional information
Services

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: NHS England South (South East)
Postal address: Wharf House, Medway Wharf Road
Town: Tonbridge
Postal code: TN9 1RE
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Louise Smith
Email: louisesmith7@nhs.net
Nuts code: UKJ
Internet address(es):
Main address:

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: NHS England South (South East) Kent and Sussex Prisons Primary Care.
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description:
This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice and relates only to a pre-procurement market engagement event.
NHS England South (South East) (the commissioners) invites expressions of interest (EOI) from suitably qualified and experienced providers, including third sector and social enterprise organisations, private and NHS organisations, to provide Primary Health services to the prison population across Kent and Sussex and to attend a Market Engagement Event. The aim of the event is to work with potential bidders and stakeholders to understand opportunities and barriers to providing these services across a minimum of 5 establishments and to assist commissioners with shaping their procurement strategy.
The Market Engagement Event will be held on 2.5.2017 between 14:00 to 16:30. Venue details will be provided to those who express an interest, however the commissioner can confirm that the event location will be along the M20/M2 corridor.

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 2017-04-26
VI.6) Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 078-151095

Section VII: Changes
VII.1) Information to be changed or added
Section number: II.1.4)
Place of text to be modified: Short description:
Instead of: This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice and relates only to a pre-procurement market engagement event.
NHS England South (South East) (the commissioners) invites expressions of interest (EOI) from suitably qualified and experienced providers, including third sector and social enterprise organisations, private and NHS organisations, to provide Primary Health services to the prison population across Kent and Sussex and to attend a Market Engagement Event. The aim of the event is to work with potential bidders and stakeholders to understand opportunities and barriers to providing these services across a minimum of 5 establishments and to assist commissioners with shaping their procurement strategy.
The Market Engagement Event will be held on 2.5.2017 between 14:00 to 16:30. Venue details will be provided to those who express an interest, however the commissioner can confirm that the event location will be along the M20/M2 corridor.

Read:
This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice and relates only to a pre-procurement market engagement event.
NHS England South (South East) (the commissioners) invites expressions of interest (EOI) from suitably qualified and experienced providers, including third sector and social enterprise organisations, private and NHS organisations, to provide Primary Health services to the prison population across Kent and Sussex and to attend a Market Engagement Event. The aim of the event is to work with potential bidders and stakeholders to understand opportunities and barriers to providing these services across a minimum of 5 establishments and to assist commissioners with shaping their procurement strategy.
The Market Engagement Event will be held on 15.6.2017 between 14:00 to 17:00 at the below venue:
Hilton Maidstone Hotel, Bearsted Road, Weavering, Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom, ME14 5AA.

Section number: II.2.4)
Place of text to be modified: Description of the procurement:
Instead of: Primary Care Services will include:
— Primary care nursing,
— GP services,
— Optometry,
— Physiotherapy,
— Podiatry,
— Prison In-patient units,
— X-ray,
— Pain Management.
It is not anticipated that dental services will be included within this procurement.
The anticipated establishments are as follows:
— HMP Elmley,
— HMP Swaleside,
— HMP Standford Hill,
— HMP Maidstone,
— HMP East Sutton Park,
— HMP Ford.
If you are interested in attending the provider event please email your interest to scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net by 12:00 pm (noon) on Friday 28.4.2017 with the following details:
Name of attendee(s).
Job Title of attendee(s).
Organisation details, including address and contact details.
Please ensure that the title of the email contains reference of this advert.
There is a limit of 2 attendees per organisation.

Read:
Primary Care Services will include:
— Primary care nursing,
— GP services,
— Optometry,
— Physiotherapy,
— Podiatry,
— Prison In-patient units,
— X-ray,
— Pain Management.
It is not anticipated that dental services will be included within this procurement.
The anticipated establishments are as follows:
— HMP Elmley,
— HMP Swaleside,
— HMP Standford Hill,
— HMP Maidstone,
— HMP East Sutton Park,
— HMP Ford.
If you are interested in attending the provider event please email your interest to scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net by COP Friday 9.6.2017 with the following details:
Name of attendee(s).
Job Title of attendee(s).
Organisation details, including address and contact details.
Please ensure that the title of the email contains reference of this advert.
There is a limit of 2 attendees per organisation.

VII.2) Other Additional information:
The updates to this PIN are due to the calling of a General Election and the subsequent period of purdah. The commissioners have therefore postponed the market engagement event until after the General Election on 8.6.2017.

Post written by: Andrew Perry