PRJ943 - Healthcare Services at Heathrow Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs)

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NHS England and NHS Improvement (London Region) (hereafter referred to as "The Authority") invites Expressions of Interest (EoIs) and completed Invitation to Tender (ITT) submissions from all suitable providers for the delivery of Healthcare Services in Heathrow Immigration Removal Centres (IRC)., Healthcare services delivered at Heathrow Immigration Removal Centres are commissioned by the Health & Justice team, as part of NHSE/I London’s Specialised Commissioning division., Accommodation, The IRC Environment is constructed to be equivalent to Category B prisons., Healthcare services are delivered across the 2 sites Harmondsworth and Colnbrook, which are based near Heathrow Airport., Reception Criteria, Male and female adult residents., Detainees are subject to immigration restrictions., The site hosts a wide range of nationalities– patient profile is subject to changes in line with Home Office activity., Currently part of the IRC is being used a Short-Term Holding Facility for Calais Crossing arrivals., Scope of Services:, The following services will need to be delivered through the contract commissioned through this procurement:, •Emergency medical response – 365 days per annum. 24/7 on both sites, •Reception healthcare screen – 365 days per annum. 24/7 on both sites, •Primary care, including the provision of urgent care within the establishment and the management of long-term health conditions relevant for the adult population, •Public health services, •Sexual health services, •Allied healthcare services such as:, ooccupational therapy, ophysiotherapy, oradiology, oradiography, opodiatry, odietetics, •Optometry, •Pharmacy and medicines management, •Mental health and trauma informed services, •Inpatient facilities, •Trauma Informed Care, •Clinical substance misuse services, •Psychosocial interventions for substance misuse and mental health, •Healthcare administration and support services, Bidders must refer to the procurement documentation for full detail about the Services to be delivered., This procurement does not include Dental services which formed part of the procurement for Personal Dental Services in London prisons and the IRC (2020). The new contract for dental services started on 1 September 2021., Contract Length and value:, The contract for the Service will be awarded for a period of 5 years (60 months), with an optional extension for a further period of 2 years (24 months). Therefore, the maximum duration of this contract, if all extension options are taken up will be 7 years (84 months)., The maximum available annual contract value for this project is £5,800,000 per annum., Over the 7 years, if contract is extended to its full duration, the total maximum contract value will be £40,600,000., The annual payments will be subject to inflationary uplifts in line with published NHS national planning guidance., Annual maximum contract value: £5,800,000, Maximum Contract value for 5 years: £29,000,000, Maximum Contract value for 7 years = £40,600,000