Provision of support and activities for older people in prison

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) working for and on behalf of NHS England, Specialised Commissioning, Health and Justice wish to engage with the market to gain feedback in order for them to commission services which provides meaningful advice; comprehensive support; and delivers a range of activities for prisoners over the age of 50 within secure settings across the North East. The service will also develop and support integrated working with the prison and other stakeholders.

In order to gain the feedback a Request for Information (RFI) response document and supporting information will be available on the PROACTIS Portal from 13.07.18 and the deadline for response is 27.06.18 12 noon.

Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the Proactis portal.

To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information Documentation please go to the PROACTIS portal: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS navigating to NHSE330.

It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should contact the eTendering provider by Email: Suppliersupport@proactis.com or Website: http://proactis.kayako.com/suppliernetwork/Core/Default/Index (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm).

Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning intentions."