South Staffordshire PCT seeks expressions of interest from suitably experienced and qualifi ed service providers who would like to be considered for the provision of a wide range of health services at a new prison (Featherstone 2) on the Featherstone site on the outskirts of Wolverhampton.

There will be three separate service categories. The intention of the PCT is to contract for each area with one primary provider being appointed for each category. This does not preclude a single provider from tendering for all three areas or the same provider being appointed for all 3 categories. The service categories are:-

- Primary Care services to include nursing, medical, dental, optometry, therapies, sexual health/GUM and inpatients as an option (OJEU reference no 2009/S 189-272481)
- Mental Health services to include primary care, secondary care and inpatients as an option (OJEU reference no 2009/S 188-271098)
- Substance Misuse to include IDTS and alcohol (OJEU reference no 2009/S 188-271097)

Expressions of interest from consortia or partnerships are welcomed.

The services are required for a total prison population of 1620 adult male, category B/C prisoners, 300 places which will be for remand and the rest for sentenced prisoners. The prison will have a 20 bed inpatient unit and a 90 bed substance misuse unit and will open in March 2012.

The Contract for HMP Featherstone 2 will commence in March 2012 for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further 24 months.

Interested parties wishing to participate in the South Staffordshire PCT Procurement must submit anExpression of Interest (EOI), via the Healthcare Purchasing Consortium Portal (HPC) at https://hpc.bravosolution.com. After registering, log on to the HPC Portal and select Response to OJEUadvert and PQQ. Then, select Open Access PQQ and click to express an interest. Then access MY PQQ’s page and construct your response as instructed. You MUST express an interest and complete and return a Pre Qualifi cation Questionnaire (PQQ) for each of the categories you wish to be considered for.

Expressions of Interest (completed Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQs) as detailed above) must arrive before 5pm on 6th November 2009.

South Staffordshire PCT reserves the right not to consider any potential Bidder who does not meet the deadline.

For further information please visit the South Staffordshire PCT’s website at www.southstaffordshirepct.nhs.uk

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