How to win: Northamptonshire and LLR Non Custodial Services Market Engagement Event

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NHS England (Midlands) is undertaking a market engagement exercise in advance of a future procurement for the provision of:<br/>• Lot 1: Reconnect and Liaison & Diversion Services<br/>• Lot 2: Mental Health Treatment Requirement Services<br/>across Northamptonshire and Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR).<br/><br/>A virtual market engagement event will be held via Microsoft Teams on 14 December 2026 at 10 am. Attendance is limited to a maximum of three representatives per organisation.<br/><br/>As part of the engagement process, interested providers will have the opportunity to participate in a one-to-one meeting with commissioners. These sessions will be conducted via Microsoft Teams, will be limited to 10 minutes per provider, and must be booked in advance. To allow providers sufficient time to consider the information presented and formulate questions, the one-to-one sessions will take place on the afternoon of 14 January 2027.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — NHS England scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
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• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
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