How to win: SEL ICB (Bexley) Community Social Prescribing Service

About this contract

NHS South East London Integrated Care Board (SEL ICB) is seeking to commission a borough-wide Community Social Prescribing Service for the London Borough of Bexley. The service forms part of Bexley's prevention, early intervention and integrated neighbourhood approach and will work across the Clocktower, Frognal and North Bexley Local Care Network localities. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The contract has an annual value of £921,608 and an anticipated term of three and a half years, with an option to extend for up to a further two years (taking the maximum possible value to £5,068,844). The procurement is not divided into lots and is intended to be awarded through the Provider Selection Regime using the Most Suitable Provider Process. The ICB will be guided by the five key criteria outlined in the NHS Provider Selection Regime for evaluation of submissions in this process to select a suitable provider. These criteria are: 1. quality a

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — NHS South East London Integrated Care Board scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for services work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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