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title: "Market Engagement for the Provision of Liaison & Diversion Service in Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford, Coventry and Warwickshire"
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# Market Engagement for the Provision of Liaison & Diversion Service in Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford, Coventry and Warwickshire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-for-the-provision-of-liaison-diversion-service-in-worcestershire-herefor-ocds-h6vhtk-028863). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England and NHS Improvement: "Market Engagement for the Provision of Liaison & Diversion Service in Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford, Coventry and Warwickshire". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England and NHS Improvement](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-and-nhs-improvement-GB-FTS-65446)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Miscellaneous health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028863`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-for-the-provision-of-liaison-diversion-service-in-worcestershire-herefor-ocds-h6vhtk-028863#tl-md)

## Description
NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS
England and NHS Improvement (Midlands) is carrying out a market engagement exercise for the Provision of Liaison & Diversion Service in Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford, Coventry and Warwickshire areas.
As part of the market engagement event the commissioners are giving providers who are interested and able to deliver the full liaison and diversion service, the opportunity for a 1:1 session.  These will be for 30 minutes for which you will need to book.
In addition to informing the market of the opportunity, the event is to assist the commissioner in deciding on the most appropriate and effective lotting strategy for the future procurement.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85140000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** The Commissioners are considering the following options for their lotting strategy:-
Option 1) Lot 1: West Mercia (Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire/Telford)
Lot 2: Coventry & Warwickshire
Option 2) Lot 1: Worcestershire & Herefordshire
Lo...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000440-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-01-11T09:34:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:23:54.509Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028863