Published date: 4 January 2021
This notice was replaced on 4 January 2021
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Opportunity (published 4 January 2021, last edited 5 January 2021)
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Contract summary
Industry
Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 33000000
Health and social work services - 85000000
Other community, social and personal services - 98000000
Location of contract
United Kingdom
Value of contract
£42,000,000
Procurement reference
LEICSCITY02-DN486001-39021568
Published date
4 January 2021
Closing date
26 February 2021
Closing time
2pm
Contract start date
1 April 2022
Contract end date
31 March 2029
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Leicester City Council invites Tenders from suitably qualified and experienced organisations for the provision of the Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service (ICELS) to be commissioned by Leicester City Council for itself and its health and social care partners within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland:
• Leicestershire County Council
• Rutland County Council
• Leicester City NHS Clinical Commissioning Group
• West Leicestershire NHS Clinical Commissioning Group
• East Leicestershire & Rutland NHS Clinical Commissioning Group
Leicester City Council acts as the lead commissioner and host organisation under a formal partnership agreement with the above-named organisations.
The primary function of this service is to provide the logistics in relation to placing orders, delivering, installation, repair, collection, maintenance, storing, cleaning and refurbishing of all equipment, underpinned and supported by an IT system.
The service will need to closely align with and support the future development of existing health and social care services that support independent living in the community, rehabilitation, facilitate early discharge from acute settings, reduce admissions and readmissions, provide end of life and palliative care and provide support to carers.
Leicester City Council directly manages a staffed and resourced ICELS Support Service which will monitor the performance of the services delivered under the Contract on behalf of partners and a clinical team who undertake proactive recall and triage for equipment on behalf of partners. The Provider will be required to provide office space and other facilities to enable the ICELS Team to work from the providers base.
The proposed Contract will be for an initial period of 5 years to commence on 1st April 2022, with an option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Authority, for a further 2 periods of up to a maximum of 12 months for each period of extension, up to a total of 2 years, taking the contract term to a maximum of 7 years. A Tenderers Information Session will be held on 13th January 2021. To register for this please refer to Part 1 of the ITT documentation (section 4.9) and follow the instructions. All information is within the ITT documentation.
More information
About the buyer
Contact name
Ashok Chotalia
Address
City Hall
115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
England
Telephone
+44 1164542383
procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk
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