Published date: 4 August 2016

This notice was replaced on 4 August 2016

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 3 January 2017)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

South East, South West

Value of contract

£4,250,000

Procurement reference

NHS England (South) Provision of Primary Care Occupational Health Service across the South Region

Published date

4 August 2016

Closing date

7 September 2016

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2022

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NHS England (South) seeks to commission a Primary Care Occupational Health Service across the South Region.

As part of a commitment to support individual performers, NHS England (South) proposes to commission a nationally standardised Occupational Health Service that is equitable and accessible. This approach will address the historical inequity arising from the legacy arrangements of primary care trusts (PCTs).
The aims of the specification are to:
• standardise the commissioning of Occupational Health Services for primary care staff by NHS England nationally
• support accessible high quality occupational health provision for staff employed within primary care settings
• ensure the local availability of services for employees who are required to undergo occupational health assessment
• standardise the reporting and provision of management information
• support cost effective provision.

The Commissioner will be using the NHS Standard Contract for the provision of the Service(s).

The contract will run from 1st April 2017 and the duration of the contract will be 60 months.

More information

Additional text

Interested providers will be able to view the tender opportunity via the 'current tenders' list on in-tend.
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home

In order to access the tender documentation you will need to 'express an interest' and register on the system. Bidders are required to respond to Organisational & ITT questions directly within In-Tend and attach any requested documents separately to the placeholders provided.

The Services are healthcare services within the meaning and scope of Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU ("the Directive") and Schedule 3 to the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations"). The tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services.

Neither the inclusion of a bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority ("Open", "Restricted", "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation", "Competitive Dialogue" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations. The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).

About the buyer

Address

South Plaza, Marlborough Street
Bristol
BS1 3NX
England

Email

procurement@swcsu.nhs.uk

Website

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home