Published date: 14 July 2022

Last edited date: 15 August 2022

This notice was replaced on 16 November 2022

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

Awarded contract (published 16 November 2022)

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

  • Financial and insurance services - 66000000

  • Telecommunication consultancy services - 71316000

  • Administrative healthcare services - 75122000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£50,000,000

Procurement reference

F/049/FIN/22/AB

Published date

14 July 2022

Closing date

8 September 2022

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

14 October 2022

Contract end date

13 October 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's Commercial Procurement Service seeks to introduce a Framework Agreement which will allow UK public sector bodies to procure a range of financial services.

Proposed framework:

Lot 1 - Outsourced Financial Services
Lot 2 - Accounts Payable Review Service
Lot 3 - VAT Review Service
Lot 4 - Total Spend Analysis
Lot 5 - Continuing Healthcare Invoice Validation
Lot 6 - Private Patients Optimisation Service
Lot 7 - Telecommunications Review Service

Tenders may be submitted for one or more Lots.

More information

Attachments

Links

Additional text

Suppliers Instructions

How to express interest and bid for this opportunity

1) Browse to the esourcing portal https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click on view current
opportunities;

2) Select the title of the ITT.

3) Review the ITT, framework agreement specification, prerequisites and list of eligible users(you may do this without registering).

4) Register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once).

5) Accept the portal terms and conditions and click 'continue', enter your organisation and user details; note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete; you will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure)

6) Login to the portal with the username/password.

7) Click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier).

8) Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content.

9) Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your 'My PQQs/My ITTs' page (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ITT Details' box.

10) Responding to the ITT. Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining).

You can now use the messages function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the ITT There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help or contact the eTendering help desk.

About the buyer

Address

Liverpool Road
CHESTER
CH2 1UL
England

Email

info@coch-cps.co.uk