Published date: 1 July 2020
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
South West
Value of contract
£3,721,000
Procurement reference
WA09945
Published date
1 July 2020
Closing date
24 August 2020
Contract start date
1 April 2021
Contract end date
31 March 2028
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
NHS England and NHS Improvement South (South West) (NHSE/I) is seeking to recommission Dorset Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) services. NHSE/I is the Lead Commissioner and the Dorset Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and Dorset Police, are Co-Commissioners.
The re-commissioning exercise aims to increase equity of access and ensure a consistent and high standard of quality care to victims of sexual assault in line with the Strategic Direction for Sexual Assault and Abuse Services (2018).
NHS England will seek to achieve the following outcomes from the procurement exercise:
• Be people-oriented and focused on addressing the needs of service users
• Provide consistency of available services offered to different age groups, i.e. adults and paediatrics, and equal access to services
• Meet national quality and clinical standards
• Provide value and effectiveness of provision
• Ensure 24/7 access to crisis support and specialist clinical and forensic care/ advice
• Ensure the workforce has the required capabilities and competencies
• Operate as part of a coherent Sexual Assault Pathway
• Ensure effective collaboration with key partners
The specification covers full details of the requirements; key elements of Dorset SARC provision will include:
• Adult provision
• Paediatric provision, co-delivered by paediatricians at Poole Hospital Foundation Trust (PHFT)
• Forensic Physicians (for complex cases and pre-pubertal children up to their 14th birthday)
• Forensic Nurse Examiners (for adults and post-pubertal young people aged 14 years and above)
• Crisis Workers
- Estates and facilities (in liaison with Dorset Police and the OPCC)
Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) services and therapeutic provision fall outside of the scope of this contract.
The Dorset SARC will be required to work closely with the paediatric department from PHFT, who are commissioned separately by NHSE/I to provide the paediatric workforce for assessment and examinations of children and young people.
Non-recent/ historic Child Sexual Abuse Services will be delivered by paediatricians at PHFT, where there will be a colposcope for this purpose.
Services will be delivered under the national service specification (Spec 30), coupled with the Dorset (local) specification, that are aligned with best practice, current Faculty for Forensic and Legal Medicine (FFLM) guidelines and current Royal Colleges' guidance. Where standards and guidance are reviewed and updated during the life of the contract, SARC services must maintain compliance with any changes and as such the contract may be varied accordingly.
The Commissioner will be contracting for the Services using the National NHS Standard Contract. Contracts will be for a term of 7 years and are planned to commence from 1st April 2021. The maximum value of the service will be £3,721,000 over the seven years.
More information
Additional text
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This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system In-Tend, available on the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
In order to submit a bid, you will need to be registered on the e-procurement system and 'express an interest', and then complete a response as specified within the procurement documents. Bidders are required to respond to the Selection Questionnaire and ITT questions directly within the system and attach any requested documents separately to the placeholders provided.
On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the system in times of absence.
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).
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 Contracting Authority intends to voluntarily observe the award decision notices provisions and 10 day standstill period described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations. Unsuccessful Bidders will receive scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the Bidder/application was unsuccessful. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations.
About the buyer
Contact name
Alexandra Searle
Address
South Plaza,Marlborough Street
BRISTOL
BS13NX
England
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