Published date: 15 March 2021
This notice was replaced on 6 May 2021
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Opportunity (published 6 May 2021)
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
North East
Value of contract
£212,778
Procurement reference
NECS385
Published date
15 March 2021
Approach to market date
6 April 2021
Contract start date
1 October 2021
Contract end date
30 September 2026
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for and on behalf of NHS South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and are issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) to alert the market to a possible future tender opportunity for a No-Scalpel Vasectomy Service for the residents of South Tyneside.
The contract term is 3 years with effect from 01 October 2021, with an option to extend for an additional period of 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.
The proposed financial threshold for this procurement is £212,778 over the five-year life of the contract.
It is important to note that this PIN is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder (approximately April 2021).
It should be noted that this PIN is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process.
NECS will be utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this potential tender opportunity and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the Tender documentation when it becomes available.
Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection. The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu (Please follow the registration instructions if you are not already registered).
Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering; they should contact the In-Tend helpdesk via:
support@in-tend.com or on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm.
Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.
The anticipated tender live date for this procurement opportunity is 06th April 2021.
More information
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2021/2022 | £39,284 |
| 2022/2023 | £40,856 |
| 2023/2024 | £42,490 |
| 2024/2025 | £44,189 |
| 2025/2026 | £45,957 |
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John Snow House
County Durham
DH1 3YG
England
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