Published date: 12 March 2018

Last edited date: 12 March 2018

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 24 March 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

Any region

Procurement reference

CQC PSO 123 (Supplementary Update 02)

Published date

12 March 2018

Closing date

24 March 2018

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This is a Supplementary Update for the for the Care Quality Commission's Experts by Experience Programme Re-Procurement, and follows a Prior Information Notice (PIN) published on 23 October 2017 ( which can located at https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/590797f5-d6ef-485c-8c0c-ecbd54c08cba ) and a further update published on 9 February 2018 (which can be located at https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68942c25-f175-43a2-9c61-260579bcb4a5)

Following the Prior Information Notice (PIN) published on 23 October 2017, market engagement activity that took place in autumn 2017 and subsequent notifications on updates to the requirement on the above service, the Care Quality Commission is now looking to share and receive feedback on;
• The draft Invitation to Tender (ITT) and other related documentation for Experts by Experience managed services

• Supplier interest in participating in the tender process which will commence in April 2018

These services to be procured via the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation contained within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 under the light touch regime affording CQC the additional flexibilities provided for when contracting health and social care services.

CQC is keen to engage with potential supplying partners on the proposed documentation and their level of interest in the contracting opportunity. It should be noted that these services will be required to commence in the early part of 2019.

The documentation shared does not include the part A of the ITT as this is still under consideration however CQC would share the general principles to be applied in evaluation of tender submissions;
• Tenderers must meet Pre-Qualifying requirements in order to progress to invitation to full tender submission
• Tenderers that move through to the submission of full tender must demonstrate their ability to meet CQC minimum requirements in order for their submission for the additional requirements and commercial offer to be evaluated
• Any subsequent tenders invited will only be re-evaluated on the additional requirements and revised commercial submissions. No changes to tender submissions on the minimum requirements will be considered.
• Potential tenderers are reminded that although the procurement procedure to be deployed affords CQC the ability to request further submissions there is no guarantee that this will be the case if a quality; value for money solution is found in the initial evaluation of tender submissions.

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CQC would like your feedback on the draft documentation; please submit any comments or questions here no later than FRIDAY 23rd MARCH 2018 via the following link (please copy and paste into your browser):

https://dev.webdataforms.cqc.org.uk/Checkbox/Survey.aspx?s=652ded3cee554a469e4afd2ce93b7bb6&i=bc50625d344c4f3f860183fee017f65c

PLEASE NOTE - THE DRAFT DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED IS FOR PRELIMINARY REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY, AND MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE PRIOR TO PUBLICATION OF THE FORMAL INVITATION TO TENDER.

If your organisation has yet to express an initial interest, please send an e-mail (quoting reference CQC PSO 123) to commercialcontracts@cqc.org.uk . When responding, please confirm your organisation's name, registered office address and contact details. It is envisaged CQC will be utilising its E-Tendering Portal for the eventual Tender exercise. Therefore, CQC kindly requests that organisations also register themselves on CQC's E-Tendering Portal via the following weblink: https://cqc-commercial.bravosolution.co.uk.

Should you encounter any difficulties when registering on CQC's E-Tendering Portal, a dedicated helpdesk hosted by Bravo Solutions is available and can be contacted on 0800 368 4850.

Should you experience any difficulties in accessing the documentation on Contracts finder please contact CQC Commercial and contracts team: commercialcontracts@cqc.org.uk

REMINDER - if you have not yet registered on the collaboration website you can do so by completing the Experts by Experience Procurement Survey which can be found following this link (please copy & paste into your browser): https://dev.webdataforms.cqc.org.uk/Checkbox/Survey.aspx?s=190b7cd258314c30be35e119fb1b8925&i=d84481a07bae42dbbfb4fb442ab29d6d

About the buyer

Contact name

CQC Commercial & Contracts Team

Address

6th Floor, Citygate
Gallowgate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4PA
England

Email

commercialcontracts@cqc.org.uk

Website

http://www.cqc.org.uk