Published date: 29 November 2018
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
South East
Value of contract
£28,788,000
Procurement reference
PR001918 Award
Published date
29 November 2018
Closing date
11 October 2017
Contract start date
1 April 2018
Contract end date
31 March 2023
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 seeks to re-commission an outcome focused primary healthcare service, equivalent to that available to the local community, at HMP Isle of Wight.
The services being commissioned include (please see service specifications for further information and full lists of services required):
• GP Provision, including Out-of-Hours service (OOH under a co-commissioning arrangement with Isle of Wight CCG)
• Primary Care Nursing
• Pharmacy Services
• 18 bed inpatient unit, including End of Life care
• Dental Services (contract commencement deferred to April 2019)
• Podiatry
• Optometry
• Physiotherapy
• Integrated Substance Misuse Services
• Primary and Secondary Mental Health Services
The key objectives of the service are:
• To improve the quality outcomes with the aim of achieving an equitable healthcare provision, in line with the local community, and reduce health inequalities
• Develop a flexible consistent service, across both sites
• Enhance access to high quality services
• Improve value for money
• Provide a greater range of in house services that greater reflect the needs of the population at HMP Isle of Wight
• Reduction of the number of healthcare visits outside of the prison walls
• Contribute to the reduction of reoffending
• Integration of healthcare with the prison regime
• Identification and reduction of health inequalities
NHS England may seek at a later date to commission consultant-led ADHD and Memory clinic services as part of this contract
The maximum total contract value for the service will be £25,588,000, inclusive of all specified service elements (including the integrated substance misuse service, BBV, GP out of hours and the dental service (the latter from 19/20 onwards)), but excluding escorts and bedwatches, which will be funded via a risk share arrangement (£640,000 per annum, prior to risk share mechanisms being applied). Please refer to the ITT documents for further information. (NB: the indicated maximum total funding levels elsewhere in this notice DO include escorts and bedwatches). The contract duration will be 5 years, due to commence on 01/04/18 (aside from Dental Services, which will commence on 1st April 2019)
Commissioners will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this process
Interested parties who wish to take part in the procurement are invited to take part in an Invitation To Tender (ITT) process, based on the Open procedure and designed to identify the Most Economically Advantageous Tender and therefore determine the incoming provider
The procurement will be conducted via the In-Tend portal & can be accessed via the 'current tenders' list on 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 for full access. Bidders are required to respond to questions directly within In-Tend and attach any requested documents separately to the placeholders provided
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
NHS England South (South Central) - Procurement for Healthcare Services for HMP Isle of Wight
- Opportunity
- Published 22 August 2017
Additional text
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All ITT responses must be returned by 12 Noon on 11th October 2017.
In the interests of encouraging collaborative working, any organisations that do not wish to bid for the entire contract, but would like their details to be shared with potential bidders as subcontractors or consortium partners should send contact details to ashley.preece@nhs.net at their earliest convenience, and these will be circulated via the e-tendering portal.
This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
Interested providers will be able to view the tender opportunity via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system 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 Selection & ITT questions directly within the system and attach any requested documents separately to the placeholders provided.
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
Award information
Awarded date
3 January 2018
Contract start date
1 April 2018
Contract end date
31 March 2023
Total value of contract
£25,588,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
CARE UK HEALTH & REHABILITATION SERVICES LIMITED
Address
Connaught House,850 The Crescent
COLCHESTER
Essex
CO4 9QB
GBReference
Companies House number: 10498997
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Tom Griffiths
Address
South Plaza, Marlborough Street
Bristol
BS1 3NX
England
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