Published date: 1 July 2021

This notice was replaced on 15 September 2021

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Awarded contract (published 15 September 2021, last edited 19 October 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£60,000,000

Procurement reference

F/076/CPH/21/AB

Published date

1 July 2021

Closing date

10 August 2021

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

20 September 2021

Contract end date

19 September 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Light Touch Regime procedure. Refer to the ITT for details.

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 new Framework Agreement for the provision of a centralised advice and repeat prescription hub for patients with a stoma or long-term catheter, and a pre- and/or post-operative care support service to support stoma patients.

The provision will be split into five Lots:

Lot 1 - Stoma Prescription Service
Lot 2 - Catheter Prescription Service
Lot 3 - Stoma and Catheter Combined Prescription Service
Lot 4 - Stoma Pre- and/or Post-Operative Care Support
Lot 5 - Combined Stoma Service - Prescription and Pre- and/or Post-Operative Care Support

The services in scope of this procurement process are
healthcare services which fall under 'social and other specific services' in Section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
('PCR') (as amended). In accordance with Regulation 76 PCR, the process is to set up a framework agreement and will follow a procedure similar to the open procedure. However, the Framework Manager and the contracting authorities using the framework are only bound by the parts of the PCR that specifically apply to social and other specific services.

For the avoidance of doubt, the rules that apply to the open procedure under Regulation 27 and framework agreements under Regulation 33 do not apply to this procurement. All providers that meet the minimum requirements set out under the procurement process will be appointed to the framework agreement. There will be no maximum number of providers appointed.

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Suppliers Instructions
How to Express Interest and bid for this ITT:
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

Telephone

01244 362174

Email

info@coch-cps.co.uk