Published date: 1 December 2016

Last edited date: 1 December 2016

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 13 January 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£191,213,000 to £443,685,200

Procurement reference

ACE-0266-2016-Beds

Published date

1 December 2016

Closing date

13 January 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, Bedford Borough Council, and Central Bedfordshire Council have agreed to jointly procure Community Health Services. The Procurement partners have agreed an overarching vision for future Community Health Services, which has been developed with key stakeholders across the two Boroughs via the use of Three lots. However, Commissioners are clear that their overarching requirement is for a Provider who can offer the best outcomes for each lot, whether that results in one Lead Provider across all 3 lots, or a different Provider for each lot.

Lot 1: Children's Community Health Services - for Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, Bedford Borough Council, and Central Bedfordshire Council
Lot 2: Adults Community Health Services - for Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group and Bedford Borough Council
Lot 3: Adults Community Health Services - Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group and Central Bedfordshire Council

Initially lot 1 will include : Childrens Intermediate Care , Children LAC, Childrens OT, Nutrition and Dietetics Children (Inc. Luton ), Childrens Community Nursing, Childrens Specialist Nursing, Community Paediatrics, Children's Eye service (inc. Adults service), Children's continence service, Speech & Language - Children's, Children's Safeguarding, Health Visiting (0-5), Community Dental Services, School Nursing, Children and Young People's Drug and Alcohol Service, Wheelchair service (inc. Adults Service), Youth Offending Nurse.

Future potential Childrens services Include : Integrated Discharge Planning/TB Service, Palliative Care Service,Special Needs Nursing, Audiology services, Childrens Community Nursing, Rapid Response service - early response to avoid A&E / hospital admissions, Assessment and coordination for children with neurodevelopmental presentations, Long Term Conditions management support (to include respiratory, epilepsy, autism management, diabetes).

Lots 2 & 3 - Adults Community Health Services will initially include : Clinical Care at Home, Community Matrons, Complex Care Team, Discharge Planning, District Nursing, Geriatrician, Single Point of Access, Acquired Brain Injury, Chronic Fatigue service, Continence, Heart failure, Nutrition and Dietetics, Palliative care, Parkinsons Service, Podiatry, Podiatric Surgery, Foot health - podiatry, TB Nursing, Wound Care, Rapid Intervention, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Community Beds, Speech and language therapy. Rare Neurological Condition.

The total potential value of the contract for all initial and future services is £443,685,200 exclusive of VAT over the full 7 year term ( 5 yrs plus 24 months optional) across the 3 Lots. However, the initial contract value and budget will be £38,242,600 per annum, this is inclusive of any applicable VAT.
Please see OJEU notice, procurement documents and additional text below for further details.

More information

Attachments

Links

Additional text

Attain Health Management Services acting on behalf of Bedfordshire CCG intends to use an e-tendering system in this procurment. If you are interested in participating in the tendering process please register your interest and submit a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) response on the e-tendering system, which can be accessed by following the instructions below.

Getting Started
To gain access to the documents for any procurement / market engagement run on the Attain e-tendering portal hosted by Bravo, you must register your organisation.
You will be required to do this only once - please check your organisation is not already registered. Please note that all information submitted via this portal is strictly confidential.


Registering your organisation

1. Attain e-Sourcing Portal can be at the below website https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk

2. To register Click on the Register here Link
3. Accept the terms & conditions for using the portal
4. Complete your organisation & personal details
5. Choose a memorable username and submit
6. You will then be sent an email with your unique password, please treat this securely (if you lose it there is a 'Forgot my Password' link on the portal homepage

Once registered (or already registered)

Navigate to your 'My ITTs/PQQs' area of the portal & select the ITT/PPQ you are interested in. - i.e. Project: project 239 - Procurement of Community Health Services for Bedfordshire PQQ 82 - PQQ for Procurement of Community Health Services for Bedfordshire.

There (in the attachments area), you will find the procurement decrements which contain further information about the procurement and how to tender.

For further information or assistance please refer to online help/ manuals in the first instance. If this does not resolve your query, please contact the Helpdesk on: Tel: 0800 368 4850 E-Mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk

Please note that expressions of interest will not be accepted by any means other than through the e-tendering system.

The closing date for submitting PQQ bids is 13:00 on 13 Jan 2017.

Please do not apply directly to the buyer via email or Phone - you will be directed to e-tendering system as above.

An OJEU notice for this procurement has been sent to OPOCE for publication with further information about this procurement.

Note the contract term is 5 years with an option to extend for a further 24 months. The initial start date is 01/04/2018 and the initial terms ends 31/03/2023.

About the buyer

Contact name

Danny Haq

Address

Suite 3, Capability House, Wrest Park
Silsoe, Bedfordshire
MK45 4HR
England

Email

danny.haq@attain.co.uk