Published date: 6 February 2018

Last edited date: 6 February 2018

This notice was replaced on 18 February 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 18 February 2019)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£200,000 to £600,000

Procurement reference

NHS England Specialised Commissioning; Bravo project_831; ITT_915; ITT_916; ITT_917

Published date

6 February 2018

Closing date

12 February 2018

Contract start date

1 May 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England - Specialised Commissioning (referred to as the Commissioner(s)) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver High Consequence Infectious Diseases Adult and Child Interim Acute Inpatient Service to serve the NHS England Specialised commissioning area: North, Midlands and East and London and the South.

The procurement will consist of three (3) lots covering:
Lot 1 North (one provider) - Adult services and Paediatric services;
Lot 2 Midlands and East (one provider) - Adult services and Paediatric services;
Lot 3 London and South (two providers) - Adult services and Paediatric services;

As a result of this procurement an agreement will be established with the successful bidders for a period of 2 years with the Commissioner with the option to extend the contract for up to a further 1 years. This is a new service and is expected to be fully operational, providing services from 1 May 2018.

It is anticipated that the service provision resultant of this procurement will have an annual agreement value (including any potential option to extend the contract) as below:
1. Lot 1- circa £200k per annum (excluding V.A.T.)
2. Lot 2- circa £200 per annum (excluding V.A.T.)
3. Lot 3- circa £400k per annum (excluding V.A.T.) in total or £200k per annum excluding VAT per provider.

Therefore, the total value for Lot 1 for the entire duration of the contract (including the option to extend the contract) is £600k.

Therefore, the total value for Lot 2 for the entire duration of the contract (including the option to extend the contract) is £600k.

Therefore, the total value for Lot 3 for the entire duration of the contract (including the option to extend the contract) is £600k per contract (or 1.2million in total).

The maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer is one. Therefore, tenders may be submitted for one Lot only.

There is an option for a provider to be a network lead the value of which is £26k for the life of the contract for the paediatric part and £26k for the life of the contract for the adults part.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

NHS Arden and GEM CSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Light Touch regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the "Regulations"). Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authorities intend to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to the procurement of Light Touch regime services:

Suppliers Instructions: How to Apply:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once).
Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register -
Accept the terms and conditions and click 'continue' - Enter your correct business and user details.
- Note the user-name you chose and click 'Save' when complete.
- You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Submit an application
- Login to the portal with the username/password.
- Click the 'ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (the ITT functionality of Bravo is open to any registered
supplier).
- Click on the relevant ITT_915; ITT_916; ITT_917 to access the content.
- Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page.
- This will move the ITT into your '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 'ITT Details' box.
3. Responding to the tender
- Click 'My Response' under '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 onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.
- There may be a mixture of on-line and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line 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 on-line help, or contact the eTendering help-desk.

About the buyer

Address

10 Nottingham Road
Cardinal Square
Derby
DE1 3QT
England

Email

Neli.Garbuzanova@ardengemcsu.nhs.uk