Published date: 3 December 2021

Last edited date: 13 December 2021

This notice was replaced on 17 May 2022

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

Awarded contract (published 17 May 2022)

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

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£0 to £30,000,000

Procurement reference

F/045/FFPP/21/SM

Published date

3 December 2021

Closing date

26 January 2022

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2026

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

CPS wishes to award a national framework agreement for the supply of a fixed fee procurement project delivery service in an attempt to cover peaks in workload without the need to take on extra staff and thus to reduce costs for Trusts. The successful tenderer(s) will work with clients to deliver a procurement service that will ensure they comply with all internal policies and procedures, government procurement policy and UK/EU procurement regulations. This service will be divided into four lots based on the different procurement project types typically carried out within public sector procurement departments.

Supplier instructions how to express interest and bid:
1) Browse to the esourcing portal https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click on view current
opportunities;
2) Select the title of the ITT;Page 9 to 10
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.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

FTS Notice Reference: 2021/S 000-030009

About the buyer

Contact name

Sarah Morris

Address

Liverpool Road
CHESTER
CH21UL
England

Email

info@coch-cps.co.uk

Website

www.nhssourcing.co.uk