Published date: 20 April 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
Health services - 85100000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
L-20-02
Published date
20 April 2022
Closing date
27 May 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 November 2022
Contract end date
31 October 2029
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?
No
Description
NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) is working on behalf of Lancashire, Cumbria and Merseyside CCGs. This invitation to tender is for Tier 4 Bariatric & Weight Loss Service in Lancashire, Cumbria and Merseyside. NHS Chorley & South Ribble CCG will be the lead commissioner on behalf of the following CCGs:
NHS Blackburn with Darwen CCG
NHS Blackpool CCG
NHS Greater Preston CCG
NHS Chorley & South Ribble CCG
NHS East Lancashire CCG
NHS West Lancashire CCG
NHS Fylde & Wyre CCG
NHS Morecambe Bay CCG
NHS North Cumbria CCG
NHS Halton CCG
NHS Knowsley CCG
NHS Liverpool CCG
NHS South Sefton CCG
NHS Southport and Formby CCG
NHS St Helens CCG
NHS Warrington CCG
NHS Wirral CCG
Please note this may be extended to include NHS Cheshire CCG as a commissioning organisation to be added to the contract at a later date following the award of contract.
This procurement is based on two lots around the geographical areas as detailed above: Lot 1: Lancashire and Cumbria CCGs and Lot 2: Merseyside CCGs (with Cheshire CCG potentially coming on board at a later stage).
The ITT will be live on Thursday 14th April 2022 on the MLCSU Bravo portal (see below) & it will have a deadline for submissions on Friday 27th May 2022 12:00pm.
A maximum of 2 providers may be selected in each lot, one of which must be an NHS Acute provider. There will be a maximum of 4 providers across both lots. The highest scoring NHS Acute Provider for each lot will be recommended as a successful bidder. Secondary, the highest scoring bidder, whether this is another bidder from the NHS Acute sector or another bidder from the Independent Sector, they will also be recommended as a successful bidder.
The Indicative Financial Cost Envelope for Lancashire & Cumbria (based on 100% activity) is £1,401,139 per annum (at 2021/22 tariff prices). 5 years total (£7,005,695), with an option to extend for a further 2 years (£2,802,278) gives a total indicative contract value for Lot 1 of £9,807,973.
The Indicative Financial Cost Envelope for Merseyside (including Wirral & Warrington) (based on 100% activity) is £1,865,210 per annum (at 2021/22 tariff prices). 5 years total would be £9,326,050, with an option to extended for a further 2 years (£3,730,420) gives a total indicative contract value for Lot 2 of £13,056,470.
Total for both lots £22,864,443
The contract is for 5 years with an option to extend for 2 years.
The Commissioner reserves the right to reject bids that exceed the indicated budget.
Candidates wishing to be considered must register their expression of interest & provide additional procurement-specific information (by registering on the Bravo portal). Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge).
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
- Early engagement
- Published 12 February 2020
Additional text
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This procurement is for Social and other specific services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations ('Regulations') http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made
Accordingly, the Contracting Authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made
The Contracting Authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.
As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.
Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary.
The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed.
All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change these.
Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR.
In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.
Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act. If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services.
Any other public-sector body detailed within this notice, wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body.
Further details will be made available via documentation and information.
About the buyer
Address
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
Jubilee House
Preston
PR26 6TR
England
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