Published date: 10 June 2021

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 26 July 2021

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£0 to £13,800,000

Procurement reference

44781

Published date

10 June 2021

Approach to market date

26 July 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2025

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 & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of the Commissioner(s), NHS Derby & Derbyshire CCG (CCG), wish to commission a Continuing Healthcare Assessment, Review, Case Management and Brokerage Service and invite interested providers to submit their expression of interest for this service.

The successful service provider will be responsible for delivering an 'end to end' service in terms of assessment, case management and review of patients funded by the CCG to ensure patient safety, effectiveness and both clinical and financial benefit. The service will include negotiation and financial oversight of Personal Health Budgets (PHBs) and implementation and delivery of an effective and efficient Brokerage Service.

The service is a Schedule 3 Service and is being procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015. This notice is a Prior Information Notice under the permitted procedure for social and other specific services, as provided for in the PCR 2015 - Regulation 48. In accordance with Regulation 32(b)(ii) of the Regulations, interested parties should note that the contract for the services may be awarded without further publication and interested parties should express their interest in writing by following the instructions below.

Providers willing to Express an Interest will be required to respond to a series of questions which are scored on a "Pass/Fail" basis. The scoring criteria for each question is stipulated within the question. Only providers who score a "Pass" on all "Pass/Fail" questions will be deemed compliant & capable. Depending on the outcome of the Expressions of Interest, the Commissioner reserves the right to direct award to provider(s) with no further competition. Depending on the number of providers who Express an Interest and score a "Pass" on all "Pass/Fail" questions, then the Commissioner may seek to undertake a Provider selection process.

The annual value of this procurement is estimated to be £4.6m and is not guaranteed. The Contract will be for 2 years commencing on the 1st April 2022, with the potential to extend for a further 12 months at the discretion of the CCG.

The number of patients supported will be circa 4,000. In order to apply you must have had at least 3 years' experience of successfully delivering a Continuing Health Care Service commissioned by a Clinical Commissioning Group that is of at least the caseload size of Derby and Derbyshire.

The deadline for expressions of interest is 1700hrs on the 15th July 2021. No expressions of interest after this time will be accepted.

Full details of the service can be found in the documentation within the project on EU-Supply. To access the documentation please visit EU-Supply on the link below and access project 44781 - Continuing Healthcare Assessment, Review, Case Management and Brokerage Service for Derby and Derbyshire CCG: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=UK


More information

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year Budget
2022/2023 £4,600,000
2023/2024 £4,600,000
2024/2025 £4,600,000

About the buyer

Contact name

Tom Greenwood

Address

Cardinal Square
10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE13QT
England

Email

thomas.Greenwood2@nhs.net