Published date: 16 August 2018
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Medical practice and related services - 85120000
Location of contract
North West
Procurement reference
L-18-15
Published date
16 August 2018
Closing date
10 September 2018
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) on behalf of NHS West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (WL CCG), would like to invite providers to attend a 'market engagement event' on Monday 17 September 2018, which will inform the market of the commissioners' intentions to procure the GP Extended Access service.
The main benefits and expected outcomes are:
• Equity of access and quality of the service across WL CCG.
• Ensuring value for money and the most efficient use of available resources across the health and social care economy.
• Promoting and ensuring a positive patient experience.
• Aligning services to the General Practice Forward View (GPFV).
The market engagement event will take place on:
Date: Monday 17 September 2018
Address: TBC West Lancashire address
Time: 11.00am - 12.30pm
Please register at the reception upon arrival
The event will provide an opportunity to:
• Get an overview of the service to be provided.
• Learn details of the anticipated contract type, length and conditions.
• Gain an overview of the procurement process and the anticipated timelines.
• Provide an opportunity for you to ask questions and feedback on the presentations.
To reserve your place please email the following details to Michelle Sage via mlcsu.tenders@nhs.net by no later than 5pm on Monday 10 September 2018, with the following information:
• Name of delegate
• Job title of delegate
• Organisation details, including address
• Delegate email address and telephone number
Places are strictly limited therefore reservations are restricted to no more than three persons per organisation.
The service will be commissioned via an open procurement process advertised to all providers which is proportionate to the value and complexity of the service and contract.
The ITT will also be advertised on Contracts Finder, and on MLCSUs' procurement portal, Bravo, which will be utilised for the tender. Therefore, we recommend that you register with both of these websites in the meantime at:
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/
More information
Additional text
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Market Engagement Event Advert
To register on the Bravo portal
(If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register.)
1) Register on the portal webpage at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge).
2) Once registered, candidates must Express their Interest by:
a) logging into the ML CSU eTendering Bravo portal
b) selecting response to ITT,
c) select Open Access ITT,
d) search for and access listing related to this contract and view details,
e) click on Express Interest link.
3) Once you have expressed your interest, please access the My ITTs page, where you can view all the documentation (and download if required) and construct your reply in the bravo online questionnaire in the form of response configs/envelopes, as instructed. The deadline will be detailed in the tender documentation.
For technical support in submitting your Expression of Interest or registering on the 'Bravo Solution' Electronic Sourcing system please contact the Bravo Solution helpdesk via Tel: 0800 069 8630 or email: help@bravosolution.co.uk.
All communications from Bidders (including their Bidder Members) during the period of the Procurement must be directed to MLCSU via the 'messaging' area within the ML CSU online procurement portal: https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk. Strictly no other forms of communication to MLCSU or the Commissioner will be accepted (including telephone calls, postal queries/submissions, faxes or email communications) during this period.
NOTES
"Light Touch Regime" services
This procurement is for clinical 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"). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.
The procedure which the contracting authorities are following is set out in the MOI and ITT. 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
About the buyer
Contact name
Paula Williams
Address
MLCSU, Leyland House, Lancashire Business Park
Centurion Way,
Leyland
PR26 6TR
England
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