Published date: 26 July 2018

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.


Closing: 23 August 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Auditing services - 79212000

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

Location of contract

BN13 3EP

Value of contract

£1

Procurement reference

tender_176088/689534

Published date

26 July 2018

Closing date

23 August 2018

Contract start date

24 September 2018

Contract end date

31 October 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust ('SPT') is required to carry out an external review of its governance arrangements in accordance with best practice contained within NHS Improvement's ('NHI') Risk Assessment Framework and in compliance with NHI's Code of Governance. The Trust is seeking to appoint advisors to undertake that external review. The successful appointee will be required to review SPT's governance arrangements, in accordance with the guidance set out in NHI's Risk Assessment Framework and, specifically, their Well Led Framework for Governance Reviews and Code of Governance. The appointee will be required to provide a full and detailed report on the findings of their review. The report must be presented in a format suitable for receipt by the Trust's Board of Directors. It is expected that the appointee will start work on the assignment by no later than 25th September.

As per the timetable contained in Schedule 1 of the tender pack, the Authority will be holding Bidder Presentations on 11 September 2018.


More information

Additional text

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://commercialsolutions.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 username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant ITT (2921) to access the content. - 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 3. Responding to the tender - 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 onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & 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.


About the buyer

Address

Swandean, Arundel Road
Worthing
BN13 3EP
England

Email

emmajane.taylor@nhs.net