Published date: 8 June 2015

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: 7 August 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

EU Supply Reference - 20480

Published date

8 June 2015

Closing date

7 August 2015

Contract start date

1 April 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group (Salford CCG) are inviting suitably qualified and experienced Providers to submit tenders for the provision of high quality Maternity Services from a Free-standing Midwife-led Unit (FMU) in Salford. Salford CCG aims to commission midwife-led services that are compliant with national guidance and best practice as outlined in the Service Specification.

The provider will deliver midwife-led services for low risk women throughout the childbirth continuum. The service will contribute to the Salford CCG's overarching strategic objective to ensure that all children have the best start in life and continue to develop well during their early years.

The service will promote normality and midwifery-led care, working in close partnership with partners across all agencies to deliver seamless, integrated, evidence based and family centred care for families. The key principles of the service provision are:
• Contributes to Salford CCG's Strategic Objectives
• Social model of care
• Continuity of Midwife-led Care
• Robust Communication Channels
• Safety
• Value for Money
• Patient experience
• Innovation

The service is to be provided from premises that are appropriate for use by women, their family and the staff who are providing care; the main objective is to provide for the safe care of both women and their babies in a comfortable, relaxing environment that facilitates what is a normal physiological process



The Commissioner will need to agree the mobilisation timescales with the new Provider to ensure patient continuity of care and safety. The new Provider will need to be mobilised as the existing Provider ceases to accept new referrals. The expected date for contract commencement is 1st April 2016, running through to 31st March 2019 with an option to extend for an additional two years.

Full details of the Service are described further within the tender pack.
This tender process will be conducted as a one stage Open Procedure. Bidders wishing to express an interest should register their interest on the EU Supply Website to access the documentation. To register on EU Supply please log on to the following website: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com and look for tender reference number 20480. The ITT will be open from 8th June 2015 and tenders should be completed and submitted by the closing date of 12:00 Hours (noon) on 7th August 2015. For support registering on EU Supply and downloading the ITT Documentation please contact the e-Tendering help desk on 0800 840 2050 or support@eu-supply.com.


About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Gough

Address

NHS Shared Business Services
Chandlers Point, 33-35 Broadway,
Salford
M50 2UW
England

Email

chris_gough@nhs.net

Website

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publictenders?B=UK