Published date: 7 December 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: 5 January 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

  • Services provided by medical personnel - 85141000

  • Residential health facilities services - 85144000

    • Community health services - 85323000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£0 to £330,000

Procurement reference

MT166410

Published date

7 December 2015

Closing date

5 January 2016

Contract start date

1 April 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2017

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

North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS) working for and on behalf NHS Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) who wish to commission a Care Home Scheme in the Carlisle locality.
The Carlisle Care Home Scheme is a mobile community service comprising a multi-disciplinary of a General Practitioner, Senior Nurse, Pharmacist, Registered General Nurses and Support Staff that works in close partnership with the care homes and residential homes within the Carlisle locality. The service aims to improve the quality of care received for Carlisle residents and to enable the patient and their family to be central to the decisions made about their own care, aiming to reduce inappropriate journeys to Accident and Emergency and unnecessary admissions that are unlikely to benefit the individual. Collaborations for the Carlisle Care Home Scheme are encouraged.
The contract term for this service is 1 year with the option to extend for a further 12 month period.
A bidder event will be held on Thursday 17 December 2015 between 14.00pm and 15:00pm at Cumbria CCG Carlisle Locality Office, Rosehill Industrial Estate, 4 Wavell Drive, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 2SE.
Bidders will be provided with an overview of the tender documentation and procurement process. Further information regarding registration for this event can be located within Document 1 of the tender documentation.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with organisations. Accordingly, all communications and submissions will be conducted via the In-Tend portal.
A dedicated helpdesk is available should potential providers have any queries and can be contacted on 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm) / support@in-tend.co.uk.
Please note the deadline for submission is 12 noon Tuesday 05 January 2016.

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About the buyer

Contact name

James Hall

Address

Lonsdale Unit
Penrith Hospital
Penrith
CA11 8HX

England

Telephone

+44 1642745426

Email

james.hall8@nhs.net