Published date: 6 April 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 10 June 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£6,212,704

Procurement reference

NHS NEW Devon CCG Western Locality (Acute Pathway Capacity)/2

Published date

6 April 2017

Closing date

10 June 2016

Contract start date

20 June 2016

Contract end date

19 June 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Northern Eastern and Western Devon CCG (NEW Devon) as lead commissioner is looking to invite approach and discussion from the market in regard to commissioning additional capacity to close a gap in provision in the Western Locality of NEW Devon CCG, specifically in and around the Plymouth area. NEW Devon CCG is acting on behalf of themselves and the associate commissioners in Kernow CCG and South Devon and Torbay CCG.

The commissioner is inviting approach and discussion from suitably qualified providers of the following areas cardiology, chronic pain, colorectal surgery, endoscopy,ENT, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Pain Management, Plastic Surgery, Upper GI Surgery, Urology to understand the possibilities that the market could present to this urgent and pressing need. To note, this prior information notice may result in a call for offers and lead to contract award. The reader should therefore consider this information notice as a call for competition that may result in an award of contract under the provision of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Services are healthcare services within the meaning and scope of Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU ("the Directive") and Schedule 3 to the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations"). Any process arising from this notice will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. Any process arising from the prior information notice will be run in a transparent process, treating all bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the CCG will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services.

The capacity issue areas include cardiology, chronic pain, colorectal surgery, endoscopy, ENT, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Pain Management, Plastic Surgery, Upper GI Surgery, Urology. For the sake of clarity the capacity sought is for a whole patient pathway specifically including inpatient stays (i.e. potentially complex over-night stays), daycases, and outpatient new and follow up appointments.

The commissioner welcomes approach to Fiona Phelps, Fiona.phelps@nhs.net, Head of Commissioning - Western PDU, Northern, Eastern & Western Devon CCG,PA - Lisa May 01752 398767 Lisa.may1@nhs.net

Due to the urgent and pressing nature of this requirement any approach and discussion is restricted to the 6th-10th June. Interested parties are asked to contact the commissioner directly in this period. Contact outside of this period may not be considered as the commissioner focus is on the urgent and pressing need to resolve the capacity issues to meet the needs of patients.


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Additional capacity in selected acute pathways (outpatients, inpatient and day cases)

  • Opportunity
  • Published 31 May 2016

Additional text

This opportunity is linked to a Prior Information Notice as a call for competition ref: 2016-068723 which has been sent for publication on 31/05/2016

The Services are healthcare services within the meaning and scope of Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU ("the Directive") and Schedule 3 to the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations"). The procurement will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent procurement process, treating all bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services.

The inclusion of bidder selection, the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority, nor any other indication,

The use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations


Award information

Awarded date

31 March 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2019

Total value of contract

£6,212,704

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Care UK Clinical Services Ltd

Address

Connaught House 850 The Crescent, Colchester Business Park, Colchester,
Essex,
CO4 9QB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Fiona Phelps

Address

NHS NEW Devon CCG, Newcourt House
Old Rydon Lane
Exeter
EX2 7JU
England

Telephone

01752 398767

Email

fiona.phelps@nhs.net

Website

http://www.newdevonccg.nhs.uk/