CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

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Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Community Connectors

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board and Cardiff Local Authority who are seeking to establish a contract for the provision of Community Connectors.

The South and East Cardiff Locality consists of 3 of the most deprived Primary Care Clusters in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan- Cardiff East ( 4 GP practices), Cardiff South East (8 GP practices) and City and South Cardiff Cluster (8 practices). The total population of the cluster is 162,300.

The life expectation of people living in the southern arc of Cardiff is 11 years less than Clusters in North and West Cardiff. The population in this Locality is very culturally diverse, with a range of BAME communities and other hard to reach groups- including Travellers, the Homeless and Sex Workers. The Locality also provides for the needs of Asylum seekers who are accommodated in centralised areas around the centre of the city.

In recognition of the complexity and variation in need amongst the populations, the 3 Primary Care clusters are looking to invest in and trial a new way of working in respect of coordinating support to those individuals who would benefit from social and wellbeing support as an alternative or in addition to health care provision.

This contract is therefore seeking provision of a team of community connectors to work, at GP Practice level, within each of the 3 clusters and provide a mechanism for sign posting and directing identified patients (over the age of 18 years) to appropriate community support groups/networks and services specific to their social and wellbeing needs.

It is envisaged that these staff will make themselves known and become embedded as a resource for all practices, through being visible within each practice on a regular basis.

For further information please visit the e-tenderwales portal and itt_85699.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=107919

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Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The contract term will be for a two year period as a pilot in this new model.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

As set out in the tender documents.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CAV-ITT-PROJECT46430

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Please note additional information on this procurement:

1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract.

2. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the ITT and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms.

3. The Contracting Authority will not accept completed ITT's after the stated closing date.

4. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling.

5. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders.

6. Bidders wishing to participate should visit the Bravo e-tenderwales portal and access the ITT under reference itt_85699.

7. Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services is acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale ULHB

(WA Ref:107919)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice