CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Welsh Transgender Peer Support Service

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 a Welsh Transgender Peer Support Service.

The Health Board are seeking to commence a Welsh Gender Service from September 2019. The new service will consist of a multi-disciplinary Wales Gender Team, Local Gender Teams in each Health Board and Direct Enhanced Support to improve support in Primary Care and be based in St David’s Hospital.

The service will consist of attending appointments to provide face to face support, contacting patients via telephone to engage and signpost patients to accessible services alongside this peer support service and to develop a relationship between the Health Board and the awarded organisation to transform the current patient experience into an improved and consistent pathway.

The service will aim to provide;

- A Peer Support Service that will be delivered by people with a lived experience of transition or gender incongruence or diversity

- Work in partnership with the Welsh Gender Team to provide appropriate and timely information and support services to patients on the waiting list for assessment and treatment

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=95090

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The Health Board's intent is to award a contract that will initially be for a six month pilot. This will be evaluated to determine whether there have been successful outcomes since implementation. There will be a six month extension option available (at the sole discretion of the Health Board), this will be dependant on whether the Clinical Board determine the pilot is realising service objectives and ensuring value for money.

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-PROJECT42698

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

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_76956.

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

(WA Ref:95090)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice