II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ4
Main site or place of performance:
NHS Swale CCG.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS South of England Procurement Services, acting on behalf of NHS Swale Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) (the Commissioner) is commencing an AQP Offer for the provision of a Direct Access Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Service and a Direct Access Non-Obstetric Ultrasound (NOUS) Service for NHS Swale CCG patients.
Please note that this is a reopening of the window for new providers to apply and a reaccreditation/due diligence exercise for already accredited AQP NOUS and MRI service providers to Swale CCG. Therefore, all providers that wish to provide the service to Swale CCG from 1.8.2017 must respond to this procurement whether they are new providers or providers already contracted with Swale CCG providing this service under AQP.
Please note that providers can apply to become qualified for MRI only services, NOUS only services or both MRI and NOUS services.
The CCG will have regular performance meetings (quarterly) with accredited AQP providers to review performance of the service. Please note that as this is an AQP there are no guaranteed or indicative volumes of activity within the contract.
Please access the procurement documents for further information.
Bidders are invited to access the procurement documentation at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning.
The deadline for submission of completed ITT submissions is Tuesday 2.5.2017 at 12:00 (midday). Late submissions will not be accepted. The e-portal system will shutdown at 12:00 and any unsubmitted bids not registered to the system at this time will not be accepted. Therefore, please submit in good time prior to the deadline date and time.
Project title: ‘AQP (Any Qualified Provider) NOUS and MRI Services — NHS Swale CCG’, please access the ITT for all documents. Should Bidders have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, they should contact the In-tend dedicated Supplier Helpdesk by calling 0845 557 8079 Monday to Friday (9:00 to 18:00) or email support@in-tend.co.uk.
All communications should be made via the messaging function on the In-tend E-Tendering portal. During the tender exercise the Contracting Authority requests that all communications are channelled through the appointed procurement specialist on behalf of NHS South of England Procurement Services and not with the Contracting Authority itself. No Bidder, Bidder Member, or any of such Bidder's advisors, consultants or subcontractors may have ex parte communications with the Contracting Authority or any of their employees, advisors, contractors or consultants regarding the ITT, the Procurement, other than as expressly permitted in this ITT.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/08/2017
End:
31/07/2019
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Commissioners reserve the right to extend the contract.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No