Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group
West Offices, Station Rise
York
YO1 6GA
UK
E-mail: annabourne@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE21
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.valeofyorkccg.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Scarborough and Ryedale Clinical Commissioning Group
Town Hall, St Nicholas Street
Scarborough
YO11 2HG
UK
E-mail: annabourne@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE2
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.scarboroughryedaleccg.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Medical Non-Emergency Transport Service.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Vale of York CCG is seeking to commission a Medical Non-Emergency Transport Service for its population and on behalf of NHS Scarborough and Ryedale CCG through a restricted procurement process. It is anticipated that the new service will be in place by 1.4.2018.
NHS Vale of York CCG are conducting this procurement on behalf of itself and NHS Scarborough and Ryedale CCG. There may potentially be other Contracting Authorities within the region that wish to join this procurement exercise in the future. This will be confirmed at ITT stage.
The SQ Documents will be available for download on Tuesday 18.4.2017 from the NHS Sourcing e-procurement portal https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
21 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85143000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE2
Main site or place of performance:
NHS Vale of York CCG and NHS Scarborough and Ryedale CCG footprint.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The overarching aim of this service is to provide a Medical Non-Emergency Transport service that will deliver for the GP registered patient population of NHS Scarborough and Ryedale CCG and NHS Vale of York CCG, and will meet the needs of both patients and local providers within the available resource. It will make a link between Primary and Secondary care services, support up to date ways of working, understand how both long distance and short distance journeys can be effectively made, work with the voluntary sector, and improve the overall quality of the service for all users.
The service will be easily accessible to all users, be able to manage all requirements in a timely way, have an appropriate and, where necessary, skilled workforce, and be able to report against all agreed qualitative and quantitative standards. Patient and other stakeholder needs will be considered and the service will need to be able to flex and change with the requirements of partners over time.
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:
21 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This contract is for 60 months with an optional 24 month extension.
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:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
18/05/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
08/06/2017
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
31/03/2018
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The Services to which this procurement related fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (the ‘Regulations’). As such the procurement of the services is being run as a bespoke, single stage application akin to the Open procedure involving a number of stages which are outlined within the suite of procurement documents. The Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Vale of York CCG
West Offices, Station Rise
York
YO1 6GA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/04/2017