CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust are tendering for a service provider to deliver an enhanced integrated Urgent Care Centre co-located within and working in partnership with the A&E department and wider trust. Initially this will include Walk-In Urgent Care, GP Services, and other primary and secondary services as a partnership with the successful provider.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

Further information on contract guarantees/deposits will be advised in the tender documentation

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

Consortium bidders may, at the discretion of the Trust, be required to form a legal entity if they are successful with their tender.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

Details of formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met will be provided in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire document and tender documentation for successfully pre-qualified bidders.

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Details of formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met will be provided in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire document and tender document for successfully pre-qualified bidders.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for the execution of the service?

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

Details of formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met and the evaluation and selection proposal will be provided in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire document

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

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

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

Services will include non-life threatening urgent care, GP services, and may include in part or full other primary and secondary services. Services may be expanded to other geographical locations and activity as the relationship evolves as and when the services the Trust provides expand (for example by commissioners requiring integrated/bundled services) or Trust tendering processes with commissioning organisations and other providers. For example, services including but not exhaustive of: Diagnostics, Physiotherapy, Sexual Health and Womens Services, Dentistry, GP Services in extended hours, Fast / Rapid Response, Minor surgery.

GP Services: The service will initially be based in the Hospital. The services may include outpatient services and enhanced minor surgery during the contract period. This service will be required to maximise integration with the other components and the services may therefore be extended as and when required either at the start of the contract or as and when necessary, and during the contract where the services the Trust provides changes or expands.

For Urgent Care Services; A Walk In Service, a Minor Injury and Illness Service, integral to the GP Service. It should provide immediate access for patients attending the service with minor injuries and illness. Emergency Care will still be undertaken at the A & E Department by North Middlesex University Hospital.

As above, the scope of the contract may be extended to include current and future geographical expansions and services the Trust is commissioned to provide (for example by commissioners requiring integrated/bundled services) or which the Trust tenders for with the provider. Such services shall be as agreed by the Trust and the Provider. The nature of any likely expansion and service delivery model by the Trust and the Provider will be advised during the procurement process.

Subject to the paragraph below it is envisaged that the general scope and remit of the Restricted procedure shall be followed although the Trust reserves the right to include dialogue/discussions within the process. Details will be advised in the tender documentation.

As this is a procurement for Part B health services advertised pursuant to the Commission's Interpretative Communication relating to competition and better value offers, the contracting authority expressly excludes from the procurement (and any conditions of tender) the incorporation (or deemed incorporation) of the provisions of Regulation 16 (Restricted Procedure) from the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and any other Regulations contained therein which are not applicable to the procurement of Part B Services.

The value of the services cannot be properly reflected in the contract value detailed below as the scope of works will vary depending on the proposals made by bidders and future growth and the success of the partnership.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

This procurement is subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 Part B Services and appeals shall be governed by the procedure therein.

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice