Social and other specific services – public contracts

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from another address:

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.2) Description

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group, who wish to commission a community pulmonary rehabilitation service for the eligible population of Newcastle.

The contract is for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. The initial contract term will commence on 1.7.2020, ending on 30.6.2023. The extension period, which will be awarded at the discretion of the CCGs will commence on 1.7.2023 ending on 30.6.2025.

The tender documents will be made available to view on the In-Tend portal on 20.12.2019.

The basic principles of the open procurement route will be followed to test the capability, capacity and technical competence of bidders in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 contracting authorities must consider:

(a) how what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions; and

(b) how, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement.

Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the contracting authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being.

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply. Bidders are advised to obtain their own legal advice and carry out due diligence including the new fair deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.

NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential providers. There will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including your submission, will be conducted via the portal:

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home

Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering; they should contact the In-Tend helpdesk via:

support@in-tend.com or on 0845 557 8079/+44 (0) 114 407 0065

The helpdesk is open Monday – Friday between 9 a.m.-5.30 p.m.

The deadline for submission of all bids is 12.00 noon on 30.1.2020.

NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group are administrating this procurement opportunity on In-Tend and want interested suppliers to record an interest in this notice on In-Tend to obtain further information. Interest recorded in myTenders to obtain further information for this notice will not be considered.

(MT Ref:218424)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

18/12/2019