Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group
Civic Offices 2nd Floor, New Rd
Grays
RM17 6SL
UK
E-mail: cariad.burgess@attain.co.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.thurrockccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Basildon and Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group
Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Rd
Basildon
SS14 3HG
UK
E-mail: cariad.burgess@attain.co.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://basildonandbrentwoodccg.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Wren House, Colchester Rd
Chelmsford
CM2 5PF
UK
E-mail: cariad.burgess@attain.co.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://midessexccg.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Castle Point and Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group
Pearl House, 12 Castle Rd
Rayleigh
SS6 7QF
UK
E-mail: cariad.burgess@attain.co.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://castlepointandrochfordccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Southend Clinical Commissioning Group
6th Floor, Essex, SS2, Civic Centre, Victoria Ave
Southend-on-Sea
SS1 9SB
UK
E-mail: cariad.burgess@attain.co.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://southendccg.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://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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.1.1) Title
Specialist Fertility Services for NHS Mid and South Essex Clinical Commissioning Groups
Reference number: ACE-0368-2019-ALC
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Thurrock, NHS Basildon and Brentwood, NHS Mid Essex, NHS Castle Point and Rochford and NHS Southend Clinical Commissioning Groups (collectively referred to as the Authority) are seeking suitably qualified providers for the provision of Specialist Fertility Services within Mid and South Essex.
The authority invites providers to respond to this opportunity as required and described within the published tender. The service will be available to all patients registered with the CCGs and who qualify to receive these specialist fertility services from the 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2025. As a result of this procurement process, the Authority intend to award contracts with up to 10 providers total.
Full details and the service specification can be found in the procurement documentation at the Attain BravoSolutions e-procurement Portal https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 628 252.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of the requirement associated with this procurement has been developed by the authority. The service detailed are outlined in Document 4, Service Specification. The service provision includes full IVF Services and Egg Storage services. As a result of this procurement process an agreement will be established with a pool of successful Bidder(s) for a period of 4 years. The service is being procured on an activity-based contract with maximum tariffs, further details of which may be found in the tender documentation. There is no guarantee of activity and payment will be received upon service provision. As a result of this procurement process, the Commissioners intend to award contracts with up to 10 providers total.
The service is being procured on an activity-based contract with maximum tariffs, please see document 3d, Tariff Information. Forecast annual expenditure is based on activity data from 2019/20 aggregate spend. Therefore the forecasted expenditure for 2021-22 is GBP 2 628 252.00 (per annum). It is noted that this figure is subject to increase or decrease based upon actual service provision and activity cost.
The authority may wish to expand services during the lifetime of the contract. Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the specification, at any given time. Such modifications would be by the addition or reduction of services commissioned by the authority as named in the contract notice, in line with the Authority’s Fertility Policies and NICE guidelines. To this end, the bidder should be aware that after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the successful bidder may be offered a variation to the contract to include services in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Full details and the service specification can be found in the procurement documentation at the Attain BravoSolutions e-procurement Portal https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/
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:
2 628 252.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2021
End:
31/03/2025
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:
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
II.2.14) Additional information
The deadline for bid submission is 11 January 2021 at 12:00. Full details and the service specification can be found in the procurement documentation at the Attain BravoSolutions e-procurement Portal https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/
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
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
11/01/2021
Local time: 12:00
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
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
11/01/2021
Local time: 13:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group
Civic Offices 2nd Floor, New Rd
Grays
RM17 6SL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.thurrockccg.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/12/2020