Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NEL Commissioning Support Unit
Unex Tower, 5 Station Street
London
E15 1DA
UK
Contact person: Odezi Stephen Ivuerah
Telephone: +44 7747234703
E-mail: nelcsu.clinical-procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://northeastlondonccg.nhs.uk/
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://procontract.due-north.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/
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
PRJ 1104- Integrated Social Prescribing and Community Navigation Service
Reference number: DN596373
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Integrated Social Prescribing and Community Navigation service will combine a social prescribing model with community outreach. The service aims to improve health and wellbeing for adults in City and Hackney, and reduce local inequalities in health and wellbeing outcomes, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please refer to the Service Specification for further details on the service.
In line with the Health and Care Bill it is envisaged that CCGs will be abolished and replaced by Integrated Care Boards (ICBs). Any reference to CCGs as Contracting Authorities in this procurement should be interpreted as referring to the ICBs that will take their place in due course.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 370 000.00
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:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Integrated Social Prescribing and Community Navigation service will combine a social prescribing model with community outreach. The service aims to improve health and wellbeing for adults in City and Hackney, and reduce local inequalities in health and wellbeing outcomes, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The contract shall be for a period of three years with the option for annual extensions up to a further two years. (3+2)
Total value of 5 year contract is £1,370,000. The total value is based on an annual value of £274,000 per year.
Please refer to the Service Specification for further details on the service.
In line with the Health and Care Bill it is envisaged that CCGs will be abolished and replaced by Integrated Care Boards (ICBs). Any reference to CCGs as Contracting Authorities in this procurement should be interpreted as referring to the ICBs that will take their place in due course.
Interested organisation must express an interest via Pro-contract e-tendering portal. Bidders needs to register on Pro-contract if they are not registered already. This can be done by clicking the below link.
https://procontract.due-north.com/Register
Once registered, you can express an interest in this project and submit the EOI form by clicking the following link to this specific project:
[insert the link to the pro-contract project here)
Please note that any expressions of interests by any other means will not be considered.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
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
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
01/04/2022
Local time: 14:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
01/04/2022
Local time: 14:00
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 NEL CSU
1 Lower Marsh
London
SE1 7NT
UK
Telephone: +44 7747234703
E-mail: nelcsu.clinical-procurement@nhs.net
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/02/2022