Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
QYG
1 Lakeside 920, Centre Park Square
Warrington
WA11QY
UK
Contact person: Siju George
Telephone: +44 1512967000
E-mail: icbprocurementteam@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKD61
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/
icbprocurementteam@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
Liverpool
UK
E-mail: icbprocurementteam@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKD72
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk/
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the following address:
icbprocurementteam@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
Liverpool
UK
E-mail: icbprocurementteam@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKD72
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk
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
Liverpool Social Health Model: Enhanced Social Prescribing Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) is looking to procure an enhanced social prescribing service for Liverpool in order to equip, systematically, universal and first level health services with rapid access to a core determinants response for their patients. This service will be core element in the delivery of a proportionate and integrated model of social health in Liverpool, improving the way health and care services routinely respond to non-clinical risk factors, particularly those associated with deprivation and mental distress. The service will integrate with priority healthcare pathways and primary care based social prescribing schemes across the city.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
85300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD72
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The main objectives of setting up a Social Model of Health Services contract is as follows:
Provide a social welfare offer which is fully integrated into primary care and social prescribing services
Provide a blended social welfare and wellbeing offer for patients from mental health, pathway 0, perinatal, cancer, respiratory, urgent care services
Improve well-being, quality of life, social inclusion, community connectedness
Promote economic wellbeing and economic resilience
Support redistribution of demand for primary care, acute and social care services for better preventative health outcomes
Reduce duplication and fragmentation across social prescribing and well-being services in Liverpool
Contribute to the outcomes and evidence-base for social prescribing
Promote self-care
Promote the five ways to wellbeing
Provide advice clinics in health and community settings for patients
Support individuals to identify and access appropriate activities, assets, information and advice, develop and improve social connections
Help build health and wellbeing capacity in communities
Develop and strengthen effective partnerships and pathways
Appropriately support the service user to achieve their personal objectives
Collate, analyse and report to Commissioners on model impact
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:
5 500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
24 months
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
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-001157
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
14/03/2024
Local time: 16:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
14/03/2024
Local time: 17:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
This contract notice is to alert potential providers, who are professionally and technically capable to provide an Enhanced Social Prescribing Service, to contact the Cheshire and Merseyside ICB via email icbprocurementteam@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk to express their interest to participate in the Invitation to Tender process. The ICB Procurement Team will assist the Bidders to access the full tender pack. All correspondence must be through email icbprocurementteam@cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk. This email also can be used to submit the completed bid response documents.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB
Liverpool
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/02/2024