Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Leeds West CCG
WIRA House, Leeds Ring Road,
Leeds
LS16 6EB
UK
Contact person: Jim England
E-mail: jim.england@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE42
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.leedswestccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Leeds South & East CCG
3200 Century Way, Thorpe Park
Leeds
LS15 8ZB
UK
Contact person: Jim England
E-mail: jim.england@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE42
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.leedssouthandeastccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Leeds North CCG
Leafield House, 107-109 King Lane
Leeds
LS17 5BP
UK
Contact person: Jim England
E-mail: jim.england@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE42
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.leedsnorthccg.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries – applicable national procurement law:
English Law. All purchasing parties are based in Leeds, England.
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:
www.nhssourcing.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.nhssourcing.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
NHS Leeds West CCG (on behalf of 3 Leeds CCGs): ENT and Adult Hearing AQP
Reference number: P0165
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
There have been successful community consultant-led ENT services in Leeds for the past six years, and hearing aid provision and aftercare being delivered at a wide range of locations for the past 3 years.
In line with the city’s aspirations to continue to reduce attendances in secondary care sites where it is clinically appropriate and cost-effective to do so, we wish to continue to provide services in these treatment settings, which provide more convenient access for patients.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
10 400 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85110000
85120000
85140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE42
Main site or place of performance:
Within the boundaries of the 3 Leeds CCGs.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
There have been successful community consultant-led ENT services in Leeds for the past six years, and hearing aid provision and aftercare being delivered at a wide range of locations for the past three years. In line with the city’s aspirations to continue to reduce attendances in secondary care sites where it is clinically appropriate and cost-effective to do so, we wish to continue to provide services in these treatment settings, which provide more convenient access for patients.
The principle aim of the service is to provide local consultant-led community ENT services for the diagnosis, management, and treatment of ENT problems, which complement and work in partnership with existing primary, community, and secondary care ENT.
ENT.
— the community ENT service will deliver a range of services traditionally delivered in a secondary care setting for patients aged 5 years and above. This will include the provision of audiometry in support of medical consultation.
— the provider will ensure audiology services will be in place to support all ENT clinic sessions into which patients with ear or hearing problems are booked.
— the service is not commissioned to deliver those services which form part of the essential and additional primary care services, such as basic rural hygiene.
— the services provided will include consultation, diagnosis and treatment planning, together with an onward referral if the indicated treatment can only be undertaken in a Secondary Care setting.
— all Leeds GP ENT referrals will be sent via e-referral to the Integrated Leeds ENT triage service separately commissioned by the CCG. This will provide an assessment and triage service which is led by an ENT Consultant and will triage all referrals within 2 working days.
Hearing Loss.
The main components of the hearing loss service, are:
— hearing assessment and aid fitting (where required),
— the follow-up, and,
— aftercare services for adults with suspected or diagnosed hearing loss.
This will be for routine patients only. Audiology services for children under 17 or for complex patients who have one or more of the exclusion criteria (below) are not covered by this specification and should continue to be referred or redirected to the appropriate service at a local NHS Trust. Providers need to ensure clear and formal accountability processes and structures are in place to ensure a safe, effective and integrated continuity of clinical care for all patients.
The term of this contract will be on a cost per case basis as per the published tariffs.
The Commissioners are currently considering new ways of commissioning and contracting for elective care and future arrangements for funding Post-2020 are as yet not determined.
This is being tendered as a single lot with providers delivering both ENT & Adult Hearing Services. Neither service can be delivered on its own.
This is a 2-year contract with the option to extend for up to 2 further years (1+1).
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:
10 400 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2018
End:
31/03/2022
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Option to extend by up to 2 years (1+1).
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
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Please see tender documents (specification).
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
16/02/2018
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:
16/02/2018
Local time: 12:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Improvement
Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
UK
E-mail: enquiries@improvement.nhs.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://improvement.nhs.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS Improvement
Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
UK
E-mail: enquiries@improvement.nhs.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://improvement.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/01/2018