Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Wren House, Colchester Rd
Chelmsford
CM2 5PF
UK
Contact person: Cariad Burgess
E-mail: cariad.burgess@attain.co.uk
NUTS: UKH
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://midessexccg.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: https://basildonandbrentwoodccg.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.1) Name and addresses
NHS Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group
Thurrock CCG, 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.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
Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System Complex and Non-Complex Domiciliary Care for NHS Mid Essex CCG
Reference number: ACE-0382-2020-ALC
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Mid Essex CCG is seeking suitably qualified providers for the provision of complex and non-complex domiciliary care for adults. This service will be in lots, with
Lot 1 for complex and high levels of domiciliary care needs; and
Lot 2 for non-complex, moderate and low domiciliary care needs.
This contract is for adult care over the age of 18 years, complementing a Children’s continuing health care (CHC) framework that already exists. The decision to have preferred providers, with predetermined consideration for quality and cost, enables the CHC team to find care effectively and in a more timely way for patients and create choice for patients. The intention to formally procure round 2 of this pseudo DPS with suitably qualified providers to be operational from 30.4.2020 for a period of 30 months plus the option to extend for a further 24 months.
Organisations are required to submit their application within the e-tender system by 19.2.2020 at 12.00 hours.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
40 760 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Complex Care
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
Main site or place of performance:
Chelmsford, Essex.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1: Complex care
Includes:
Complex care: clinically requiring continuous 1:1 supervision by a bespoke trained carer.
May require immediate intervention for high risk/life threatening needs. EG: Artificial ventilation via a tracheostomy; support during the administration of parental nutrition.
High complexity: clinically requiring continuous 1:1 supervision by a bespoke trained carer.
May require immediate intervention for high risk/life threatening needs. EG: unpredictable/frequent and problematic tracheostomy care; Non artificial airway management; management of frequent episodes of autonomic dysreflexia.
Bidders may bid for one or both lots. There are no guaranteed levels of activity and payment is made based on actual provision of the services.
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
Start:
30/04/2020
End:
08/11/2022
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:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend for a further 24 months and to re-procure thereafter.
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
Bidders may bid for one or both lots. There are no guaranteed levels of activity and payment is made based on actual provision of the services. Please log in to the Bravo e-procurement portal to view the procurement documentation, ITT overview and service specification in greater detail.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Non-Complex Care
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH
Main site or place of performance:
Chelmsford, Essex.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2: Non-complex care
Includes:
Low complexity: minimum minimal/routine health care interventions, one or two carers required. No requirement for carer competency in delivery of complex health care interventions. EG: 2:1 care, CPAP non-invasive ventilation, basic behaviour management.
Moderate complexity: clinically requiring continuous 1:1 supervision by a bespoke trained carer.
Not life threatening, but acute intervention may be required. EG: rescue medication for epilepsy; oral suctioning; cough assist; BiPaP ventilation; defined behaviour interventions, occasional autonomic dysreflexia.
Bidders may bid for one or both lots. There are no guaranteed levels of activity and payment is made based on actual provision of the services.
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
Start:
30/04/2020
End:
08/11/2022
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:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend for a further 24 months and to re-procure thereafter.
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
Bidders may bid for one or both lots. There are no guaranteed levels of activity and payment is made based on actual provision of the services. Please log in to the Bravo e-procurement portal to view the procurement documentation, ITT overview and Service Specification in greater detail.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
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:
08/11/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
19/02/2020
Local time: 12:00
Place:
Bravo e-procurement Portal at www.attain.bravosolution.co.uk
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The establishment of this Pseudo dynamic purchasing system (PDPS) was intended to procure these services which fall within the light-touch regime (LTR — PCR 2015 Regulations 74-77). The Pseudo DPS will in many respects look and feel like a DPS set up under PCR 2015 Regulation 34, but the flexibility of the LTR will apply. None of the formal procedural rules have any direct application including the requirements of Regulation 34. The contracting authorities make this distinction to avoid implying that they will follow, or be bound by, the full procurement regime under PCR 2015 for this procurement. The total aggregate contract value is 40 760 000 GBP for the 3 years plus the option to extend for a further 2 years (5 years total) however there is no guaranteed activity within this contract and providers will receive payment upon actual service delivery. This service is in lots, with
Lot 1 for complex and high levels of domiciliary care needs; and
Lot 2 for non-complex, moderate and low domiciliary care needs.
NHS Basildon, Thurrock Castle Point and Rochford and Southend CCGs may join this framework at any time. Future opportunities for organisations to express an interest in this framework will be advertised and the service will be reviewed in September 2020. Potential bidders can request to participate by completing a qualification questionnaire to demonstrate how they meet the stated minimum selection criteria. In addition, potential bidders who wish to join the PDPS must provide information about their proposed ability to provide complex and non-complex domiciliary care services. The tender documents issued by contracting authorities for specific call-offs under this PDPS will fully confirm the specific terms and conditions applicable for the provision of services. Call-off contracts will be awarded by further competition via an invitation to tender issued by any of the participating contracting authorities. Providing that a potential bidder on the approved provider list has been identified as eligible to bid for a particular call-off contract via the PDPS filtering process, and they continue to meet the minimum selection criteria, they will be able to bid for the call-off contract. Each individual ITT for a call-off contract will include the detailed service specification and any required service elements relating to such call-off contract. The procurement documentation includes the relevant terms and conditions that may be utilised by the parties for subsequent call-offs under the PDPS (albeit contracting authorities are permitted to incorporate their own preferred forms subject to their ongoing compliance with the any relevant restrictions).
It should be noted that any dates of the framework opening to bidders are expected dates at the time of issuing this contract notice and may be subject to change. The CCG's reserve the right to make changes or amendments at any point. Any changes or amendments will be made explicit via notices or the e-procurement portal Bravo. The services within this PDPS procurement fall within Section 7 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (the ‘Regulations’). Neither the inclusion of the bidder at qualification stage nor the use of the terms memorandum of information, qualification questionnaire, or invitation to tender nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authorities intend to hold themselves bound by any of the regulations save those applicable to public contracts for social and other specific services listed in schedule 3 of the Regulations (the ‘Light Touch Regime’).
Disclaimer: the contracting authorities shall not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by respondents to this procurement in preparing and/or submitting such responses. Any future round will be accessible at: https:// attain.bravosolution.co.uk. Should you require any information regarding this PDPS in between rounds please contact the email address available in this contract notice.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Mid Essex CCG
Chelmsford
CM2 5PF
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/01/2020