Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Harrogate District Hospital, Lancaster Park Road
Harrogate
HG2 7SX
UK
Contact person: Holly Lobb
E-mail: holly.lobb@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.hdft.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.hdft.nhs.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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
Provision of Advanced Care Planning (ACP) Support Services
Reference number: C244064
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85112000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (“The Contracting Authority”) is issuing this Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) for the provision of Advance Care Planning (ACP) Support Services to support the Harrogate End of Life Planning Support Services.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
591 250.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75122000
85140000
85323000
85112000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, HG2 7SX
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (“The Contracting Authority”) is issuing this Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) for the provision of Advance Care Planning (ACP) Support Services to support the Harrogate End of Life Planning Support Services. The aims are that HELPSS will meet some of the specific needs of the Harrogate End of Life (EoL) population. Key service objectives are:<br/><br/>• Increase quality and experience of care provided for patients in the last year of life (LYOL) and their families<br/><br/>• Increase compliance with national standards and Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership (HNY HCP) priorities for palliative and end of life care (PEoLC)<br/><br/>• Support HDFT ambitions to provide person centred integrated care through strong local partnerships<br/><br/>• Create a sustainable and cost-effective model to reduce system pressures across the Harrogate locality<br/><br/>• Reduce health inequalities across the local system in PEoLC.<br/><br/>HDFT would like to work in partnership with an organisation to host a team of registered healthcare professionals who will undertake ACP discussions directly with:<br/><br/>o Those identified as being in the LYOL(initiative 1) and their families/carers in their home or care home. <br/><br/>o Those newly admitted to a nursing home<br/><br/>o Those identified as being in the last year of life or who may benefit from ACP discussion following discharge from an acute hospital<br/><br/>o Self-referrals<br/><br/>This will include patients with capacity to make decisions about their care and for those without, best interest decisions about their future care will be made by involving their next of kin and relevant family/carers. This service may be delivered face to face, virtually or by telephone depending on patient preference. Outcomes of any ACP decisions will be recorded electronically by the healthcare professional using the existing Harrogate Future Care Planning template (on SystmOne), see Appendix A – Harrogate Future Care Planning Template. Any patient who has been seen by the service will be offered a review of their advance care plan after 6 months.
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:
591 250.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/06/2024
End:
31/05/2027
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
For more information, please download documents available at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and search for Project reference: C244064 Provision of Advanced Care Planning Services<br/><br/>Response deadline: 29th February 2024
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:
06/02/2024
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
Tender must be valid until:
29/05/2024
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
30/01/2024
Local time: 16:00
Place:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and search for Project reference: C244064 Provision of Advanced Care Planning Services
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
High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
E-mail: InternationalRelationsJudicialOffice@judiciary.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.judiciary.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/01/2024