II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE31
Main site or place of performance:
Rotherham, South Yorkshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS South Yorkshire Procurement Service, acting on behalf of the NHS Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group (the Commissioners) are seeking a suitable provider for Tier 3 Weight Management Services in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
The purpose of the PIN is to engage the market and seek expressions of interest from potential providers to deliver the services.
The Commissioners seek a provider to offer high quality and safe Tier 3 Weight Management Service for circa 60 patients per annum. The successful bidder will be responsible for providing premises to deliver this service. The Commissioners will be the contracting and commissioning authority for the NHS Standard Contract resultant from this procurement.
The successful provider will need to demonstrate that they can deliver services of a continuously high-quality and will be responsive to the needs of the diverse local population. The provider will be assessed on an on-going basis to ensure they deliver the quality required. The provider will be expected to deliver a high quality Tier 3 multi-disciplinary Weight Management Services directly for patients with a BMI over >50, and following full weight management intervention via local authority services for patients with BMI over 35 who meet the pathway following assessment for Tier 3 intervention. The service must be provided by a GP with a Specialist Interest in Weight Management, Dietician, and psychological assessment input in excess of that provided by health trainers.
There has been an NHS Standard contract in place delivering an initial pilot study and the Commissioners will be seeking to procure services under the terms of an NHS Standard contract for 1 year, commencing from 1.10.2018.
The total value for the Contract is 45 968 GBP over the contract duration of one year.
If you are interested in expressing interest in this opportunity, please give an overview of how you would deliver this service as described in the service specification for the patients of Rotherham, in 500 words or less.
Please send your submission through the NHS Sourcing portal by the deadline of noon on 8.8.2018. The information you provide to NHS Rotherham CCG will be to assess interest in the market. Dependent upon the response to this PIN the authority will determine if this requirement will form the basis of a competitive procurement process. Contracts may be awarded without further publication.
If a competitive procurement is to take place the authority will simultaneously and in writing invite those organisations who have registered an interest to confirm their continuing interest. The information to be provided by NHS Rotherham CCG will include, but not be limited to the type of procurement process, the timescales, and the evaluation criteria for any future procurement process.
If you have not accessed the portal before you will need to register by clicking on “Register Here”. Once you have logged into the website, click on the link “PQQs Open to All Suppliers” in the Supplier Area box. This PQQ will be listed. Click on the Title, and then on the green button “Express Interest”. This enables you to download any Attachments, and to send and receive Messages with the NHS South Yorkshire Procurement Service.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
45 968.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No