Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Watfordm General Hospital, Vicarage Road
Watford
WD18 0HB
UK
E-mail: ekkehard_kugler@nhs.net
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
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
Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) Services in Watford General Hospital
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of a new Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) service to be co-located with the Emergency Department of the Watford General Hospital. The service is to be delivered through a sub-contracted partner to the Trust, to bring primary care clinical capacity with a specialist focus on streaming and managing patients with minor illness or injuries normally presenting at the emergency department, as well as referrals from 111. The contract has potential to expand in scope to include:
— early winter provision to support ED in winter 2019/20,
— paediatric streaming and initial assessment,
— activity growth exceeding the base case assumptions, including both annual growth and percentage of total activity treated within the UTC,
— employment of some or all staff currently provided by the Trust, and
— sub-contracting the delivery of other centres, specifically Hemel Urgent Treatment Centre and St Albans Minor Injuries Unit/Urgent Treatment Centre.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
76 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH23
Main site or place of performance:
Watford General Hospital, Watford.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Recognising that the services being procured fall within scope of Schedule 3 of the EU Procurement Directives, this procurement is being run as a bespoke competitive procurement involving a number of steps fully described within the procurement documents. Early submission of the qualification questionnaires and supporting financial assessment templates are required, prior to submission of all other bid response documents. Full details provided within the Procurement Documents.
The successfully appointed provider is to be clinically responsible for the service, including having responsibility for registration with the regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and also for clinical governance. For this reason very specific qualifying criteria apply to bidders, ensuring specific capable experience in the provision of integrated urgent treatment centre services and experience and capability in successfully recruiting and retaining a GP workforce. Bidders will need to demonstrate achievement of sufficient CQC ratings and achievement of minimum performance against national A&E 4-hour standard in the delivery of UTC services. Full details described within the qualification questionnaire.
The initial contract term is for 4 years and 3 months, from April 2020 until June 2024, but having rights reserved to terminate a year earlier. The contract may be extended for up to a total of 8 years and 3 months until June 2028.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
76 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 51
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
Core contract value is circa 2 000 000 GBP per year, worth 8 700 000 GBP for initial duration of 4-year and 3 months. If extended for a total of 8 years and 3 months the value for this core service could be 16 300 000 GBP. If the scope of service is expanded to include provision at Hemel UTC and St Albans MIU/UTC, the potential 8-year 3 month contract value could reach 76 000 000 GBP overall.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated in the procurement documents, incl the need for bidders to demonstrate specific capable experience in the provision of UTC Services and experience and capability in successfully recruiting/retaining a GP workforce. Bidders will need to demonstrate achievement of sufficient CQC ratings and achievement of minimum performance against national A&E 4-hour standard in the delivery of UTC services. Details in qualification questionnaire.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
01/08/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Procurement documents (including service specification, bidder instructions, contract terms and conditions, etc.) available at https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com – once registered FREE of charge, search for Tender Reference 36287 (Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) Services in Watford General Hospital).
Technical support via 0800 8402050 or support@eu-supply.com
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/07/2019