Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS South Tyneside CCG
Monkton Hall, Monkton Village
Jarrow
NE32 5NN
UK
Telephone: +44 1642746911
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.southtynesideccg.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://in-tendhost.co.uk/necs
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/necs/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Teesdale House
Stockton-on-Tees
TS17 6BL
UK
Contact person: Darren Boyd
E-mail: darren.boyd@nhs.net
NUTS: UKC12
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/necs/aspx/Home
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/necs/aspx/Home
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
Termination of Pregnancy Service for South Tyneside.
Reference number: NECS239
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (STCCG) wish to commission a Termination of Pregnancy Service (TOPS) to cover the whole of South Tyneside locality.
This service is required to provide advice and support to women wishing to explore a termination of pregnancy and to facilitate access to the most appropriate procedure.
The service will be in 2 Lots:
Lot 1 Early Medical Termination of Pregnancy Service;
Lot 2 Termination of Pregnancy Service (10-14 weeks gestation).
Bids will be accepted for 1 or both Lots.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
586 200.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Early Medical Termination of Pregnancy Service
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85120000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Early Medical Termination of Pregnancy Service.
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:
481 200.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
1 x 24 month period subject to satisfactory contractual performance.
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Termination of Pregnancy Service (10-14 weeks gestation)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85120000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Termination of Pregnancy Service (10-14 weeks gestation).
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:
105 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
1 x 24 month period subject to satisfactory contractual performance.
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
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:
05/07/2016
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:
06/07/2016
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for and on behalf of NHS South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (STCCG) who wish to commission a Termination of Pregnancy Service (TOPS) to cover the whole of South Tyneside locality. The CCG are expecting to commission a high quality advice and treatment service which is responsive and sensitive to the needs of people referred or referring themselves to the service.
The service will be in 2 Lots:
Lot 1 Early Medical Termination of Pregnancy Service;
Lot 2 Termination of Pregnancy Service (10-14 weeks gestation).
Bids will be accepted for 1 or both Lots.
This service is required to provide advice and support to women wishing to explore a termination of pregnancy and to facilitate access to the most appropriate procedure.
The aims of the service are:
— To offer high-quality, impartial support and advice to all service users who request an abortion, regardless of age, ethnicity, language, disability, sexual orientation, religious or personal circumstances.
— To provide abortion methods clinically appropriate for a service user's gestation and clinical circumstances.
— To improve the sexual health of service users through providing sexual health screening, counselling and referral to treatment as appropriate for Chlamydia and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV.
— To encourage use of contraception services and ensure women have information about local contraception services including those GP Practices that provide a full range of contraceptive services.
— To support women in their decisions about treatment options.
The service is to commence from 1.12.2016 for a period of 3 years with the option to extend the contract by a further 1 x 24 month period subject to satisfactory contractual performance.
Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the contracting authority must consider:
How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of South Tyneside and how, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing the improvement. This will be tested via the response to the tender.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement and communicate with potential providers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential providers and all communications with NECS, including your submission, will be conducted via the portal: https://In-tendhost.co.uk/necs hosted by In-Tend, the managed service provider for the NECS e-tendering system.
It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should potential providers have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, they should contact the In-Tend help desk by calling 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 17:00) or email: support@in-tend.co.uk
Please note the deadline for submission of all bids is 12:00 on 5.7.2016.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders web site at: http://www.myTenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=177111
(MT Ref:177111).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Teesdale House, Thornaby
Stockton-on-Tees
TS17 6BL
UK
Telephone: +44 1642746911
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.necsu.nhs.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Contracting Authorities will act in accordance with Regulation 92 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 provides for appeals to OJ/S S4809/03/201680251-2016-EN- — Services — Contract notice — Open procedure 6 / 609/03/2016S48.
http://ted.europa.eu/TED- — Services — Contract notice — Open procedure
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Royal Courts of Justice — The High Court
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/06/2016