CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

The Provider will be expected to provide services from London, SW20 8DB.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

NHS Merton Clinical Commissioning Group (MCCG) is the local leader of the NHS, responsible for improving the health of the people in Merton, which serves a registered population of approximately 199,700.

Merton Clinical Commissioning Group (MCCG) is seeking to engage a contractor for the provision of a range of clinical, diagnostic, assessment and treatment services to be provided at the Nelson Local Care Centre.

The Nelson Local Care Centre is currently under construction due for completion by spring 2015. This new facility will be a flagship resource for Merton, offering a range of integrated primary and intermediate care resources that are fit for the delivery of more modern evidence based healthcare.

Local Care Centre Objectives.

The overall clinical objectives for the new facility are as follows:

To facilitate the development of integrated services and care pathways that put patient's needs foremost;

To provide a comprehensive range of clinically appropriate services that can be safely and economically delivered in a primary/community setting;

To introduce innovative service provision that embraces technology and new ways of working that facilitate the delivery of high quality, accessible services;

To provide an efficient and effective working environment for all staff that acts as an enabler for multidisciplinary working practices and service integration; and ensure that the configuration of services has a strategic and clinical fit within the wider network of health and social care.

Our overall aim is for patients to experience an improved system of care, avoiding the need for multiple visits, to a one stop shop system, where care is coordinated

between services. This in return will help avoid duplication of effort, streamline the pathway and generally increase both efficiency and the overall quality of care.

The NLCC will offer a range of diagnostics, assessment and treatment services to the residents of Merton CCG. We are currently seeking interest from providers for the following range of services:

— X Ray, Ultrasound, Electrocardiogram. Echocardiogram. Phlebotomy and Endoscopy.

— A range of Specialist Consultation services (former outpatient services).

— Minor surgery services linked to the outpatient activity.

The estimated annual contractual value of the total services range from GBP 5.6 to GBP 7.8 million over 7 years.

4. Strategic Objectives for Partnership.

MCCG's objectives are to engage a contractor who will provide range of services described above. Submissions by service providers for individual services will not be accepted.

The appointed provider may be required to additionally provide:

Pharmacy Support

Minor Surgery services to relevant specialist consultant clinics and MRI diagnostics services

We welcome interest from providers looking to form consortia arrangements.

— Improved Patient Care.

The CCG is looking to encourage innovative solutions to delivering direct access diagnostic services and ensure effective linkages between diagnostics and specialist

consultation services. They are looking to provide a range of specialisms which support best clinical practice and which are delivered by a modern system of care.

— Value for Money.

To deliver services that represent good value for money for MCCG with an appropriately balanced approach to cost and quality.

5. Service commencement date and contract duration

This service will need to be operational by spring 2015 and the intended duration of the contract will be 5 years with potential to extend for a period up to 2 years.

Duration in months: 84

6. Expression of Interest.

In order to help Merton CCG develop this process and to express your interest, please ensure that you register your interest and notification of attendance via Bravo Solutions e-tendering portal https://sstcs.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

A performance bond or parent company guarantee or other form of security acceptable to Merton Clinical Commisisoning Group may be required depending upon the financial stability of the economic operator as set out in the contract documents.

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

To be detailed in the Contract documents.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

Requests to participate will be accepted from groupings of economic operators (consortia). In the event of a successful consortium bid Merton Clinical Commissioning Group may specify that the consortium takes a particular legal form and/or require that a single consortium member takes primary liability or that each members undertakes joint and several liability irrespective of the legal form adopted. Where a subsidary company is used the ultimate parent company may be required, depending on the organisation's financial stability as set out in the contract documents, to provide a guarantee in respect of the performance of the contract by the subsidiary before acceptance.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

The service provider may be required to participate actively in the achievement of social and/or environmental policy objectives. Full details of any particular conditions will be set out in the Contract Documents.

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://sstcs.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click ‘Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

F7212The CCG reserves the right to invite variant proposals and final details of whether variants will be invited will be provided to bidders which are shortlisted to participate in the tender stage.The CCG reserves the right not to award the opportunity or to award only part (or a different arrangement) of the opportunity described in this contract notice.The CCG considers that this is a contract for Part B services under the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) (the Regulation). Consequently, this is a voluntary notice and the CCG is not bound by many of the formalities of the Regulations and reserves the right to use such flexibilities in the procurement process.

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

The CCG Reserves the right to invite variant proposals and final details of whether variant will be invited will be provided to bidders which are shortlisted to participate in the tender stage.

The CCG reserves the right not to award the opportunity or to award only part ( or a different arrange) of the opportunity described in this contract notice.

The CCG considers that this is a contract for a Part B services under the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) (the regulations). Consequently, this is a voluntary notice and the CCG is not bound by many of the formalities of the Regulations and reserves the right to use such flexibilities in the procurement process.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

Merton Clinical Commissioning Group will incorporate a minimum 10 day calender standstill period at the point at which information on the award of contract is communicated bidders. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why they were unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contract Regulations 2006 (as amended) provide for aggrieved economic operators who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action.

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice