Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Newham CCG
4th Floor, Unex Tower, 5 Station Street
London
E15 1DA
UK
Contact person: Mr Taofeeq Ladega
Telephone: +44 2036881543
E-mail: nelcsu.clinical-procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.newhamccg.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.newhamccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group
2nd Floor Alderney Building
Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road
E1 4DG
UK
E-mail: nelcsu.clinical-procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.towerhamletsccg.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.towerhamletsccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Group: Home
Kirkdale House
London
E11 1HP
UK
E-mail: nelcsu.clinical-procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.walthamforestccg.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.walthamforestccg.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
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
PRJ-806 — Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) and/or Maternity Peer Support Service
Reference number: DN406326
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG’s) wish to commission a provider to deliver our Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP). MVP’s give women and their families the opportunity to feedback on their recent maternity experience and to influence service changes in local maternity services through direct partnership working. NHS Newham and Tower Hamlets CCG’s also wish to commission a maternity peer support service that recruits, trains and matches up volunteer peer supporters, who provide practical and emotional support to vulnerable women during pregnancy, birth and the early weeks of motherhood. A bidders event will be held week commencing the 13.5.2019. Bidders will be informed of the date, time and location in due course. The procurement will be advertised via OJEU and Contract Finder, providers may bid for 1 or both of these contracts. Requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 050 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
Maternity Voices Partnership over possible 5 year contract is 100 000 GBP each (Newham CCG, Tower Hamlets CCG, Waltham Forest CCG. Total of 300 000 GBP.
Maternity peer support service: 325 000 GBP over the 5 year contract for NHS Tower Hamlets CCG and 425 000 GBP over 5 years for NHS Newham CCG. Total 750 000 GBP.
II.2) Description
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) and/or Maternity Peer Support Service
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG’s) are responsible for commissioning high quality, responsive and professional services that meet the needs of our local population.
As part of local maternity service provision, the CCGs commissioned a local service, social action for health, to provide our maternity voices partnerships. These partnerships give women and their families the opportunity to feedback on their recent maternity experiences and also to influence service changes in local maternity services through direct partnership working with local maternity providers and commissioners. Additionally in Tower Hamlets and Newham, Women’s Health and Family Services have been commissioned to provide the “Maternity Mates” project. This project recruits, trains and matches up volunteer peer supporters, or “Maternity Mates”, who provide practical and emotional support to vulnerable women during pregnancy, birth and the early weeks of motherhood.
Because the contracts for these services are coming to an end, we now have to go out to the market to invite the existing and any new and interested providers to bid for new contracts. As our CCG’s have historically commissioned similar services from the same providers we are now formalising these joint commissioning arrangements. We expect that this approach will provide joined up services working more closely with our 1 shared hospital trust, Barts Health NHS Trust. We also think this approach will enable us to commission a model that meets the needs of women and families, particularly our very mobile population and women who live, work and use services right across our patch.
We would like to hear from local women and their families and healthcare providers and professionals in the field to share their thoughts on these existing services. We also want to hear what you want to see in future so that we can ensure that the commissioned services best meet the needs of our local communities. Please complete this anonymous survey that should take you no longer than 10 minutes to complete. Please also share this with anyone else you think may be interested in completing this survey; https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/BDWZCPQ
The contract period will be for 3 years from an estimated start date of 1.10.2019 (maternity peer support service) and 1.11.2019 (Maternity Voices Partnership) with option to extend up to further 24 months each. This will be dependent on performance and availability of funding. We will work to ensure there is a smooth transition during this period for local women and their families.
Maternity Voices Partnership over possible 5 year contract is 100 000 GBP each CCG (Newham CCG, Tower Hamlets CCG, Waltham Forest CCG). Total of 300 000 GBP.
Maternity peer support service: 325 000 GBP over the 5 year contract for NHS Tower Hamlets CCG and 425 000 GBP over 5 years for NHS Newham CCG. Total 750 000 GBP.
All these values are inclusive of VAT. There will be two block contracts covering this requirement. Providers may bid for 1 or both of these contracts.
Maternity Voices Partnership contract is commissioned by Newham CCG, Tower Hamlets CCG, and Waltham Forest CCG, and the maternity peer support service contract is commissioned by NHS Tower Hamlets CCG, Newham CCG.
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:
1 050 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
The contract period will be for 3 years from an estimated start date of 1.10.2019 (maternity peer support service) and 1.11.2019 (Maternity Voices Partnership) with option to extend up to further 24 months each. This will be dependent on performance and availability of funding.
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 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:
01/07/2019
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
01/07/2019
Local time: 17:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
We would also like to take this opportunity to advise that a bidders event will be held on week commencing the 13.5.2019. Bidders will be informed of the date, time and location in due course. The procurement will be advertised via OJEU and Contract Finder. Requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login/
The services are covered by the Light Touch Regime are set out at Schedule 3 (social and other specific services) of PCR 2015. If the value of the contract is over 615 000 GBP the Contracting Authority must advertise it in the OJEU, although there is flexibility as to the design of the remainder of the procurement process the commissioner is not voluntarily following any other part of the regulations. The procedure that the commissioner is following is as set out in the invitation to tender. The process will be similar to open procedure process under the regulations but, for avoidance of doubt, the commissioner is not running the process as though the open procedure under the Regulations applies and so reserves the right to depart from that procedure at any point.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
North and East London Commissioning Support Unit
2nd Floor, 1 Lower Marsh Road
London
SE1 7NT
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.newhamccg.nhs.uk/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
North and East London Commissioning Support Unit
2nd Floor, 1 Lower Marsh Road
London
SE1 7NT
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.newhamccg.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/04/2019