Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP)
United Kingdom
27A Harley place
London
W1G 8LZ
UK
Contact person: Jonathan Williams
Telephone: +44 7904597971
E-mail: procurement@hqip.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.hqip.org.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-services./TX4G368766
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/TX4G368766
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
Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme
Reference number: HQIP NCA 859436950
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The supplier will build on the last five years of the Child Health Clinical Outcome Programme. The overarching aims of this contract are to:
a)Understand the way care is delivered against a range of topics selected according to the process outlined in section 3.3 of the specification, and
b)Drive improvements in the quality, experience, and outcomes of care for children and young people in connection to those topics.
c)Complement and contribute to the work of other healthcare organisations, such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the Care Quality Commission (CQC), The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, academia, and the Department for Education
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
3 745 454.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is seeking to commission an organisation that will support the delivery of the Child Health Clinical Outcome Review Programme (CH CORP).
The programme will initially be delivered for NHS-funded care in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Jersey but may later extend to include Guernsey, Scotland Isle of Man and other Devolved Nations/ Crown Dependencies.
The total contract value is £1,095,000 excluding VAT for the duration of three years with potential to extend the contract for up to two additional years at a value of £365,000 per year.
The ceiling value including the core 3 year value, extension value and all other aspirational intent as defined in section 12 of the specification of this ITT has a potential value of up to £3,745,454.
It is anticipated that the new service will commence in January 2025.
The full breakdown of the aspiration intent and mechanisms for invoking these elements can be found in section 12 of Annex A - Service Specification.
This procurement is for clinical services which are part of the 'Public Contract Regulations (PCR2015)' for the purpose of the Regulations. The commissioner is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The process will be similar to an Open Procedure where the Regulations apply and so reserves the right to depart from that procedure at any point.
The procedure that the Commissioner is following is set out in the Invitation to Tender.
To access the ITT documents, please follow the access link defined above in this notice.
Bidders must respond to all questions. The deadline for the submission of the tender is 12 noon on Thursday 20th June 2024.
Please note that any communication from HQIP regarding this tender will be via the Delta messaging board. Bidders must use the Delta messaging board
for their communications with HQIP regarding this procurement.
Bidders should note that HQIP does not accept requests to amend the published Terms and Conditions of Contract after bid submission or prior to contract signature.
Bidders must sign the Form of Tender to indicate acceptance of these Terms and Conditions of Contract. Failure to sign the Form of Tender will make your bid submission non compliant and subject to disqualification.
In rare cases where a bidder wishes to raise a potential legal implication to agreeing to the terms and conditions, this must be raised during the published bidder clarification time window via the messaging module within the e-tendering portal so that it can be addressed via the standard process for all bidder clarifications.
HQIP would like to bring to the attention of bidders that the qualitative response section of this tender now includes question 8.20 - Social Value.
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:
3 745 454.00
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:
Up to 24 months extension
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
II.2.14) Additional information
To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/TX4G368766
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
20/06/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
20/06/2024
Local time: 12:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
3-5 years
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-services./TX4G368766
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/TX4G368766
GO Reference: GO-2024520-PRO-26112408
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership Ltd
27a Harley Place
London
W1G 8LZ
UK
E-mail: procurement@hqip.org.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.hqip.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/05/2024