Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
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Acute Trusts, South west region
Torquay
UK
Contact person: Julie Cronk
Telephone: +44 1803210462
E-mail: tenders.tct@nhs.net
NUTS: UKK42
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/45644
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=17574&B=NHSSW
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=17574&B=NHSSW
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Community Medical Cover.
Reference number: TSDFT/H/07/16
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85120000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a ‘Light Touch Regime’ Procurement where Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) would like to invite Expressions of Interest from Suitably Qualified Providers willing to work with the Trust to provide medical cover for the community services in development within the new Integrated Care Organisation.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85111200
85121000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK4
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Trust has a requirement for Medical Support to cover a range of activities to include:
— Medical support to Intermediate Care (estimated 15 % of IC patients require enhanced medical input).
— Medical input to Urgent Care Centres (where appropriate) and in some locations in lieu of Minor Injuries units (if no longer established).
— Provision of Multi-long term condition services in each locality (clinics funded separately).
— Other support to the H&WBT, e.g. telephone and/or face to face consultation in support of patients managed by other members of the MDT or support to Multi-LTC patients who have acute problems with the aim of avoiding admission to hospital, support to community matrons.
— Medical cover of community hospital beds.
The Trust reserves the right to award separate contracts for each discrete area of service provision such as is required to meet the needs of the service.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2017
End:
31/03/2020
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Subject to Satisfactory 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:
Yes
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:
17/10/2016
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
Tender must be valid until:
31/03/2017
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
21/11/2016
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The Services to which this Procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the ‘Regulations’). As such, the procurement of the Services is being run as a bespoke, single stage application process akin to the Open Procedure, The Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 services.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Torquay
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/09/2016