Social and other specific services – public contracts
Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group
3rd Floor, A Block, St Leonard's Hospital, Nuttall Street
London
N1 5LZ
UK
Contact person: Taofeeq Ladega
Telephone: +44 2038163549
E-mail: nelcsu.welcpod-procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKI4
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cityandhackneyccg.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.cityandhackneyccg.nhs.uk/
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
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
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
City and Hackney Direct Access Adult Hearing Service.
Reference number: PRJ-442
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of hearing loss assessments, hearing aid fittings and after-care as part of a Direct Access Audiology Service.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 250 000.00
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:
UKI4
Main site or place of performance:
Inner London — East.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The hearing loss assessments, hearing aid fittings and after-care as part of a Direct Access Audiology Service. Further details are in the service specification. Interested bidders must register on Pro-Contract (https://procontract.due-north.com/Login) and express an interest to access the ITT and the online questionnaire.
In AQP process bidders who complete the accreditation process to (a) Demonstrate capability and capacity to deliver the service and (b)accept the standard NHS contract and (c) accept the tariff price will be qualified and offered the standard NHS contract. The indicative contract value of 1 250 000 GBP is the cost of the service rather than any individual contract value, as it will be spread across multiple providers. There is no guaranteed minimum or maximum level of activity. Payments will be based on the actual activity delivered. The contract will be for 3 years with an option to extend for another 3 years.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 250 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
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
This Service fall within Part B of Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘the Regulations’). By submitting a response you acknowledge that the Contracting Authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Regulation 75 and 76 and the procedure that the Authority is following is as set out in this ITT only.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Provision of key elements of the service are limited to qualified registered audiologists- more regarding this requirements and relevant laws/regulations can be found in the service specification.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
This procedure will be carried out using the ‘Light Touch Regime (LTR)’. The rules governing the LTR are set out in Regulations 74 to 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
01/11/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=281608412
GO Reference: GO-2017104-PRO-11143223.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NEL Commissioning Support Unit
Clifton House, 75 -77 Worship Street
London
EC2A 2DU
UK
Telephone: +44 2038163549
E-mail: nelcsu.welcpod-procurement@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: www.nelcsu.nhs.net
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NEL Commissioning Support Unit
Clifton House, 75 - 77 Worship Street
London
EC2A 2DU
UK
Telephone: +44 2038163549
E-mail: nelcsu.welcpod-procurement@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: www.nelcsu.nhs.net
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NEL Commissioning Support Unit
First Floor Clifton House, 75 - 77 Worship Street
London
EC2A 2DU
UK
Telephone: +44 2038163549
E-mail: nelcsu.welcpod-procurement@nhs.net
Internet address(es)
URL: www.nelcsu.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/10/2017