Prior information notice
This notice is a call for competition
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group
Southampton City
UK
E-mail: gillian.merritt@soeprocurement.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKJ32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning
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
Care Coordination: Out of Hospital End of Life Care
Reference number: F13201
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The contracting authority Southampton City CCG is seeking to direct award a contract to Countess Mountbatten Charity Hospice, for the provision of care coordination: out of hospital end of life care. The commissioner’s intention is to work with an experienced charitable partner to understand whether the current EOL coordination centre model on the Isle of Wight can be successfully replicated for the residents of Southampton City. Mountbatten is Southampton’s charitable provider of hospice care and has vast experience in reliably providing a holistic approach to end of life care supporting and benefiting people before and after death, in a place and time when it is needed most. For further information regarding this direct award and to access the reasons the CCG are proposing a direct award to Mountbatten. Please register on the In-tend portal project ref: F13201 and access the full PIN description and the draft specification for the service. The CCG’s investment in this provision is 729 052 GBP per annum, total potential life of contract 3 645 260 GBP (3 years plus 2 years optional extension). The length of the contract will be 3 years plus 2 years optional extension. If any potential bidder has concerns or is not content with the commissioning intentions outlined within the published documentation, please raise this via the Intend eTendering Portal in the first instance within 30 days (18.11.2019) of the date of this prior information notice.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
3 645 260.00
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:
UKJ32
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contracting authority Southampton City CCG is seeking to direct award a contract to Countess Mountbatten Charity Hospice, for the provision of care coordination: out of hospital end of life care. The commissioner’s intention is to work with an experienced charitable partner to understand whether the current EOL coordination centre model on the Isle of Wight can be successfully replicated for the residents of Southampton City. Mountbatten is Southampton’s charitable provider of hospice care and has vast experience in reliably providing a holistic approach to end of life care supporting and benefiting people before and after death, in a place and time when it is needed most. For further information regarding this direct award and to access the reasons the CCG are proposing a direct award to Mountbatten. Please register on the In-tend portal project ref: F13201 and access the full PIN description and the draft Specification for the service. The CCG’s investment in this provision is 729 052 GBP per annum, total potential life of contract 3 645 260 GBP (3 years plus 2 years optional extension) The length of the contract will be 3 years plus 2 years optional extension. If any potential bidder has concerns or is not content with the commissioning intentions outlined within the published documentation, please raise this via the Intend eTendering Portal in the first instance within 30 days (18.11.2019) of the date of this prior information notice.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
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
Restricted 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 expressions of interest
Date:
18/11/2019
Local time: 11:14
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures
25/11/2019
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
South of England Procurement Services
Southampton
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
South of England Procuremnt Services
Southampton
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
South of England Procuremnt Services
Southampton
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/10/2019