CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Provision of a Social Prescribing Model in South and East Cardiff Locality

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board who are seeking to establish a contract for Social Prescribing Model in South and East Cardiff Locality.

Social Prescribing is defined as ‘enabling GPs, Nurses and other health care professionals to refer people to a range of local, non-clinical services’.

Building on the experience of previous investment and looking to the learning from other clusters in Cardiff and the Vale, the Clusters within this Locality are looking to introduce a more locally delivered and owned Social Prescribing project targeting the priority health and wellbeing needs of the population. It is intended that this project is formally developed and evaluated with academic input (commissioned separately) from the outset so as to be able to contribute to an evidence base in respect of the outcomes and impact that this model may have on patient reported outcomes and potentially GMS sustainability.

The detail of the service model will need to be developed at the point of initiation in conjunction with the commissioned Bidder, but as a minimum the service will need to be able to accept referrals from GP Practices (and other specified services) and include:-

- provision of community connectors at cluster level to provide signposting and link patients with community organisations operating locally

- the provision of 1-1 and/or group interventions or courses relevant to the needs of the population that is culturally specific with programmes available in peoples first language for the main population groups

- integrated working with existing community assets to maximum community capacity to meet the needs of hard to reach groups

Should you be interested in participating in this tender, please go to the e-tenderwales portal (link provided in this notice) and access itt_84135

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=105149

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The contract period will be for a two years with an option to extend for a further one year at the sole discretion of the Health Board

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

As outlined in the tender documents.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CAV-ITT-PROJECT45706

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Please note additional information on this procurement:

1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract.

2. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the ITT and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms.

3. The Contracting Authority will not accept completed ITT's after the stated closing date.

4. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling.

5. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders.

6. In reference to II.1.9 (Variants) to the extent permitted, if at all, in the tender documents.

7. Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services is acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale ULHB

(WA Ref:105149)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

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Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice