Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
c/o NHS Southport & Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG, Magdalen House, Trinity Road
Bootle
L20 3NJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1513178456
E-mail: mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD73
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.southseftonccg.nhs.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
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
NHS Southport & Formby CCG and NHS South Sefton CCG – Home Oxygen Service – Assessment & Referral (HOS-AR)
Reference number: M-20-09
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85141200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is working with NHS Southport & Formby Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group to procure a contract for a Home Oxygen Service – Assessment & Referral (HOS-AR).
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 800 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD73
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is procuring a Home Oxygen Service – Assessment & Referral (HOS-AR) on behalf of NHS Southport & Formby Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group, who are the Contracting Authorities for this opportunity.
The aim of the Home Oxygen Assessment and Review Service (HOS-AR) is to ensure that home oxygen is appropriately prescribed to those people who clinically need it. The provider will be required to deliver assessment and follow-up appointments in either a clinic environment or in the patient’s home, where appropriate. The service will clinically manage all adult patients where a potential need for home oxygen has been identified or a prescription for home oxygen has been initiated.
NICE guidance recommends that a specialised assessment needs to take place to enable the oxygen requirements of the patient is individually met.
The contract has been valued at approximately £300,000 per year; and the contract duration will be for 4 years with the potential to extend for a further 1 x 2-year period
All documentation can be accessed via https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk
For technical support in submitting your Selection Questionnaire or tender submission, contact the Bravo Solution Help-desk on +44 8003684850 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
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
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
There will be an initial contract period of 4 years commencing on 1st April 2022. There will be the option to extend for a further 2-year period from 1st April 2026. The contract value is set at £1,800,00 over the entire 6-year contract period – please refer to breakdown in section II 2.4.
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
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:
12/11/2021
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:
12/11/2021
Local time: 13:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS Midlands & Lancashire CSU
Heron House, 120 Grove Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 4LX
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://midlandsandlancashirecsu.nhs.uk/
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
Heron House, 120 Grove Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 4LX
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://midlandsandlancashirecsu.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/10/2021