Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
Beech House, Waterside South
Lincoln
LN5 7JH
UK
Contact person: Jenny Shaw
E-mail: jenny.shaw2@ulh.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKF3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.ulh.nhs.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Lincolnshire County Council
County Council Offices, Newland
Lincoln
LN1 1YL
UK
E-mail: Jenny.Shaw2@ulh.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKF3
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.lincolnshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.ulh.nhs.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=57d9e415-ee25-ec11-810e-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=57d9e415-ee25-ec11-810e-005056b64545
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
Lincolnshire Admission Avoidance (AA), Discharge Support (DS) and Urgent Care Response (UCR) Service to be delivered by a Hospitals Admissions Avoidance Response Team (HART)
Reference number: DN542641
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The aim of this procurement activity is to source suitable, capable, quality provision of health care and support services for patients across Lincolnshire, a county in the East Midlands of England, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The service will be procured by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) Lincolnshire Procurement Service on behalf of and for the lead commissioner and contracting authority: Lincolnshire Community Health Services (LCHS); working in collaboration with Lincolnshire County Council (LCC), and in partnership across Integrated Care System (ICS) health and social care partner organisations.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is issuing this Invitation to Tender in connection with the competitive procurement of Lincolnshire Admission Avoidance (AA), Discharge Support (DS) and Urgent Care Response (UCR) Service to be delivered by a Hospitals Admissions Avoidance Response Team (HART). Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is “the Contracting Authority” to this Tender and resulting contract. Lincolnshire County Council are an additional named user of the service. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust are acting as the agent of the Contracting Authority in all matters relating to this procurement.
This service contract is offered with a maximum prospective budget of £1,134,516.00 per annum. This service contract is for a maximum potential duration of 5 years, 3 years with an option to extend for 2 years further, and the commercial schedule has been set out accordingly planning for this duration. Bids that do not deliver within and therefore exceed the budget will be disqualified from the process.
The service and contract will commence on the 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2025 for the term of 3 years with an option to extend for up to 2 years (12 or 24 months). The total maximum opportunity will therefore be up to five years with a maximum end date of 31 March 2027. The maximum prospective value of contact terms is therefore £5,672,580.00 over 5 years.
This is an open invitation to tender (ITT) procurement process. For all details relating to the specification requirements, KPIs, ITT terms and conditions, funding planning, selection evaluation and award criteria, TUPE information, and all other documentation in relation to this opportunity please register as a supplier, login and response in the eProcurement portal: Proactis Due North - Link provided for ease of access here: https://procontract.due-north.com ; Due North tender reference: DN542641 . The deadline for ITT response submissions is: 25 November 2021 (noon). All submissions will be receipted in Due North. All procurement communications and updates will be conducted in Due North.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
5 672 580.00
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:
UKF3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The aim of this procurement activity is to source suitable, capable, quality provision of health care and support services for patients across Lincolnshire, a county in the East Midlands of England, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The service will be procured by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) Lincolnshire Procurement Service on behalf of and for the lead commissioner and contracting authority: Lincolnshire Community Health Services (LCHS); working in collaboration with Lincolnshire County Council (LCC), and in partnership across Integrated Care System (ICS) health and social care partner organisations.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is issuing this Invitation to Tender in connection with the competitive procurement of Lincolnshire Admission Avoidance (AA), Discharge Support (DS) and Urgent Care Response (UCR) Service to be delivered by a Hospitals Admissions Avoidance Response Team (HART). Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is “the Contracting Authority” to this Tender and resulting contract. Lincolnshire County Council are an additional named user of the service. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust are acting as the agent of the Contracting Authority in all matters relating to this procurement.
This service contract is offered with a maximum prospective budget of £1,134,516.00 per annum. This service contract is for a maximum potential duration of 5 years, 3 years with an option to extend for 2 years further, and the commercial schedule has been set out accordingly planning for this duration. Bids that do not deliver within and therefore exceed the budget will be disqualified from the process.
The service and contract will commence on the 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2025 for the term of 3 years with an option to extend for up to 2 years (12 or 24 months). The total maximum opportunity will therefore be up to five years with a maximum end date of 31 March 2027. The maximum prospective value of contact terms is therefore £5,672,580.00 over 5 years.
This is an open invitation to tender (ITT) procurement process. For all details relating to the specification requirements, KPIs, ITT terms and conditions, funding planning, selection evaluation and award criteria, TUPE information, and all other documentation in relation to this opportunity please register as a supplier, login and response in the eProcurement portal: Proactis Due North - Link provided for ease of access here: https://procontract.due-north.com ; Due North tender reference: DN542641 . The deadline for ITT response submissions is: 25 November 2021 (noon). All submissions will be receipted in Due North. All procurement communications and updates will be conducted in Due North.
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:
01/04/2022
End:
31/03/2025
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This service contract is for a maximum potential duration of 5 years, 3 years with an option to extend for 2 years further, and the commercial schedule has been set out accordingly planning for this duration.
The service and contract will commence on the 01 April 2022 to 31 March 2025 for the term of 3 years with an option to extend for up to 2 years (12 or 24 months).
The total maximum opportunity will therefore be up to five years with a maximum end date of 31 March 2027.
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 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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-019628
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
25/11/2021
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
25/11/2021
Local time: 12:00
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
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Lincoln
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/about/trust/procurement
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/10/2021