Social and other specific services – public contracts
Prior information notice - This notice is a call for competition
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
QNX
Wicker House, High Street
Worthing
BN11 1DJ
UK
Contact person: Stuart Meredith
E-mail: stuart.meredith@soeprocurement.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKJ2
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home
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/aspx/Home
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
Lymphoedema and Wound Service - NHS/SOEPS/19.571c - PINCC
Reference number: NHS/SOEPS/19.571c - PINCC
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The current contract with Pioneer Ltd is due to expire on 31st March 2023. The current contract was awarded by NHS East Sussex and NHS West Sussex CCG's (now NHS Sussex ICB) following the publication of a Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Call for Competition on NHS/SOEPS/19.571b. The ICB intends to direct award (effectively extending the existing contract) to Pioneer Ltd for both localities. The rationale and evidence to support this decision is contained in the section below. The extension will be for a period of up to 24 months from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2025.
The current provision of lymphoedema and specialist wound care services is fragmented and inequitable, with different specifications and tariff models in place. This results in Sussex patients experiencing varying levels of delivered service, which could result in poor care. The direct award will enable existing services to continue and satisfy ongoing patient needs for these important and complex services whilst concluding a Sussex wide review that will develop and align a Sussex wide specification to deliver service. The stability of the service will also support the wider local healthcare. There is a known national shortage of both wound care and lymphoedema practitioners meaning that any new providers for the East and West Sussex localities would require an adequate mobilisation period to allow for recruitment that would provide assurance to NHS Sussex of robust, skilled and available workforce is in place. There is recognition that this is a specialist and complex service which requires an appropriately skilled workforce. In summary, services will continue whilst the alignment activities conclude.
Contract = £3,600,000 per annum x 2 = £7,200,000 (maximum value and contract length)
If you wish to express an interest or should you wish to discuss the content of the PIN further, please do this by sending a message via the In-tend e-Tendering portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home in the first instance.
The deadline for expressions of interest is 12:00pm (midday) on Thursday 17th November, 2022.
If no expressions of interest are received, the Authority intends to enter a contract with the incumbent provider relying upon a Regulation 32 exemption of no response/no requests to participate have been submitted in response to this notice, within 30 days of publication.
Please note a portal message is the only accepted method of expressing an interest (correspondence received by an other route will not be responded to).
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
7 200 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The current contract with Pioneer Ltd is due to expire on 31st March 2023. The current contract was awarded by NHS East Sussex and NHS West Sussex CCG's (now NHS Sussex ICB) following the publication of a Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Call for Competition on NHS/SOEPS/19.571b. The ICB intends to direct award (effectively extending the existing contract) to Pioneer Ltd for both localities. The rationale and evidence to support this decision is contained in the section below. The extension will be for a period of up to 24 months from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2025.
The current provision of lymphoedema and specialist wound care services is fragmented and inequitable, with different specifications and tariff models in place. This results in Sussex patients experiencing varying levels of delivered service, which could result in poor care. The direct award will enable existing services to continue and satisfy ongoing patient needs for these important and complex services whilst concluding a Sussex wide review that will develop and align a Sussex wide specification to deliver service. The stability of the service will also support the wider local healthcare. There is a known national shortage of both wound care and lymphoedema practitioners meaning that any new providers for the East and West Sussex localities would require an adequate mobilisation period to allow for recruitment that would provide assurance to NHS Sussex of robust, skilled and available workforce is in place. There is recognition that this is a specialist and complex service which requires an appropriately skilled workforce. In summary, services will continue whilst the alignment activities conclude.
Contract = $3,600,000 per annum x 2 = £7,200,000 (maximum value and contract length)
If you wish to express an interest or should you wish to discuss the content of the PIN further, please do this by sending a message via the In-tend e-Tendering portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home in the first instance.
The deadline for expressions of interest is 12:00pm (midday) on Thursday 17th November, 2022.
If no expressions of interest are received, the Authority intends to enter a contract with the incumbent provider relying upon a Regulation 32 exemption of no response/no requests to participate have been submitted in response to this notice, within 30 days of publication.
Please note a portal message is the only accepted method of expressing an interest (correspondence received by an other route will not be responded to).
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
7 200 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
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
12 months plus a 12 month option.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date:
17/11/2022
Local time: 12:00
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
01/04/2023
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NHS South of England Procurement
Fareham
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/10/2022