Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS East and North Herts Clinical Commissioning Group
Charter House, Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
UK
Contact person: Esther Pettigrew
E-mail: esther.pettigrew@attain.co.uk
NUTS: UKH2
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.enhertsccg.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.attain.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.attain.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
http://www.attain.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
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
Non-Scalpel Vasectomy (Male Sterilisation).
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312310
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (ENHCGG) wish to commission Vasectomy services for their population. Vasectomy was previously jointly procured with Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (HVCCG). This Service Specification has been adapted from that of the previous AQP Vasectomy Service Specification. Following the end of the ENHCCG and HVCCG Vasectomy contracts in December 2017 this document will be adopted as the new and updated service specification for new Providers, with ENHCCG acting as sole commissioner.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
608 850.00
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:
UKH2
Main site or place of performance:
East and North Hertfordshire.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To provide high quality, cost effective, local vasectomy services for ENHCCG.
— To provide services that comply with accepted best practice in line with national and local guidance, relevant accreditations processes, relevant guidelines in clinical practice and robust governance arrangements.
— To provide a complete holistic Service User focused care package including pre and post-operative care, semen analysis, information, advice and counselling.
— To ensure effective and efficient communication between health professionals to support consistent and continuous care.
— To improve access and convenience for Service Users.
— To improve Service User choice.
The service will provide high quality and safe two stage, no-scalpel vasectomy under local anaesthetic in accordance with The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist (RCOG) guidelines (2014). This service will be accessible to all adult males who request it, are of sound mind, not acting under external duress and are registered with a General Practitioner (GP) in East and North Hertfordshire. The FSRH guidelines can be found at:
http://www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/documents/cec-ceu-guidance-sterilisation-cpd-sep-2014/
The Provider will be responsible for delivering semen analysis within tariff as part of the Vasectomy Service. The Provider will be responsible for providing quality assurance of any partner organisation delivering semen analysis.
To express an interest in tendering for this service and access the Procurement documents and all other information concerning the procurement, please go to the Bravo website at: https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk
Click on ‘Register here’ and follow the on screen instructions.
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: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The estimated total contract value excluding VAT is 375 310 GBP over 36 months.
The contract duration term is 36 months plus an option to extend for an additional 24 months (maximum of a 5 year contract).The total contract value for 60 months is estimated at 608 850 GBP.
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:
Yes
Description of options:
There is an option to extend the contract for a further 24 months up to a maximum 60 month contract duration.
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
03/10/2017
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:
03/10/2017
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Entering general supplier information. Attain utilises the Cabinet Office Supplier Database (sid4gov) to manage and assess general pre-qualification information in the form of a profile. Sid4Gov has been developed by the Cabinet Office following agile development principles to provide a replacement for sid4health in the 1st phase, with subsequent developments planned to improve the scope of the questions, scope of user access and integration with other eEnabled applications. The future vision is to create a single registration portal that will provide 1 place for suppliers to register and provide information for procurement in support of management information requirements and responses to tenders across the public sector. This portal will also provide public sector buyers with a single place to access supplier related information in support of market engagement and procurement processes. Candidates are requested to provide their profile in Sid4Gov. In order to access sid4gov for the 1st time, you will need to register, providing your individual and organisation details including the relevant DUNS number. The use of DUNS number is mandated for registration and will support identification of suppliers across all eEnablement applications. This will help government to improve data quality throughout procurement and is a key enabler of the policy for transparency. It will also assist in the future development as we integrate across other applications in support of a single registration process. There is no cost to suppliers in registering for sid4gov or getting a DUNS number. Candidates should ensure all the mandatory fields of their sid4gov profile are completed. Failure to comply with the completion of all mandatory fields could result in the elimination from the procurement process. Please note D&B data will be supplied automatically by D&B. Candidates must publish at least 1 validated profile to make their profile available for buyers to view generally.
Please register on sid4gov at: https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
For further guidance please visit the following link: https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/login
For further assistance about sid4gov please contact the support team at: support@nqc.com
The services to which this procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (the ‘Regulations’). As such, the procurement of the Services is being run as an Any Qualified Provider (AQP), bespoke one stage application process akin to the open procedure. The contracting authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.
Attain is conducting this procurement exercise as an agent for and on behalf of the Contracting Authority. Under no circumstances should Bidders approach the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority and Attain are not and shall not be liable for any costs by those expressing an interest or concern for this contract opportunity. The Contracting Authorities reserve the right at all times acting in their absolute discretion, not to award a contract, to make changes to the structure, format, procedures, CPV codes and timing of the procurement process and to cancel or vary the process in its entirety or any part of it.
It is anticipated that the contract award decision will be made after 6.11.2017 (though timings may be subject to change).
Following contract award site visits will be undertaken of provider premises where services will be delivered. This will take place during the mobilisation period prior to contract signing. Site visits will not be scored but will be assessed as pass, fail or pass subject to conditions (if minor issues are noted) prior to contract signing. The criteria for site visits is based on the minimum requirements as detailed in the procurement documentation, service specification and national recognised requirements.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Charter House
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/09/2017