Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
3, The Meadow, Meadow Ln
Cambridgeshire, Saint Ives
PE27 4LG
UK
Contact person: Anne Foley
Telephone: +44 2075588875
E-mail: tenders.ccsprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://eoecph.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://eoecph.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
The Provision of ICT Services for Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust
Reference number: Project_18780
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, working in collaboration with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust ("the Trusts") are seeking to establish a Framework Agreement through the Competitive Dialogue Process with the intent to award the Framework Agreement to a single provider for ICT Services for use by UK public sector bodies which include NHS bodies and Local Authorities.
The Trusts have a need for an ICT Services Framework Agreement which can deliver a range of services through a single provider as outlined below:
— ICT services design and management,
— transition and migration services,
— network infrastructure services,
— application and data management,
— end user compute services,
— customer support.
In addition to the creation of the Framework Agreement the Trusts will seek to undertake individual call off contracts using the same process.
The framework is intended to be available for a number of public sector entities across England.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
250 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Through this procurement process the Trusts will seek to establish a Single Provider Framework Agreement for the provision of ICT Services identifying an ICT Services Provider able to provide the following*:
(a) An ability to deliver a core ICT service along the following Service Lines as indicated below:
— ICT services design and management,
— network infrastructure services,
— transition and migration services,
— application and data management,
— end user compute services,
— customer support and service management.
Plus
(b) The capability to support
— Trust project management and project delivery,
— Trust technical strategy planning,
— Innovation and flexibility in the delivery of the Services.
*List of services is not finalised or exclusive and is subject to refinement through the course of the procurement process.
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: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Please refer to tender documentation.
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
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
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:
25/10/2018
Local time: 10:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
05/11/2018
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
It is intended that in parallel whilst establishing this framework, the 2 partner trusts are likely to call off from this framework as soon as it is live. The intended values for Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust is likely to be in the region of 12 500 000 GBP over the duration of the term, including any extensions and for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is likely to be in the region of 12 500 000 GBP over the duration of the term, including any extensions.
In respect of the OJEU value as stated in this notice, this is based on the full life expectancy of the framework in the event a number of other public sector organisations intend to use this framework, and is not a guarantee of business.
The following contracting authorities (including any future successor organisation(s) to the functions exercised by any such organisations) are entitled to place Call-Off Contracts:
— Members of the North Central London Sustainability and Transformation Plan http://www.candi.nhs.uk/about-us/north-central-london-sustainability-and-transformation-plan
— The National Health Service Commissioning Board (known as NHS England) and all bodies hosted by The National Health Service Commissioning Board; http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx and
— any other Health Service Body as defined at section 9 National Health Service Act 2006, including but not limited to any:
(i) Clinical Commissioning Group; http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx
(ii) NHS Trust; http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx
(iii) Special Health Authority; http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx
(iv) The Care Quality Commission; www.cqc.org.uk
(v) National Institute for Health Care Excellence, known as NICE; https://www.nice.org.uk/
(vi) NHS Digital (The Health and Social Care Information Centre); https://digital.nhs.uk/
(vii) The Secretary of State; https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/secretary-of-state-for-health
(viii) relevant Welsh health service bodies; http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure
— NHS Foundation Trusts https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-foundation-trust-directory/nhs-foundation-trust-directory
— Academic Health Science Networks; https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/part-rel/ahsn/
— NHS Improvement; https://improvement.nhs.uk/
— Health Education England including Local Education and Training Boards (LETB) constituted as committees of Health Education England; https://hee.nhs.uk/
— NHS Health Research Authority; http://www.hra.nhs.uk/
— The Department of Health; https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health
— Executive agencies of the Department of Health including but not limited to Public Health England, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and the National Institute of Health Research; https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations
— Arms-Length Bodies of the Department of Health not otherwise listed above including but not limited to NHS Blood and Transplant, NHS Business Services Authority, NHS Litigation Authority, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, and the Human Tissue Authority; https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arms-length-bodies/our-arms-length-bodies
— any provider of primary medical services under a GMS, PMS or APMS contract; http://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/primary-care-contacts
— all Local Authorities, as defined under section 1 the Local Government Act 2000 including Health and Well Being Boards established by any Local Authority; and https://www.lgbce.org.uk/records-and-resources/local-authorities-in-england
— County Councils http://www.countycouncil.org.uk/
Further information about the structure and approach of this procurement can be found in the procurement documentation via the portal.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
3, The Meadow, Meadow Ln
Cambridgeshire, Saint Ives
PE27 4LG
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/09/2018