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 East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group
na
Charter House, Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
UK
Contact person: Camilla Ball, Head of Procurement
E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.enhertsccg.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.enhertsccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group
The Forum, Marlowes
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 1DN
UK
Contact person: Kim Sharman
E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKH23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://hertsvalleysccg.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://hertsvalleysccg.nhs.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Building 4 Spencer Close, The Plain
Epping
CM16 6TN
UK
Contact person: Kim Sharman
E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKH35
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://westessexccg.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://westessexccg.nhs.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=32459&B=UK
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=32459&B=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
Specialist Fertility Services for East and North Hertfordshire, Herts Valleys and West Essex CCGs
Reference number: SFS/HERTS/ITT
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (ENHCCG) as the Lead Commissioner, on behalf of NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (HVCCG) and NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (WECCG) (collectively referred to as the Commissioners) are inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to bid to deliver the Service(s), by responding to this opportunity as required and described within the published tender.
The purpose of the specialist fertility services is to provide a range of appropriate assisted conception services for couples who meet the eligibility criteria. The service aims to treat subfertility.
The total value stated in this notice is indicative based upon 19/20 activity and price and is subject to increase or decrease dependent upon activity (see published tender).
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 100 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH35
UKH23
UKH
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service will be available to all patients registered with NHS East and North Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (ENHCCG), NHS Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group (HVCCG) or NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (WECCG).
The service is being procured on an activity-based contract with maximum tariffs, further details of which may be found in the tender documentation. The GBP value stated in this notice is the total service value, based upon 19/20 values and is subject to increase or decrease dependent upon activity and not guaranteed.
As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with a maximum of five successful bidder(s) for a period of 5 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the contract for up to a further 2 years.
Should an insufficient number of compliant bids be received, the Commissioner(s) reserve the right to re-advertise the tender or if in the future it becomes apparent this number (5) of contracts does not provide sufficient capacity then again, the Commissioner(s) reserve the right to re-advertise without re-engagement with whomever may then be a current Provider. Conditions which may mean re-tendering is not undertaken is included in the published tender documentation.
The service is a schedule 3 service and is being procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
The current contract(s) for the services will end on 30 April 2021 and as a result the successful provider is expected to be fully operational, providing services from 1 May 2021.
Prospective bidders must ensure they read all the documentation published within eProcurement portal (EU-Supply) for all the relevant detail.
Full details of the qualification requirements of bidders (as defined in the tender documentation) are provided in the tender documentation on EU-Supply. The service specification can be found in the tender documentation on the EU-Supply portal.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 100 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/05/2021
End:
31/03/2026
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.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
The procurement process is described within the documentation published. This procurement has been advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the ‘Regulations’) to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto (Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule three services (also known as the ‘Light Touch Regime’).
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Additional performance criteria may be offered as a condition precedent or at any point during the contract term at the Commissioner's discretion; this may include requiring additional performance and financing guarantees for the contract's performance.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with a maximum of five successful bidder(s).
Should an insufficient number of compliant bids be received, the Commissioner(s) reserve the right to re-advertise the tender or if in the future it becomes apparent this number of contracts does not provide sufficient capacity then again, the Commissioner(s) reserve the right to re-advertise without re-engagement with whomever may then be a current provider.
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 248-616233
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date:
27/10/2020
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit
St Johns House
Leicester
LE1 6NB
UK
E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit
St Johns House
Leicester
LE1 6NB
UK
E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Arden and GEM Commissioning Support Unit
St Johns House
Leicester
LE1 6NB
UK
E-mail: agcsu.southprocurement@nhs.net
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/08/2020