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OPPORTUNITY NOTICE - Provision of the Development of Patient and Public Involvement in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland through an online Better Care Together Citizens' Panel

NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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21 Jun 2019 at 06:48

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit is seeking tenders for the provision of the Development of Patient and Public Involvement in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland through an online Better Care Together Citizens' Panel. This procurement is categorised under health and social work services and is currently at the tender stage, with the closing date for submissions set for 12:00 on 22nd July 2019. Interested parties can access the full procurement details through the MLCSU Bravo portal. The contract will be awarded for a duration of 12 months, commencing on 19th August 2019, with a budget of £20,000.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses in the health services sector, particularly those experienced in community engagement, survey administration, and data management. Companies that can demonstrate their capacity and capability to establish and maintain an online engagement platform, ensuring demographic representativeness, will be well-suited to compete. Furthermore, businesses that adhere to NHS governance and safety standards will find this tender aligns with their operational competencies, potentially leading to long-term collaborations with the NHS and its associated bodies.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

OPPORTUNITY NOTICE - Provision of the Development of Patient and Public Involvement in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland through an online Better Care Together Citizens' Panel

Notice Description

This is a call for competition. NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) on behalf of three Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs): West Leicestershire CCG, East Leicestershire & Rutland CCG and Leicester City CCG, wish providers to participate in this 'Invitation to Quote'. The Commissioners wish to receive responses to the Invitation to Quote (ITQ) from suitably qualified and experienced Providers with the necessary capacity and capability (or a demonstrable ability to provide the necessary capacity and capability) to provide the range of services required. The aims and objectives of the service are: - Making involvement truly representative of LLR communities The Commissioners are interested in the development of the online Citizens' Panel and how it evolves and contributes to more active online engagement and involvement. - BCT Citizens' Panel - Overview A BCT Citizens' Panel - which would be an online group in the main, will provide the BCT Partnership with an additional systematic approach to gathering insight and feedback on a range of health and care issues from a representative sample of our circa 1.1 million population. the Citizens' Panel will be an addition to other existing involvement and engagement activities and provide another avenue to reach local people, predominantly in an online community The Panel will be called upon for online questionnaires, temperature checks and from time-to-time face-to-face focus groups. - Commissioners will expect the successful Bidder to establish the three main elements of the Panel: The participants to ensure that are as representative of the demographic profile of the region as is possible and comprise of people who don't naturally engage The software used for administering surveys The database on which participant details are safely and effectively held and managed, in accordance with data protection legislation Please see service specification for further detail. In securing services from Providers, the Commissioners need assurances of competence, governance and safety standards, just as it would for services secured under a formal tender process. The successful provider(s) will be expected to sign the NHS Terms and Conditions for the Supply of Goods and the Provision of Services accepting all its terms and conditions. The contract duration will be for a period of 12 months. The ITT will be live on the 20th June 2019 on M&L CSU Bravo portal (see below) and it will have a deadline for submissions of 12:00 on the 22nd July 2019. Clarifications may be asked during the procurement process with the deadline for submitting clarification questions on the exercise is 17:00 18th July 2019. Interested providers are guided to the MLCSU eProcurement portal Bravo at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk to register their interest and gain access to this procurement's documents and more specific information. Additional information: NOTES "Light Touch Regime" services This procurement is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations ("Regulations"). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the contracting authorities are following is set out in the MOI and ITT. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement. Right to Cancel The contracting authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary. The contracting authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed. All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the contracting authority reserves the right to change these. Transparency The contracting authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR. In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the contracting authority. Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. Further information on transparency can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-and-contracting-transparency-requirements-guidance To register on the Bravo portal If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register. 1) Register on the portal webpage at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac532213-0bc8-4168-83e0-ffffe4ea0eb3
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£20,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jun 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 Jul 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
18 Aug 2019 - 18 Aug 2020 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
RUGELEY
Postcode
WS15 1UL
Post Town
Walsall
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Cannock Chase
Electoral Ward
Western Springs
Westminster Constituency
Cannock Chase

Further Information

Notice Documents

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