Planning

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB) Provision of Services for Out of Hours GP Support to Devon Community Hospitals

NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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Planning

10 Aug 2023 at 09:16

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit is planning a procurement process for the provision of services for out-of-hours GP support to Devon community hospitals. The contract is expected to start on 1st October 2023, with an initial term of 6 months and a budget ranging from £200,000 to £350,000. Interested parties must submit their expression of interest by Friday 25th August 2023 at 12 midday BST.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the health and social work services sector to provide urgent primary care support to Devon's community hospitals during out-of-hours periods. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) could be well-suited to compete for this procurement opportunity, which follows an open procedure above the threshold. The procurement authority can be contacted at Scwcsu.clinical.procurement@nhs.net for any queries.

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Notice Title

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB) Provision of Services for Out of Hours GP Support to Devon Community Hospitals

Notice Description

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB) are seeking expressions of interest for a potential tender for a provision of services for "out of hours GP support to Devon community hospitals. The service will be provided to patients residing as in-patients in Devon Community Hospitals. Aim / Purpose of Service To provide urgent (as opposed to emergency or routine) primary care support to Devon's Community Hospitals during the out-of-hours period where it is required, and the patients' needs cannot be appropriately met in the in-hours period. Hospital staff will be able to seek the advice of a clinician, who will arrange for a GP to attend the hospital to undertake a face-to-face assessment if clinically indicated. This is likely to include (but not be limited to): * Patients who have had an acute deterioration and it is not clear or appropriate to directly admit to hospital * Patients at or nearing end of life patients who require an urgent medical review Hours of Operation The hours of the service will be as follows: * Weekday Evening/Overnight On-Call Shift: 18:00 to 08:00 * Weekend Saturday On-Call Shift: 08:00 to 08:00 * Weekend Sunday On-Call Shift: 08:00 to 08:00 * Bank Holiday On-Call Shift: 08:00 to 08:00 A full specification and list of defined requirements and outcomes are available to view once registered on the Atamis e-procurement portal. Further detail on registering on Atamis is provided below. Anticipated Contract Terms * Service to commence 1st October 2023 * Initial contract term of 6 months with an optional extension of up to 6 months * The anticipated timelines are set to enable the ICB to review the service and develop a longer term plan. Budget The anticipated budget will range from PS200,000 - PS350,000 for the contract term (this includes the optional up to 6 months extension). The anticipated budget covers funding for a service delivered across the whole of Devon. Providers expressing interest in certain regions / areas would need to note that funding would be apportioned to reflect this. Contract. The Commissioner will be contracting for the services using the NHS Standard Clinical Contract 2023/24 version. Any subsequent awarded contract(s) may be based on community hospital location. Separate NHS Standard Clinical contracts may be issued covering one or more localities within Devon - north, south, east, west. To submit an expression of interest, providers are asked to firstly register on via this link https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Once registered, interested parties are asked to complete the expression of interest by way of an MS Forms questionnaire. The MS Forms questionnaire link can be found within the supplier documents section within the project in Atamis. The deadline for Interested parties to complete the expression of interest by way of an MS Forms questionnaire is Friday 25th August 2023 at 12 midday BST. Additional information: If you experience any difficulties completing this questionnaire or registering on Atamis, please contact scwcsu.clinical.procurement@nhs.net Please note a completed expression of interest form submitted via MS Forms is the only accepted method of expressing an interest (correspondence received by any other route will not be responded to). Expressions of interest will be treated as commercial in confidence and responses will not be evaluated or used in the potential procurement. Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the documentation (including MS Forms questionnaire link), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page. If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit an expression of interest. This notice is an information gathering exercise rather than a call for competition in its own right, and therefore publication or response does not commit the Authority or respondents to a future procurement, nor provide any process exemptions or preferential treatment to any parties expressing an interest. The Authority will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this exercise. The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77). This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3e02ab9-c80a-4c16-a6d3-1026565a854a
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£350,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
25 Aug 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Sep 2023 - 31 Oct 2024 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
Garry Mitchell
Contact Email
scwcsu.clinical.procurement@nhs.net
Contact Phone
07867199197

Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX2 4QD
Post Town
Exeter
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Newtown and St Leonard's
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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