Planning

NHS Cheshire & Merseyside - Intermediate Care Beds

NHS CHESHIRE & MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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Planning

14 Apr 2023 at 13:39

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board is planning a procurement process for Intermediate Care Beds services in the Southport & Formby area of Sefton Place. The procurement stage is in the planning phase, with an engagement end date set for 9th May 2023. The potential contract value is approximately £2,200,000 per year, with a contract duration of 2 years and the possibility of a 1-year extension. The procurement falls under the category of Residential nursing care services in the CPV classification.

This tender by the NHS offers an opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs interested in delivering Intermediate Care Beds services to patients in the specified area. Businesses capable of providing healthcare services in the region are encouraged to express their interest. The lead commissioner will use the feedback from this initial stage to decide on the next steps, which could include a formal procurement tender. Any appointed provider will be contracted to deliver services using the Standard NHS Provision of Services contract.

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Notice Title

NHS Cheshire & Merseyside - Intermediate Care Beds

Notice Description

The Authority is looking to gain Expressions of Interest (EoIs) providers who could be interested in delivering an Intermediate Care Beds Service to patients in the Southport & Formby area of Sefton Place. The Authority is looking to potentially commission up to 35 beds to be located in the Southport & Formby area of Sefton Place and ideally on one site. Any interested organisation needs to visit https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome to complete a short questionnaire regarding delivery of the service in Sefton Place. This information will inform and assist the ICB in forming its Commissioning Intentions for these services. The potential contract will be valued at approximately PS2,200,000 per year; and the contract duration will be for 2 years with the potential to extend for a further 1-year period. The Authority would welcome the opportunity for potential Providers to complete the Expressions of Interest, so Commissioners are able to ascertain the current provider market. This information will inform and assist the Commissioners in forming their Commissioning Intentions for Intermediate Care Beds. The Authority is only seeking expressions of interest from Providers who are genuinely capable and attracted to this potential opportunity. Please only express an interest if you have the relevant authority to do so on behalf of your Provider. The lead commissioner will use the information from the Expression of Interest feedback to inform any future decisions in relation to commissioning of these services with the potential to proceed to a formal procurement tender. If only one Expression of Interest is received, this may inform the lead commissioner that a procurement is not required and no further call for competition will be made. The lead commissioner may take the decision to make a directly awarded contract (following due diligence) to a suitably qualified and competent provider based on the service specification and financial envelope detailed in this call for Expressions of Interest. If a procurement tender process is conducted, full details of how to access the tender will be advertised in line with national requirements at that time and also be provided to any provider who has responded to this call for Expressions of Interest. Following a procurement process, any appointed provider would be contracted to deliver the service using the Standard NHS Provision of Services contract and the contractual requirements would be provided as part of the tender process. Additional information: This procurement is for Social and other specific 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') http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made Accordingly, the Contracting Authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made The Contracting Authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the Contracting Authority is following is set out in the procurement documents. As the Authority 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. If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public-sector body detailed within this notice, wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-993dbb5a-ec54-4275-90c7-eb114a36ba3e
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6f77c888-2d9d-4c47-8f22-de565d5f5d03
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85144100 - Residential nursing care services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,200,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
9 May 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS CHESHIRE & MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 4BL
Post Town
Liverpool
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Festival Gardens
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

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