Tender

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

NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

10 Oct 2023 at 16:03

Tender Notice
Planning

09 Aug 2023 at 10:55

Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB) is tendering for the Provision of Services for Out of Hours GP Support to Devon Community Hospitals in the South and West Regions. The service aims to provide urgent primary care support during out-of-hours periods, serving specific hospitals in Devon. The contract is set to start on 2nd December 2023, with a total financial envelope of £190,000 per annum. Interested parties must submit their proposals by the deadline of 24th October 2023.

This tender by the NHS offers opportunities for businesses in the health and social work services sector, particularly SMEs and VCSEs. Companies with expertise in providing urgent primary care support within a hospital setting would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement process follows an open procedure below threshold, providing a transparent and fair opportunity for all prospective bidders to participate.

Find more tenders on our Open Data Platform.
How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

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

Notice Description

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB) seeks to commission a Provision of Services for Out of Hours GP Support to Devon Community Hospitals - South and West Regions. The service will be provided to patients residing as in-patients in the following Devon Community Hospitals. West Devon Tavistock Hospital, Spring Hill, Tavistock Kingsbridge Hospital, Plymouth Road, Kingsbridge South Devon Brixham Community Hospital, Greenswood Road, Brixham Dawlish Community Hospital, Barton Terrace, Dawlish Newton Abbot Community Hospital, West Golds Road, Jetty Marsh, Newton Abbot Totnes Community Hospital, Coronation Road, Totnes 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 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. Contract Terms The Initial contract duration will be for 6 months with an optional extension of up to 6 months with services due to commence on the 2nd of December 2023. Financial Envelope There is a set Finance Envelope of PS190,000 per annum. The Financial envelope is PS95,000 for the initial 6 months and then up to a further PS95,000 for the up to 6 months extension. The envelope is exclusive of VAT as the service is exempt. Contract. The Commissioner will be contracting for the services using the NHS Standard Clinical Contract (long form) 2023/24 version. The draft Contract can be found within the ITT documents within Atamis and Bidders must carefully study these documents to ensure they are familiar with the obligations on them should they be awarded a Contract. The closing date for submissions is 12 noon on the 24th of October 2023 Atamis: Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please search for the project "NHS Devon ICB Out of Hours GP Support to Devon Community Hospitals" or contract reference C216033 Additional information: Atamis: Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome 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). The tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services. Neither the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority ("Open", "Restricted", "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation", "Competitive Dialogue" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations. The Contracting Authority intends to voluntarily observe the award decision notices provisions and 10 day standstill period described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a71fbef2-281f-48e9-8e13-57449e822e14
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40d9d0b9-f41e-4c1c-ad1b-e242758ea88a
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below 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 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 Oct 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
9 Aug 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Dec 2023 - 1 Dec 2024 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 SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

Download

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts. 

{
    "tag": [
        "compiled"
    ],
    "id": "ocds-b5fd17-a71fbef2-281f-48e9-8e13-57449e822e14-2023-10-10T17:03:53+01:00",
    "date": "2023-10-10T17:03:53+01:00",
    "ocid": "ocds-b5fd17-a71fbef2-281f-48e9-8e13-57449e822e14",
    "language": "en",
    "initiationType": "tender",
    "planning": {
        "budget": {
            "budgetBreakdown": [
                {
                    "id": "1",
                    "period": {
                        "startDate": "2023-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
                        "endDate": "2024-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
                    },
                    "description": "2023/2024",
                    "amount": {
                        "amount": 175000,
                        "currency": "GBP"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": "2",
                    "period": {
                        "startDate": "2024-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
                        "endDate": "2025-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
                    },
                    "description": "2024/2025",
                    "amount": {
                        "amount": 175000,
                        "currency": "GBP"
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "documentType": "plannedProcurementNotice",
                "description": "Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/46fe5099-2704-4f3a-9f3d-dbd6694f9a81",
                "datePublished": "2023-08-09T11:55:37+01:00",
                "format": "text/html",
                "language": "en"
            }
        ]
    },
    "tender": {
        "id": "Atamis Project Ref - C216033",
        "title": "NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB) Provision of Services for Out of Hours GP Support to Devon Community Hospitals (South and West Regions)",
        "description": "NHS Devon Integrated Care Board (ICB) seeks to commission a Provision of Services for Out of Hours GP Support to Devon Community Hospitals - South and West Regions. The service will be provided to patients residing as in-patients in the following Devon Community Hospitals. West Devon Tavistock Hospital, Spring Hill, Tavistock Kingsbridge Hospital, Plymouth Road, Kingsbridge South Devon Brixham Community Hospital, Greenswood Road, Brixham Dawlish Community Hospital, Barton Terrace, Dawlish Newton Abbot Community Hospital, West Golds Road, Jetty Marsh, Newton Abbot Totnes Community Hospital, Coronation Road, Totnes 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 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. Contract Terms The Initial contract duration will be for 6 months with an optional extension of up to 6 months with services due to commence on the 2nd of December 2023. Financial Envelope There is a set Finance Envelope of PS190,000 per annum. The Financial envelope is PS95,000 for the initial 6 months and then up to a further PS95,000 for the up to 6 months extension. The envelope is exclusive of VAT as the service is exempt. Contract. The Commissioner will be contracting for the services using the NHS Standard Clinical Contract (long form) 2023/24 version. The draft Contract can be found within the ITT documents within Atamis and Bidders must carefully study these documents to ensure they are familiar with the obligations on them should they be awarded a Contract. The closing date for submissions is 12 noon on the 24th of October 2023 Atamis: Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please search for the project \"NHS Devon ICB Out of Hours GP Support to Devon Community Hospitals\" or contract reference C216033 Additional information: Atamis: Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome 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). The tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services. Neither the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority (\"Open\", \"Restricted\", \"Competitive Procedure with Negotiation\", \"Competitive Dialogue\" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations. The Contracting Authority intends to voluntarily observe the award decision notices provisions and 10 day standstill period described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations",
        "status": "active",
        "classification": {
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "id": "85000000",
            "description": "Health and social work services"
        },
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "deliveryAddresses": [
                    {
                        "region": "South West",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    },
                    {
                        "region": "South West",
                        "countryName": "United Kingdom"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "minValue": {
            "amount": 200000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "value": {
            "amount": 350000,
            "currency": "GBP"
        },
        "procurementMethod": "open",
        "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure (below threshold)",
        "communication": {
            "futureNoticeDate": "2023-08-09T23:59:59+01:00"
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
            "startDate": "2023-12-02T00:00:00Z",
            "endDate": "2024-12-01T23:59:59Z"
        },
        "suitability": {
            "sme": true,
            "vcse": true
        },
        "datePublished": "2023-10-10T17:03:53+01:00",
        "tenderPeriod": {
            "endDate": "2023-10-24T12:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
        "documents": [
            {
                "id": "1",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder",
                "url": "https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40d9d0b9-f41e-4c1c-ad1b-e242758ea88a",
                "datePublished": "2023-10-10T17:03:53+01:00",
                "format": "text/html",
                "language": "en"
            },
            {
                "id": "2",
                "documentType": "tenderNotice",
                "description": "Atamis e-procurement link",
                "url": "https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome"
            }
        ]
    },
    "parties": [
        {
            "id": "GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/FDEK7nf7",
            "name": "NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT",
            "identifier": {
                "legalName": "NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT",
                "scheme": "GB-SRS",
                "id": "sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/FDEK7nf7"
            },
            "address": {
                "streetAddress": "County Hall, Topsham Road",
                "locality": "Exeter",
                "postalCode": "EX2 4QD",
                "countryName": "United Kingdom"
            },
            "contactPoint": {
                "name": "Garry Mitchell, Deputy Director of Procurement, South, Central and west Commissioning Support Unit",
                "email": "scwcsu.clinical.procurement@nhs.net"
            },
            "roles": [
                "buyer"
            ],
            "details": {
                "url": "https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome"
            }
        }
    ],
    "buyer": {
        "id": "GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/FDEK7nf7",
        "name": "NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT"
    }
}