Tender

Opportunity Notice for End of Life Nursing Home Primary Providers Procurement in Worcestershire

NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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Tender

08 Jan 2020 at 15:56

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit is currently seeking proposals for the "Opportunity Notice for End of Life Nursing Home Primary Providers Procurement in Worcestershire." This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is crucial for establishing an end-of-life care service in designated nursing homes across Worcestershire. The tender is at the planning stage, with submissions due by 13:00 on 10th February 2020. The contract, valued at £1,420,000, will commence on 1st May 2020 and can extend for an additional year at the commissioners' request.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those with expertise in palliative care and nursing home provisions. Organisations that can demonstrate the necessary capacity and capability to deliver personalised care in a community setting, along with experience in collaborating with healthcare practitioners, would be well-suited to participate in this tender. The open procurement method encourages competition among a diverse range of providers, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs).

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Opportunity Notice for End of Life Nursing Home Primary Providers Procurement in Worcestershire

Notice Description

This is a call for competition. NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (ML CSU) on behalf of NHS Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Groups (NHS WCCGs); South Worcestershire CCG, Wyre Forest CCG and Redditch & Bromsgrove CCG are commissioning an End of Life Service in Designated Care Homes across Worcestershire. The Commissioners wish to receive responses to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) 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 aim of the service is to provide personalised care, delegated by a Registered Nurse supported by wider MDT and palliative care services as appropriate, responding to the need of the patient and family members. The objectives and expected outcomes are: * Provide consistent high-quality end of life care to patients and family members, by staff that have received end of life care training. * Enable patients at end of life to be cared for in a nursing home if that is their preferred place of care until the end of their life. * Prevent avoidable admissions and readmissions to acute hospital care and to ensure good communication and a shared understanding of the patient's needs and care amongst health care practitioners. * Enable rapid (same day) discharge from the acute hospitals for patients at the end of life * Support integrated teams by providing rapidly accessible care to patients at the end of life for patients cared for in a community setting. * Remove the current requirement for families to locate and view a Nursing home of their choice. * To deliver placements that is efficient, reliable and cost effective. The Contract shall be for a term of two (2) years from the Service start date with the possibility of extending the term by another 12 months beyond the initial contracted term at Commissioners' request. The service will be commissioned via an open procurement process advertised to all providers which is proportionate to the value and complexity of the service and contract. The ITT will be live on the 8th January 2020 on M&L CSU Bravo portal (see below) and it will have a deadline for submissions of 13:00 on the 10th February 2020. Clarifications may be asked during the procurement process up to a week before the ITT deadline, i.e. the deadline for submitting clarification questions on the tender is 17:00 5th February 2020. 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. Please see next page for instructions on how to register on the portal. (to register on the ML CSU Bravo portal please see instructions on the following page). Additional information: "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). 2) Once registered, candidates must Express their Interest by: a) logging into the

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d55d8283-8ea5-4772-97eb-937e4eee4adf
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9621dcd6-d0e4-49b6-967e-f684525b13b2
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
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
£1,420,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jan 20206 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Feb 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Apr 2020 - 30 Apr 2022 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
Paulo Cabral
Contact Email
paulo.cabral@nhs.net
Contact Phone
0121 611 0106

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
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Cannock Chase
Electoral Ward
Western Springs
Westminster Constituency
Cannock Chase

Further Information

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