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25 Jul 2022 at 16:42

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Devon Integrated Care Board is currently conducting a tender process for the "Home Oxygen Service for the South-West Region", which falls under the healthcare services industry category. This procurement is classified as an open procedure, with submissions to be made electronically. The tender period is set to conclude on 2nd September 2022, with services expected to commence on 1st October 2023. The total contract value is approximately £100.19 million and encompasses multiple Integrated Care Boards within the South-West of England, aiming to provide essential oxygen equipment and related services to residents in the area.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those involved in medical equipment supply, installation, and support. Companies that can deliver high-quality, innovative solutions with a focus on sustainability and cost efficiency would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The requirement for a reliable customer contact centre and comprehensive ongoing service reinforces the necessity for experienced suppliers capable of adapting to the varying needs of service users across the South-West region.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Home Oxygen Service for the South-West Region

Notice Description

NHS Devon Integrated Care Board would like to invite suitably qualified and experienced providers to tender for the provision of a Home Oxygen Service ("the Services") for the South West Region. NHS Devon is seeking to establish a joint contractual arrangement for the Services as Lead Commissioner on behalf of all South-West Integrated Care Boards: * NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board; * NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board; * NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board; * NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board; * NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board; and * NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board. together ("the Commissioners") The Services involve the provision of oxygen equipment, consumables and related services in the homes of service users resident in the South-West of England. This procurement is being administered by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Devon would like to invite suitably qualified and experienced providers to tender for the provision of a Home Oxygen Service for the South West Region. NHS Devon is procuring the Services as Lead Commissioner on behalf of all South-West Integrated Care Boards. The Service involves the provision of oxygen equipment, consumables and related services in the homes of service users resident in the South-West of England. NHS Devon, as lead contracting authority on behalf of 7 Integrated Care Boards, is looking to commission Services that provide: * A high level quality * An innovative and greener NHS service with net zero ambition. * A cost effective and efficient service with flexible delivery and installation that improves quality of life for service users. * Service users are supported to ensure they receive a safe and clinically effective treatment. * An equitable service that reduces or eliminates disparities in health outcomes, with a particular focus on those at greatest risk based on social conditions. The Services the Supplier shall carry out include (but is not limited to) the following: * Provide a Customer Contact Centre staffed appropriately 24 hours a day * To receive and process HOOFs and make contact to arrange delivery; * Supply and install the Equipment as directed by the HOOF; * Train the Service User and/or the Carers and ensure that such training is effective * Provide a User Manual to Service Users and clinicians as appropriate * Re-supply and re-stock oxygen supplies; * Reimbursement of electricity costs for Service User's Accounts using static concentrators including self-fill and Transportable (where it is used as the primary source); * Provide Secondary Supply arrangements for use at alternative premises (e.g. secondary addresses; respite; schools) * Supply and service equipment to HOS-AR where applicable * Service and maintain the Equipment This processed is being administered by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s). Additional information: The Contract will be for an initial term of 7 years, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 3 years (maximum of 10 years), as defined and at the sole discretion of the Commissioner. Services are scheduled to commence on 1st October 2023. 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). NHS Devon reserves the right not to award the opportunity or to award only part (or a different arrangement) of the opportunity described in this contract notice.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0355a0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020216-2022
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
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

42 - Industrial machinery

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

42996600 - Oxygenation equipment

79510000 - Telephone-answering services

85000000 - Health and social work services

85111700 - Oxygen-therapy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,193,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£100,193,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Jul 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 Sep 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
Additional Buyers

NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board

NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board

NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board

NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
EX2 4QD
Postcode Area
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

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