Planning

East of England Region Home Oxygen Service - Market Engagement Event

NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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Planning

01 Sep 2023 at 15:01

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board has planned a market engagement event for the East of England Region Home Oxygen Service contract opportunity. The event will be broadcast via Microsoft Teams on Monday 18th September 2023. Interested providers must complete a booking form via the eProcurement portal by 10am on Wednesday 13th September 2023. The main procurement category is services relating to oxygen-therapy services. Following the market engagement event, the next key dates include the release of procurement documents on 3rd October 2023 and the submission deadline on 6th November 2023.

This tender offers an opportunity for businesses in the medical gases and oxygen supply industry to compete for the East of England Region Home Oxygen Service contract. Businesses providing services such as oxygen therapy units, medical breathing devices, and gas cylinders may find this tender relevant. The procurement process involves a series of stages including market engagement, release of procurement documents, submission, and contract award. Interested businesses must comply with the indicated timeline and requirements to participate successfully in this procurement process.

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Notice Title

East of England Region Home Oxygen Service - Market Engagement Event

Notice Description

This is a Prior Information Notice for information only, to communicate that the above named NHS Commissioning Integrated Care Boards (herein "the Authority") invites interested providers to attend a virtual market engagement event for the East of England Region Home Oxygen Service contract opportunity, which will be broadcast via Microsoft (MS) Teams on Monday 18th September 2023.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a Prior Information Notice for information only, to communicate that the Authority invites interested providers to attend a virtual market engagement event for the East of England Region Home Oxygen Service contract opportunity, which will be broadcast via Microsoft (MS) Teams Live Event on Monday 18th September 2023. The "Services" will comprise of the following components: (a) Responding to Home Oxygen Order Forms (HOOFs) for the Installation and Supply of Equipment, including identifying and providing the agreed equipment, facilities and services required to meet all the requirements set out in the contract and the Home Oxygen Service Specification. (b) The ongoing risk assessments and servicing of equipment. (c) the removal of Equipment for deducted patients E.g., upon request from a clinician (i.e., Relocation, safety incidents or deceased patients). (d) Proactively checking for deceased patients and remove from the billing reports. (e) Routinely recording electricity usage during risk assessment / servicing visits. Identifying and processing the re-imbursement of electricity costs. (f) Providing business management information as set out within the Contract. (g) Installation of equipment and the provision of consumables related to home oxygen supply to service users. (h) Provision of a portal which complies with the minimum requirements set out within the Portal Service Specification contained within the tender documents. (i) The service will be delivered 7 days a week to support patients being discharged from hospital during weekends and bank holidays and reduce the requirement for urgent 4-hour Home Oxygen Order Forms (HOOFs). The Live Event will occur on Monday 18th September 2023, from 10:45am to 11:35am. The format of the Live Event will be a presentation from the Commissioners (10:45am - 11:15:am) followed by a question and answer session (11:15 - 11:35am). All organisations wishing to attend the event must complete a booking form via the eProcurement portal no later than 10am on Wednesday 13th September 2023. The link to enable you to access the Live Event will be provided via the eProcurement Portal Message System, 48 hours prior to the event. A Microsoft Live Event - Instructions on how to Access' document can be found in the Buyer Attachment area within the Portal. To access the booking form please go to the eProcurement Portal at: https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk. Click on 'Register here' and follow the on-screen instructions. You can access 'sq_95 - East of England Region Home Oxygen Service - Market Engagement Event' by clicking on the link called 'View current opportunities' on the Home Page. Please note that a Booking will not be accepted by any means other than through the e-Procurement Portal. Should you require any information regarding this event please contact the email address available in this Notice. PRCOURMENT TIMELINE This section provides an overview of the procurement process. The following sets out a summary of this process and an indicative timetable. It should be noted that the dates are expected dates at the time of issuing the Invitation to Tender (ITT) and may be subject to change. - Market Engagement Event as indicated above (18 September 2023) - Advert and release of the procurement documents (3 October 2023) - Submission deadline (6 November 2023) - Bidders informed of outcome (1 March 2024) - Contract Start (1 October 2024) In order to run a robust procurement process, and to ensure continuity of service, the existing contract with the incumbent provider will be extended from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024. The ICBs will rely on regulation 71(2)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The target date when the new contract will 'go live' is 1 October 2024 (as indicated above).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f935
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025881-2023
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

24 - Chemical products

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

42 - Industrial machinery

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

24111500 - Medical gases

24111900 - Oxygen

33157000 - Gas-therapy and respiratory devices

33157110 - Oxygen mask

33157200 - Oxygen kits

33157400 - Medical breathing devices

33157810 - Oxygen therapy unit

42996600 - Oxygenation equipment

44611100 - Air cylinders

44611110 - Compressed-air cylinders

44611200 - Breathing apparatus

44612100 - Gas cylinders

85111700 - Oxygen-therapy services

85141210 - Home medical treatment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Aug 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Additional Buyers

NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

NHS CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Postcode
AL8 6JL
Post Town
St Albans
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH21 Luton
Delivery Location
TLH East (England)

Local Authority
Luton
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire

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