Planning

Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service (DICES) - Market Engagement

NHS DERBY & DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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Planning

20 Dec 2024 at 16:29

Summary of the contracting process

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board is initiating a procurement process for the Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service (DICES). This market engagement exercise, classified under the health and social work services category, invites providers to participate in a virtual event on 20th January 2025, with registration closing on 15th January 2025. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a focus on delivering an integrated community equipment service in Derby, UK. This involves the logistics of supplying, collecting, and maintaining equipment prescribed to patients. The anticipated budget for this service is approximately £2.5 million per annum, and the service will operate under a cost and volume contract model, with payment based on delivered activities.

This tender presents significant opportunities for providers specialising in health and social care logistics, particularly those experienced in managing and maintaining medical equipment. Participating in the market engagement event can help businesses understand the requirements and framework of this service, allowing them to tailor their proposals effectively. Suitable businesses include those with robust logistical capabilities, experience in health service delivery, and the capacity to work within established clinical governance frameworks. Engaging in this process also enables businesses to network with the NHS, potentially opening doors for future collaborations.

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Notice Title

Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service (DICES) - Market Engagement

Notice Description

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) are inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers who can deliver an Integrated Community Equipment Service to the patient population of Derby to participate in a market engagement exercise which will include a virtual market engagement event and a request for providers to complete and submit a market engagement questionnaire, via the Atamis e-tendering portal.<br/><br/>The market engagement event will be held virtually on Monday 20th January 2025 (11:00-12:00).<br/><br/>Providers wishing to attend the virtual market engagement event will need to submit a request via the Atamis e-tendering portal. Further instructions in relation to accessing the Atamis e-tendering portal can be found later in this notice.<br/><br/>The deadline for registration to attend the event and submitting a completed market engagement questionnaire is 17:00 on Wednesday 15th January 2025.<br/><br/>Please note this is a market testing exercise and does not commit the ICB to carry out any further procurement process. <br/><br/>Any and all information/documents included in this notice, or that are made available as part of this engagement exercise, are draft and subject to change. All timeframes are indicative and also subject to change.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Derby Integrated Community Equipment Service (DICES) provides a range of equipment on loan to people of all ages ordinarily resident in the city of Derby, following assessment and prescription by a recognised prescriber.

The service being commissioned relates to the logistics of supplying, collecting and maintaining the equipment. Clinical input to the service is provided through the pool of recognised prescribers, a clinical commissioning function provided by DDICB, and a multi-agency Equipment Review Group. The provider will work within this framework, ensuring that the agreed clinical governance arrangements, both for individual items of equipment and strategic decisions about the equipment to be provided/policies and procedures for equipment provision, are followed appropriately.

As part of this market engagement, the following information/documents have been made available to providers via the Atamis e-tendering portal:

1. Draft Service Specification
2. Indicative Annual Activity
3. Market Engagement - Provider Questionnaire Document (Providers are requested to complete and submit via the Atamis portal messaging system, relating to 'project' C326749).

The maximum budget relating to the service is anticipated to be circa PS2.5m per annum.

It is currently anticipated that the contract/price model will be cost and volume with payment based on activity delivered. Additional information: To Register your Interest in attending the Market Engagement Event and/or obtain additional information relating to the service, please use the following Atamis e-tendering portal Link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, and search for Project reference: C326749.


Providers are required to register their interest in attending the Market Engagement Event via the messaging functionality within the Atamis portal.
The Commissioner would also be grateful if potential providers could complete the questionnaire (available via the e-tendering portal) and submit via the messaging functionality within the portal.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cc5d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041286-2024
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

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£12,500,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Dec 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
7 Feb 2025Expired
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 DERBY & DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
richard.ward11@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
DERBY
Postcode
DE1 2FS
Post Town
Derby
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF11 Derby
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Derby
Electoral Ward
Darley
Westminster Constituency
Derby South

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