--- title: "North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Improving Access to Healthcare for the Homeless" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6d996d34-2340-4469-a7e4-b29f880a7c10" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6d996d34-2340-4469-a7e4-b29f880a7c10" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6d996d34-2340-4469-a7e4-b29f880a7c10.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6d996d34-2340-4469-a7e4-b29f880a7c10.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "MIDLANDS & LANCASHIRE C S U" published: "2018-06-28" --- # North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Improving Access to Healthcare for the Homeless Buyer: MIDLANDS & LANCASHIRE C S U Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6d996d34-2340-4469-a7e4-b29f880a7c10 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6d996d34-2340-4469-a7e4-b29f880a7c10) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6d996d34-2340-4469-a7e4-b29f880a7c10.json) ## Summary The Midlands & Lancashire CSU is procuring a service titled "North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Improving Access to Healthcare for the Homeless." This tender aims to enhance healthcare access for the homeless population in Northern Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent, requiring highly skilled nursing staff to deliver both physical and mental health interventions. The procurement process is currently in the Tender stage, with bids due by 25th July 2018. The contract is set to commence on 1st October 2018 and will last for two years, totalling a fixed value of £94,000 for the entire duration. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in healthcare services, particularly those with experience in outreach programmes for vulnerable populations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be particularly well-suited to compete. The collaborative nature of the service delivery will require bidders to work effectively with local partner organisations, making it essential for interested businesses to demonstrate their capability in providing coordinated healthcare solutions. ## Notice North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent CCGs wish to procure a service to improve access to healthcare services for the homeless population within Northern Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent. The service shall provide qualified nursing support, on an outreach basis within community locations suitable for the local homeless population. The service will need to provide a range of interventions that span physical and mental health and will require highly skilled and experienced staff. The service will need to work closely with local partner organisations to ensure a coordinated multi-agency response for this complex patient group. Commissioners have set a fixed value for this contract of PS47,000 per annum. Therefore the fixed value for the two year life of the contract will be PS94,000. This will not be advertised in OJEU as the value is below the required threshold. To register interest and download the ITT documentation you will need to follow these steps: To register on the portal, go to: https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk Follow instructions from there. You will need to access MLCSU ITT 571 Specialist Homeless Health Co-ordination Service. 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 Annex 1. 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. Additional information: When this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services. Any other public sector body wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body. The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the course of the tender process. This exercise will be conducted on the Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk i) Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register. Ii) Once registered, candidates must submit your reply on the website and by email by the deadline stated. For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the BravoSolution Help-desk on +44 8003684850 or E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk. 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a2dc98d-94d9-4ea0-8c5a-520492e70648 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Jun 2018 | | Submission deadline | 25 Jul 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MIDLANDS & LANCASHIRE C S U | | Locality | STOKE ON TRENT | | Post town | Stoke-on-Trent | | Postcode | ST4 4LX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire | | ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent | | Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent | | Electoral ward | Fenton West & Mount Pleasant | | Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 28 Jun 2018 at 13:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a2dc98d-94d9-4ea0-8c5a-520492e70648 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9a2dc98d-94d9-4ea0-8c5a-520492e70648 28th June 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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