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title: "Somerset Integrated Care Board - Home Oxygen Service - Assessment and Review and Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service"
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# Somerset Integrated Care Board - Home Oxygen Service - Assessment and Review and Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service

Buyer: NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f2b4c04a-4f78-4a84-b6aa-917b9c68fb3b

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## Summary

The NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit is conducting a tender process for the Somerset Integrated Care Board's requirement of Home Oxygen Service - Assessment and Review and Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service in South West, United Kingdom. The procurement stage is 'Open Procedure', with the tender closing on 5th April 2023. The contracts for the services have an initial term of 2 years, extendable for another 2 years, with a total combined value of £966,000.

This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses in the healthcare sector, especially those offering community healthcare services, to compete and secure contracts for providing Home Oxygen Service and Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to participate in this tender process. The transparent process will be carried out in line with the Light Touch Regime outlined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, ensuring equal treatment for all bidders and a fair evaluation process.

## Notice

Somerset Integrated Care Board seeks to commission Home Oxygen Service - Assessment and Review and Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services for patients registered with a Somerset GP. The service is being procured as two separate lots within a single process. Suppliers are invited to bid for one or more of the following: Lot 1: Home Oxygen Service - Assessment and Review The aim of this service is to deliver a high quality, safe and effective community service that ensures home oxygen therapy is appropriately prescribed to patients with clinical need whilst ensuring service prescribers, users and their carers are well informed about the nature, scope and capability of the service and that provision is evidence based, clinical led and continually strives to improve outcomes. Lot 2: Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service The aim of the service is to promote and embed pulmonary rehabilitation as an essential component in the management of patients with COPD and other chronic respiratory conditions within a high quality, safe and effective environment. The contracts will be for an initial term of 2 years, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 2 years. The available budget per annum, exclusive of recoverable VAT is: Lot 1: Home Oxygen Service - Assessment and Review: PS229,000 Lot 2: Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service: PS254,000 This gives a total contractual value for the combined service of PS966,000 This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Additional information: Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'Live Opportunities' list on the e-procurement system, Atamis, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome 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). The tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services. Neither the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority ("Open", "Restricted", "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation", "Competitive Dialogue" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations. The Contracting Authority intends to voluntarily observe the award decision notices provisions and 10 day standstill period described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0cebe33b-f8f5-4b7a-b731-4bc0f4056cb9 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Apr 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2023 - 30 Sep 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,932,000 |
| 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 | NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Locality | YEOVIL |
| Post town | Bath |
| Postcode | BA22 8HR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Brympton |
| Westminster constituency | Yeovil |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 6 Mar 2023 at 13:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0cebe33b-f8f5-4b7a-b731-4bc0f4056cb9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0cebe33b-f8f5-4b7a-b731-4bc0f4056cb9
  6th March 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

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