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title: "Home Oxygen Assessment and Review Service - Invitation to Tender"
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# Home Oxygen Assessment and Review Service - Invitation to Tender

Buyer: NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fba9a566-9d89-47a9-b17c-abd3119a1d9d

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## Summary

The North of England Commissioning Support is conducting a procurement process for the provision of Home Oxygen Assessment and Review Service on behalf of the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board. The service will cover locations such as County Durham, Tees Valley, Sunderland, and Gateshead. This procurement is currently in the award stage, and the deadline for tenders is 12 noon on Monday 07 November 2022.

This tender opportunity for the Home Oxygen Assessment and Review Service presents a chance for businesses in the health and social work services sector to participate in a competitive procurement process. Companies with expertise in delivering home oxygen services and a focus on improving economic, social, and environmental well-being would be well-suited to compete. The procurement method is an open procedure above the threshold, ensuring a fair and transparent process for potential suppliers.

## Notice

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for, and on behalf of, NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS NENC ICB) to deliver Home Oxygen Assessment and Review Service for the following locations: * Lot 1: County Durham, including Darlington; * Lot 2: Tees Valley, including Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland; * Lot 3 - Sunderland and South Tyneside; and * Lot 4 - Gateshead. The aim of the service is to provide a Home Oxygen Assessment and Review Service is to ensure that home oxygen is appropriately prescribed to those people who clinically need it. It should ensure that people prescribed oxygen and prescribing clinicians alike are well informed about the nature, scope and capability of the home oxygen service, and that provision is evidence-based, clinically led and continually strives to improve outcomes. The basic principles that mirror those of the open procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of tenderers in accordance with the Light Touch Regime within The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013. Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider: (a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and (b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being. This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend) as such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the In-tend portal. To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the In-tend e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu and follow the registration instructions. Please note that it is free to register on In-tend, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810(Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm). PLEASE NOTE: Tender documentation will be available via In-tend from Wednesday 05 October 2022 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 12 noon on Monday 07 November 2022. Additional information: This procurement will be conducted via the NECS e-tendering system (In-tend) as such there will be no hard copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the In-tend portal. To express an interest in tendering for this procurement, please register on the In-tend e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu and follow the registration instructions. Please note that it is free to register on In-tend, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810(Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm). PLEASE NOTE: Tender documentation will be available via In-tend from Wednesday 05 October 2022 and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 12 noon on Monday 07 November 2022.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/16716a8c-8c30-41c1-8b03-6f6014c18e1c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | 14 Jul 2021 |
| Award date | 12 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £109 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £109 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT |
| Locality | STOCKTON-ON-TEES |
| Post town | Cleveland |
| Postcode | TS17 6BL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees |
| Local authority | Stockton-on-Tees |
| Electoral ward | Mandale & Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Middlesbrough and Thornaby East |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | BAYWATER HEALTHCARE; COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85200000 - Veterinary services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 9 Feb 2023 at 14:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/16716a8c-8c30-41c1-8b03-6f6014c18e1c
- 5 Oct 2022 at 14:37 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/30f39a45-d959-4360-8179-f7b4574f3b06
- 24 Jun 2021 at 13:31 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0b77f7f-3fe0-46a3-a57f-45685ca4d50f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/16716a8c-8c30-41c1-8b03-6f6014c18e1c
  9th February 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/30f39a45-d959-4360-8179-f7b4574f3b06
  5th October 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f0b77f7f-3fe0-46a3-a57f-45685ca4d50f
  24th June 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu

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