--- title: "NHS Continuing Healthcare for Children & Young People for Norfolk & Waveney" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c908" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c908" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c908.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c908.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS ARDEN AND GEM CSU" published: "2023-05-16" --- # NHS Continuing Healthcare for Children & Young People for Norfolk & Waveney Buyer: NHS ARDEN AND GEM CSU Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c908 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c908) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c908.json) ## Summary The NHS Arden and GEM CSU is inviting providers to express interest in delivering NHS Continuing Healthcare for Children & Young People in Norfolk & Waveney. This tender falls under the Health services category and is a services procurement. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender period ending on 25th July 2023. Providers are required to deliver care 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, and the contract is expected to be of zero value but with a duration of 1800 days. This tender presents an opportunity for qualified providers to be included on an 'Any Qualified Provider (AQP) / preferred provider list' for delivering Continuing Care Services in Norfolk and Waveney. Businesses in the health sector providing services for children and young people with continuing care needs would be well-suited to compete. The procurement process is open, with electronic and written submission methods allowed. The tender period ends on 25th July 2023, offering potential growth opportunities for service providers in the specified region. ## Notice Due to a change in e-tendering system utilised by the Contracting Authority, this notice is being published to maintain the principles of the original process and enable providers, who have not already been successfully accredited and awarded a contract following the publication of the initial notice in August 2021 (FTS Ref: 2021/S 000-019083, https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019083-2021), to express an interest and submit an application. Providers who already hold a contract relating to this service do not need to re-submit / re-apply. This Procurement is being advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the "Regulations") to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto (Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services (also known as the "Light Touch Regime"). The Procurement Process is described within the documentation published available via the e-tendering portal. Please refer to section II.2.4 of this notice for instructions of how to access the portal and relevant documentation. The service covers care in Norfolk and Waveney and will be provided for children and young people (Service Users) who have been determined as having a Continuing Care need. The provider will ensure that the services can be provided 365 days per year, 24 hours a day, in accordance with the service Specification and Service User's Care Plan. Any contract awarded as a result of this process will be on a zero value, zero volume basis. ### Lot Information Lot 1 NHS Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express an interest in delivering the Service(s) and being included on an 'Any Qualified Provider (AQP) / preferred provider list', by responding to this opportunity as required and described in this notice, and within the published tender documentation. The service covers care in Norfolk and Waveney for children and young people (Service Users) who have been determined a Continuing Care need. The provider will ensure that the services can be provided 365 days per year, 24 hours a day, in accordance with the service Specification and Service User's Care Plan. Contracts awarded following publication of the initial notice/window relating to this service were for a maximum period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years, commencing on 1st November 2021. Contracts awarded after the 1st November 2021 will be from the point of award until the 31st October 2024, with the option to extend for a further 24 months subject to satisfactory performance. Instructions on how to register on the eProcurement portal and access procurement documentation and further details relating to this process/window can be accessed via the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome And searching for the opportunity using the details below: Project reference: C158602 (Please note, this project number relates to this window only. It will change for each subsequent window opened) Project Name: Children & Young People's Continuing Care Services, Norfolk and Waveney ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013887-2023 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | 25 Jul 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Please refer to Document 11 within procurement documentation. | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1 | | Lots value | £1 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ARDEN AND GEM CSU | | Locality | NORTHAMPTON | | Post town | Northampton | | Postcode | NN3 6BJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire | | Local authority | West Northamptonshire | | Electoral ward | Boothville and Parklands | | Westminster constituency | Northampton North | | Delivery location | TLH1 East Anglia | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 16 May 2023 at 10:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013887-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/ - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019083-2021 - https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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