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title: "East of England Region Home Oxygen Service - Market Engagement Event"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03f935"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2023-09-01"
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# East of England Region Home Oxygen Service - Market Engagement Event

Buyer: NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f935

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## Summary

The NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board has planned a market engagement event for the East of England Region Home Oxygen Service contract opportunity. The event will be broadcast via Microsoft Teams on Monday 18th September 2023. Interested providers must complete a booking form via the eProcurement portal by 10am on Wednesday 13th September 2023. The main procurement category is services relating to oxygen-therapy services. Following the market engagement event, the next key dates include the release of procurement documents on 3rd October 2023 and the submission deadline on 6th November 2023.

This tender offers an opportunity for businesses in the medical gases and oxygen supply industry to compete for the East of England Region Home Oxygen Service contract. Businesses providing services such as oxygen therapy units, medical breathing devices, and gas cylinders may find this tender relevant. The procurement process involves a series of stages including market engagement, release of procurement documents, submission, and contract award. Interested businesses must comply with the indicated timeline and requirements to participate successfully in this procurement process.

## Notice

This is a Prior Information Notice for information only, to communicate that the above named NHS Commissioning Integrated Care Boards (herein "the Authority") invites interested providers to attend a virtual market engagement event for the East of England Region Home Oxygen Service contract opportunity, which will be broadcast via Microsoft (MS) Teams on Monday 18th September 2023.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a Prior Information Notice for information only, to communicate that the Authority invites interested providers to attend a virtual market engagement event for the East of England Region Home Oxygen Service contract opportunity, which will be broadcast via Microsoft (MS) Teams Live Event on Monday 18th September 2023. The "Services" will comprise of the following components: (a) Responding to Home Oxygen Order Forms (HOOFs) for the Installation and Supply of Equipment, including identifying and providing the agreed equipment, facilities and services required to meet all the requirements set out in the contract and the Home Oxygen Service Specification. (b) The ongoing risk assessments and servicing of equipment. (c) the removal of Equipment for deducted patients E.g., upon request from a clinician (i.e., Relocation, safety incidents or deceased patients). (d) Proactively checking for deceased patients and remove from the billing reports. (e) Routinely recording electricity usage during risk assessment / servicing visits. Identifying and processing the re-imbursement of electricity costs. (f) Providing business management information as set out within the Contract. (g) Installation of equipment and the provision of consumables related to home oxygen supply to service users. (h) Provision of a portal which complies with the minimum requirements set out within the Portal Service Specification contained within the tender documents. (i) The service will be delivered 7 days a week to support patients being discharged from hospital during weekends and bank holidays and reduce the requirement for urgent 4-hour Home Oxygen Order Forms (HOOFs). The Live Event will occur on Monday 18th September 2023, from 10:45am to 11:35am. The format of the Live Event will be a presentation from the Commissioners (10:45am - 11:15:am) followed by a question and answer session (11:15 - 11:35am). All organisations wishing to attend the event must complete a booking form via the eProcurement portal no later than 10am on Wednesday 13th September 2023. The link to enable you to access the Live Event will be provided via the eProcurement Portal Message System, 48 hours prior to the event. A Microsoft Live Event - Instructions on how to Access' document can be found in the Buyer Attachment area within the Portal. To access the booking form please go to the eProcurement Portal at: https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk. Click on 'Register here' and follow the on-screen instructions. You can access 'sq_95 - East of England Region Home Oxygen Service - Market Engagement Event' by clicking on the link called 'View current opportunities' on the Home Page. Please note that a Booking will not be accepted by any means other than through the e-Procurement Portal. Should you require any information regarding this event please contact the email address available in this Notice. PRCOURMENT TIMELINE This section provides an overview of the procurement process. The following sets out a summary of this process and an indicative timetable. It should be noted that the dates are expected dates at the time of issuing the Invitation to Tender (ITT) and may be subject to change. - Market Engagement Event as indicated above (18 September 2023) - Advert and release of the procurement documents (3 October 2023) - Submission deadline (6 November 2023) - Bidders informed of outcome (1 March 2024) - Contract Start (1 October 2024) In order to run a robust procurement process, and to ensure continuity of service, the existing contract with the incumbent provider will be extended from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024. The ICBs will rely on regulation 71(2)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The target date when the new contract will 'go live' is 1 October 2024 (as indicated above).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025881-2023 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Aug 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS HERTFORDSHIRE AND WEST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Additional buyers | NHS BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES INTEGRATED CARE BOARD; NHS CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH INTEGRATED CARE BOARD; NHS MID AND SOUTH ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD; NHS NORFOLK AND WAVENEY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD; NHS SUFFOLK AND NORTH EAST ESSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | WELWYN GARDEN CITY |
| Post town | St Albans |
| Postcode | AL8 6JL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH21 Luton |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Luton South and South Bedfordshire |
| Delivery location | TLH East (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 24 - Chemical products
- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 24111500 - Medical gases
- 24111900 - Oxygen
- 33157000 - Gas-therapy and respiratory devices
- 33157110 - Oxygen mask
- 33157200 - Oxygen kits
- 33157400 - Medical breathing devices
- 33157810 - Oxygen therapy unit
- 42996600 - Oxygenation equipment
- 44611100 - Air cylinders
- 44611110 - Compressed-air cylinders
- 44611200 - Breathing apparatus
- 44612100 - Gas cylinders
- 85111700 - Oxygen-therapy services
- 85141210 - Home medical treatment services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2023 at 15:01 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025881-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk/
- https://bedfordshirelutonandmiltonkeynes.icb.nhs.uk/
- https://hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk
- https://improvinglivesnw.org.uk/
- https://midandsouthessex.ics.nhs.uk
- https://suffolkandnortheastessex.icb.nhs.uk/
- https://www.cpics.org.uk/

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