Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Contact
Carol Chapman
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE42 - Leeds
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Private Patient Service
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85110000 - Hospital and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
LTHT is considering options to enable the successful development and delivery of its private patient business. The Trust’s objectives in enhancing its private patient offering are to:
1. Offer patients the opportunity to receive private healthcare on an LTHT site;
2. Support LTHT clinical teams who provide private healthcare to do so on an LTHT site;
3. Create an income generation source which will allow money to be reinvested in NHS staff, care and services.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE42 - Leeds
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Background to the Trust
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is one of the largest and busiest acute hospital trusts in the UK. The Trust has a budget of £1.4 billion and employs more than 21,000 staff. Last year, it treated more than 1.7 million patients.
The Trust’s care and clinical expertise is delivered from seven hospitals on five sites, all of which support the Trust’s vision to be the best for specialist and integrated care.
LTHT plays an important role in the training and education of medical, nursing and dental students, and is a centre for world-class research, innovation and pioneering new treatments.
Our hospital sites are:
• Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) including the Leeds Children’s Hospital and Leeds Dental Institute
• St James’s University Hospital (including Leeds Cancer Centre) (SJUH)
• Seacroft Hospital
• Wharfedale Hospital
• Chapel Allerton Hospital.
The two main acute sites are the LGI and SJUH with supported plans to redevelop the LGI with two new hospitals (Adult and Childrens) as well as create an Innovation Village with a focus on health-tech, supporting Leeds City Council’s plans for an Innovation Arc in Leeds.
Background to the market engagement exercise
LTHT is considering options to enable the successful development and delivery of its private patient business. The Trust’s objectives in enhancing its private patient offering are to:
1. Offer patients the opportunity to receive private healthcare on an LTHT site;
2. Support LTHT clinical teams who provide private healthcare to do so on an LTHT site;
3. Create an income generation source which will allow money to be reinvested in NHS staff, care and services.
One option under consideration is to collaborate with a private hospital operator (or potentially more than one operator, if different relationships are deemed to be beneficial for specific specialties/ sites).
The Trust’s research suggests a strong market opportunity for a private patient service offering specialist care at St James’ University Hospital site (SJUH).
LTHT’s strategy is to engage with private hospital operators who may be interested in such a collaboration and as such is engaging with the market in order to understand:
- The market’s view of the opportunities associated with private patient work in Leeds;
- The extent to which UK and international private hospital groups are interested in collaborating with the Trust to jointly progress a successful long-term private patient business across specific or all LTHT’s clinical specialties and sites;
- What benefits organisations believe they can bring which would result in a successful private patient business with LTHT;
- In broad terms, what type of commercial and operational structures would be most attractive to potential operators.
two.2.14) Additional information
Background to the market engagement exercise
LTHT is considering options to enable the successful development and delivery of its private patient business. The Trust’s objectives in enhancing its private patient offering are to:
1. Offer patients the opportunity to receive private healthcare on an LTHT site;
2. Support LTHT clinical teams who provide private healthcare to do so on an LTHT site;
3. Create an income generation source which will allow money to be reinvested in NHS staff, care and services.
One option under consideration is to collaborate with a private hospital operator (or potentially more than one operator, if different relationships are deemed to be beneficial for specific specialties/ sites).
The Trust’s research suggests a strong market opportunity for a private patient service offering specialist care at St James’ University Hospital site (SJUH).
LTHT’s strategy is to engage with private hospital operators who may be interested in such a collaboration and as such is engaging with the market in order to understand:
- The market’s view of the opportunities associated with private patient work in Leeds;
- The extent to which UK and international private hospital groups are interested in collaborating with the Trust to jointly progress a successful long-term private patient business across specific or all LTHT’s clinical specialties and sites;
- What benefits organisations believe they can bring which would result in a successful private patient business with LTHT;
- In broad terms, what type of commercial and operational structures would be most attractive to potential operators.
Purpose of this PIN
The purpose of this PIN is to raise the profile of, and to generate and assess interest of the private sector in, the Private Patient opportunities at LTHT. This document sets out some preliminary questions which LTHT would welcome a response from potentially interested parties and the opportunity to discuss this further as appropriate.
Process
Parties who have registered interest in respect of the Prior Information Notice (PIN) are asked to complete the Questionnaire included in Appendix 1 and to return the response via the Atamis link to this PIN by 9 February 2024
Respondents are asked not to include any promotional or other material when submitting their response to the Questionnaire.
This Questionnaire is associated with a Prior Information Notice (PIN) and as such there is no obligation between the Trust and any party.
Should LTHT wish to understand the organisation’s response to the Questionnaire further, LTHT may request an initial exploratory meeting and/or respond in writing. Any exploratory meeting will be held as soon as practicable, the aim being March 2024. LTHT expects to conduct any exploratory meetings in an informal but focussed manner. Time will be used to ensure productive dialogue and debate.
At this point in the process, potentially interested parties are asked to not approach LTHT consultants or other LTHT staff to discuss this potential opportunity. If there are specific clarifications required on the Trust’s Questionnaire, please contact the Trust’s team via Atamis and if relevant such clarification may be shared with parties who have responded to the PIN.
Following this market engagement process:
• LTHT may decide to embark on a process to procure a partner (or possibly different partners for different sites/ specialties); or
• LTHT may decide not to commence such a procurement process.
The Trust asks the market to appreciate that the main reasons for this engagement are to understand market interest, view of the opportunity and potential commercial arrangements that would be acceptable in the market. Should the Trust pursue a process to procure a partner, it will be issuing contractual terms against which bidders will be assessed. Therefore providing a response will assist with the Trust in developing such terms. LTHT also wish to confirm that anything discussed during the market engagement process will not have a bearing on the evaluation of parties during any subsequent process.
A future procurement process is likely to involve at least two phases:
- A pre-qualification and shortlisting phase, where LTHT will seek evidence of organisation’s financial capacity to fund the development of the private patient facility, invest in services and be able to commit to staff resources, along with evidence of their track record of developing successful private patient services;
- A dialogue phase, aiming to select a preferred partner and enter into a contract.
Confidentiality
Respondents should be aware that, whilst the LTHT shall use its reasonable endeavours to hold information submitted to LTHT as confidential information or commercial information (where such categorisation or marking is indicated by the respondent at the time when such information is submitted to LTHT), this shall be subject to LTHT’s obligations under law and may need to be disclosed and published by LTHT.
Costs
LTHT shall have no liability for any costs howsoever incurred by those participating in this market engagement process.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
16 January 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes