Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services
Frontline Procurement, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Block A, Neath Port Talbot Hospital, Baglan Way.
Baglan
SA12 7BX
Contact
Nicola Craven
Telephone
+44 1639684436
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025 From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025. For New Entrants onto Framework Only. Voluntary Third Sector Framework For Swansea Bay University Health Board.
Reference number
Tender Reference: SBU-OJEU-50022-041-JW-21
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NWSSP Procurement Services is issuing this PIN to notify third sector voluntary organisations of the Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025
From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025. For New Entrants onto Framework Only.
Voluntary Third Sector Framework For Swansea Bay University Health Board. Tender Reference: SBU-OJEU-50022-041-JW-21
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £8,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Voluntary Third Sector Framework For Swansea Bay University Health Board. Tender Reference: SBU-OJEU-50022-041-JW-21
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL18 - Swansea
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Swansea Bay University Health Board currently spends approximately 2 million GBP through Service Level Agreements with Third Sector / voluntary / community organisations to deliver a range of services and support for our population across the local authority areas of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. Services are delivered across the Health Board footprint in the following areas:
Admission Avoidance & Discharge Support
Adult Mental Health Support Services
Cancer and Palliative Care including Children and Young People
Carers
Children and Young People
Emergency Response
General Information, Advice, Support and Counselling
Learning Disability
Lifestyle Change and Population Health
Older People’s Mental Health Services and Dementia
Participation, Coproduction and Facilitation
Stroke
Substance Misuse
Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Sexual Health Services
Green initiative
Transport
The Health Board sees the Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations as a crucial partners in both building community and
individual resilience and in delivering services differently to support people’s well-being and self -care as well as providing services
contributing to the aims of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 and the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act
2015 in providing earlier interventions, more preventative services, accessing care closer to home and improving people’s ability to manage
their own well-being and health.
In addition, the Health Board are further looking at how we can shape future services in line with our Clinical Services Plan and Changing
for the Future and to transfer care and services from the statutory to the voluntary sector in areas such as:
Helping patients avoid unnecessary hospital admissions
Reducing the length of time patients stay in hospital
Supporting patients waiting for operations
Developing a 7 day a week services
Reshaping adult and older people’s mental health and learning disability services
We also want to ensure that we can explore commissioning in the future and these lots will also be included in the procurement;
Advocacy
Bereavement
Community Resilience
Health Inequalities
Housing
Out of Hospital Care
LGBTQ+
Safeguarding
Sustainability Agenda
In line with its Strategic Framework for the Voluntary Sector 2023-2027 the Health Board is now seeking to commence a procurement
exercise for services provided by Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations. The Framework was co-developed and
co-produced with the sector and outlines an ambitious programme of change.
Our ambition is that the Health Board and the Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations will further develop our existing
strong and effective relationships, leading to more services being delivered jointly across both local authority areas, ensuring that
partnership and funding arrangements are effective and efficient.
We would like to invite Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations who may be interested in providing any services fitting into
the lots above to the first in a series of pre-procurement market engagement events to:
Understand the intentions of the market and identify any challenges or barriers
Enable the Health Board to understand how our current service needs can shaped and delivered by the Sector Inform the Health Board of
the current market position and possible options available
two.2.14) Additional information
Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025 From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025. For New Entrants onto Framework Only. Voluntary Third Sector Framework For Swansea Bay University Health Board. Tender Reference: SBU-OJEU-50022-041-JW-21
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Voluntary Third Sector Framework For Swansea Bay University Health Board. Tender Reference: SBU-OJEU-50022-041-JW-21
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85323000 - Community health services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL18 - Swansea
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Swansea Bay University Health Board currently spends approximately 2 million GBP through Service Level Agreements with Third Sector / voluntary / community organisations to deliver a range of services and support for our population across the local authority areas of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. Services are delivered across the Health Board footprint in the following areas:
Admission Avoidance & Discharge Support
Adult Mental Health Support Services
Cancer and Palliative Care including Children and Young People
Carers
Children and Young People
Emergency Response
General Information, Advice, Support and Counselling
Learning Disability
Lifestyle Change and Population Health
Older People’s Mental Health Services and Dementia
Participation, Coproduction and Facilitation
Stroke
Substance Misuse
Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence and Sexual Health Services
Green initiative
Transport
The Health Board sees the Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations as a crucial partners in both building community and
individual resilience and in delivering services differently to support people’s well-being and self -care as well as providing services
contributing to the aims of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 and the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act
2015 in providing earlier interventions, more preventative services, accessing care closer to home and improving people’s ability to manage
their own well-being and health.
In addition, the Health Board are further looking at how we can shape future services in line with our Clinical Services Plan and Changing
for the Future and to transfer care and services from the statutory to the voluntary sector in areas such as:
Helping patients avoid unnecessary hospital admissions
Reducing the length of time patients stay in hospital
Supporting patients waiting for operations
Developing a 7 day a week services
Reshaping adult and older people’s mental health and learning disability services
We also want to ensure that we can explore commissioning in the future and these lots will also be included in the procurement;
Advocacy
Bereavement
Community Resilience
Health Inequalities
Housing
Out of Hospital Care
LGBTQ+
Safeguarding
Sustainability Agenda
In line with its Strategic Framework for the Voluntary Sector 2023-2027 the Health Board is now seeking to commence a procurement
exercise for services provided by Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations. The Framework was co-developed and
co-produced with the sector and outlines an ambitious programme of change.
Our ambition is that the Health Board and the Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations will further develop our existing
strong and effective relationships, leading to more services being delivered jointly across both local authority areas, ensuring that
partnership and funding arrangements are effective and efficient.
We would like to invite Third Sector / voluntary and community organisations who may be interested in providing any services fitting into
the lots above to the first in a series of pre-procurement market engagement events to:
Understand the intentions of the market and identify any challenges or barriers
Enable the Health Board to understand how our current service needs can shaped and delivered by the Sector Inform the Health Board of
the current market position and possible options available
two.2.14) Additional information
Reopening of Due Diligence Stage February 2025. From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025. For New Entrants onto Framework Only.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 April 2025
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: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The intent of this notice is to notify Third Sector Providers of the re-opening of the Framework Due Diligence Stage February 2025.
The window will be open on Bravo E Tender Wales From 03/02/2025 to 28/02/2025 (One Month)
Project Reference: project_58449
PQQ Reference: ppq_33640
Tender Reference: SBU-OJEU-50022-041-JW-21
(WA Ref:147833)