Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group
Monkton Hall, Monkton Lane
Jarrow
NE32 5NN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.southtynesideccg.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
North of England Commissioning Support Unit
John Snow House, Durham University Science Park
County Durham
DH1 3YG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC - North East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
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
Prior Information Notice NECS385 No-Scalpel Vasectomy Service
Reference number
NECS385
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for and on behalf of NHS South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and are issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) to alert the market to a possible future tender opportunity for a No-Scalpel Vasectomy Service for the residents of South Tyneside.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for and on behalf of NHS South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and are issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) to alert the market to a possible future tender opportunity for a No-Scalpel Vasectomy Service for the residents of South Tyneside.
The contract term is 3 years with effect from 01 October 2021, with an option to extend for an additional period of 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.
The proposed financial threshold for this procurement is £212,778 over the five-year life of the contract.
It is important to note that this PIN is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder (approximately April 2021).
It should be noted that this PIN is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process.
NECS will be utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this potential tender opportunity and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the Tender documentation when it becomes available.
Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection. The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu (Please follow the registration instructions if you are not already registered).
Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering; they should contact the In-Tend helpdesk via:
support@in-tend.com or on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm.
Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.
The anticipated tender live date for this procurement opportunity is 06th April 2021.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
6 April 2021
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