Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board
Wynford House, Lufton Way
Yeovil
BA22 8HR
Contact
Donna Harrington
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK23 - Somerset
NHS Organisation Data Service
11X
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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
Home Oxygen Service - Assessment and Review and Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service to NHS Somerset ICB
Reference number
WA12696
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Somerset Integrated Care Board seeks to commission Home Oxygen Service - Assessment and Review and Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services for patients registered with a Somerset GP. The service is being procured as two separate lots within a single process.
Suppliers are invited to bid for one or more of the following:
Lot 1: Home Oxygen Service - Assessment and Review
Lot 2: Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service
The contracts will be for an initial term of 2 years, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 2 years. The available budget per annum, exclusive of recoverable VAT is:
Lot 1: Home Oxygen Service - Assessment and Review: £229,000
Lot 2: Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service: £254,000
This gives a total contractual value for the combined service of £966,000
This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £966,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
Lot 1 or Lot 2 or; Lot 1 & 2
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Home Oxygen Service - Assessment and Review
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85111700 - Oxygen-therapy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK23 - Somerset
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Somerset Integrated Care Board is seeking to commission their Home Oxygen - Assessment and Review Service.
The aim of the service is to deliver a high quality, safe and effective community service that ensures home oxygen therapy is appropriately prescribed to patients with clinical need whilst ensuring service prescribers, users and their carers are well informed about the nature, scope and capability of the service and that provision is evidence based, clinical led and continually strives to improve outcomes.
The high-level objectives of the service are:
• to provide a systematic and integrated service, working collaboratively with primary, community, secondary and social care services.
• to provide responsive access to assessment and follow up procedures.
• for the service to be carried out by appropriately qualified and trained healthcare professionals using appropriate diagnostic equipment.
• to ensure high quality, clinically appropriate care and strengthen affordability and value, through targeting the service on those who will benefit from home oxygen.
• to ensure a higher standard of clinical treatment and improved outcomes, through more effective and speedier diagnosis to ensure that users of the service have a positive experience of care.
• to reduce risk of harm through removal of oxygen supply where no longer required or appropriate.
The Contract will be for 2 years, with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years, with a maximum budget of £229,000 per annum and a total contrate value of £458,000.
The service will commence on the 1st October 2023.
This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £458,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months
24
two.2.14) Additional information
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but are instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121232 - Pulmonary specialists services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK23 - Somerset
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Somerset Integrated Care Board is seeking to commission their Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service.
The aim of the service is to promote and embed pulmonary rehabilitation as an essential component in the management of patients with COPD and other chronic respiratory conditions within a high quality, safe and effective environment.
The high-level objectives of the service are:
• to promote and embed pulmonary rehabilitation as an essential component in the management of patients with COPD and other chronic respiratory conditions.
• to improve understanding amongst health professionals of which patients will benefit and should be referred for pulmonary rehabilitation.
• to improve access to pulmonary rehabilitation for eligible patients.
• to improve participation and completion rates from pulmonary rehabilitation for eligible patients.
• to provide an individually tailored, multi-disciplinary intervention for symptomatic patients that is integrated into their overall care.
• to address the social and psychological impacts of the disease on the patients and those close to them.
• monitor progress with appropriate individual outcome measures and programme quality control.
• to improve symptoms and functional performance4.
• to provide a cost-effective, quality assured pulmonary rehabilitation programme that meets the patient's personal needs.
• to improve the patient's knowledge, understanding and, in turn, confidence in the self-management of their conditions, resulting in appropriate use of other healthcare resources.
• to improve patients' health-related quality of life, breathlessness management, functional and maximum exercise capacity and thus reduce disability and handicap associated with chronic respiratory disease.
• to ensure users of the service have a positive experience.
The Contract will be for 2 years, with an option to extend for up to a further 2 years, with a maximum budget of £254,000 per annum and a total contrate value of £508,000.
The service will commence on the 1st October 2023.
This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £508,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months
24
two.2.14) Additional information
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but are instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
5 April 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the 'Health Family' e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on 'View our Live Opportunities' from the home page, available on the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on 'Register interest' - this will take you to the log-in page.
If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid.
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but are instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
The tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services.
Neither the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority ("Open", "Restricted", "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation", "Competitive Dialogue" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations.
The Contracting Authority intends to voluntarily observe the award decision notices provisions and 10 day standstill period described in Regulation 87 of the Regulations. Unsuccessful Bidders will receive scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the Bidder/application was unsuccessful. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations.