Tender

Hounslow Community Services

  • NHS North West London Integrated Care Board

F01: Prior information notice (call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-011506

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0450c7

Published 9 April 2024, 4:02pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS North West London Integrated Care Board

15 Marylebone Rd,

London

NW1 5JD

Contact

Celine Machola - Rogers

Email

C.Machola@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI32 - Westminster

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.nwlondonics.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.nwlondonics.nhs.uk

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

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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

Hounslow Community Services

Reference number

C262448

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

NHS North West London Integrated Care Board (the “ICB) is intending to commission a contract for Community Services for the borough of Hounslow, with a proposed contract term of 21 months (the “Proposed Contract”).

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £81,070,668

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
Main site or place of performance

Hounslow

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This is a transparency notice to notify the market of the ICB’s intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, in respect of the Proposed Contract.
The provision of Hounslow Community Services includes the following services:
Care Closer to Home

• Adult Community Nursing, including Community Matrons, and including Domiciliary Phlebotomy
• Integrated Community Response Service
• Community Recovery Service
• Adult Continuing Care
• Adult Speech and Language Therapy (SALT)
• Continence
• Tissue Viability

Planned and Specialist Care

• MSK
• Dietetics
• Podiatry, including Biomechanics
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Learning Disabilities

Children’s Services

• Paediatric Community Nursing Service
• Children’s Bladder and Bowel Service
• Children’s Continuing Care
• Asthma & Wheeze Community Service
• Specialist Services Schools
• Phlebotomy (Paediatric)
• Child Development including Looked after Children
• Haemoglobinopathy Service
• Paediatric Occupational Therapy
• Paediatric Physiotherapy
• Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy
• Paediatric Audiology (All Ealing registered Children for Tier 3 Paediatric Audiology)
• Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)

Primary Care
The following Primary Care services are also required (covering all of Hounslow):
• Primary Care Patient Co-ordinator Service (PCPC)
• Diabetes
• Wheelchairs

The ICB invites any providers who consider they can deliver the services under the Proposed Contract to express their interest in being considered as the ‘most suitable provider’.
Any providers wishing to express an interest should read and familiarise themselves with the Service Specification and document 1 MSP EOI Instructions and, complete the document: ‘Document 3 A Selection Eligibility Questionnaire , Document 3 B Potential provider response Assessment Template and the potential provider response document Financial Ratio template ’, within the Atamis project, the details of which are provided below.
The opportunity to register an interest and submit a completed ‘Document 3 A Selection Eligibility Questionnaire, Document 3 B Potential provider response Assessment Template and Potential Provider Response document - Financial ratio template’ notice will be open for a period of 14 days, from the date of publishing this notice, before the ICB proceeds to assessment of providers.
The ICB will assess interested providers’ responses to the ‘Document 3 A Selection Eligibility Questionnaire and Document 3 B Potential provider response Assessment Template’, applying the key criteria, and basic selection criteria in order to determine the most suitable provider(s) to whom to make an award.
To register your interest, please follow the link below, and search for the project reference/name as detailed:

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Project reference: C262448
Project Name: Community Response Service for Hounslow

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £81,070,668

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

21

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

The procurement is being undertaken in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (legislation.gov.uk), Regulation 10, with the intention of awarding a contract under the Most Suitable Provider process.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date

23 April 2024

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

This is a transparency notice to notify the market of the ICB’s intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, in respect of the Proposed Contract.
The provision of Hounslow Community Services includes the following services:
Care Closer to Home

• Adult Community Nursing, including Community Matrons, and including Domiciliary Phlebotomy
• Integrated Community Response Service
• Community Recovery Service
• Adult Continuing Care
• Adult Speech and Language Therapy (SALT)
• Continence
• Tissue Viability

Planned and Specialist Care

• MSK
• Dietetics
• Podiatry, including Biomechanics
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Learning Disabilities

Children’s Services

• Paediatric Community Nursing Service
• Children’s Bladder and Bowel Service
• Children’s Continuing Care
• Asthma & Wheeze Community Service
• Specialist Services Schools
• Phlebotomy (Paediatric)
• Child Development including Looked after Children
• Haemoglobinopathy Service
• Paediatric Occupational Therapy
• Paediatric Physiotherapy
• Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy
• Paediatric Audiology (All Ealing registered Children for Tier 3 Paediatric Audiology)
• Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)

Primary Care
The following Primary Care services are also required (covering all of Hounslow):
• Primary Care Patient Co-ordinator Service (PCPC)
• Diabetes
• Wheelchairs


The ICB invites any providers who consider they can deliver the services under the Proposed Contract to express their interest in being considered as the ‘most suitable provider’.
Any providers wishing to express an interest should read and familiarise themselves with the Service Specification and document 1 MSP EOI Instructions and, complete the document: ‘Document 3 A Selection Eligibility Questionnaire and Document 3 B Potential provider response Assessment Template’, within the Atamis project, the details of which are provided below.
The opportunity to register an interest and submit a completed ‘Document 3 A Selection Eligibility Questionnaire, Document 3 B Potential provider response Assessment Template and Potential provider response document - financial ratio template’ notice will be open for a period of 14 days, from the date of publishing this notice, before the ICB proceeds to assessment of providers.
The ICB will assess interested providers’ responses to the ‘Document 3 A Selection Eligibility Questionnaire, Document 3 B Potential provider response Assessment Template and Potential Provider response document - Financial ratio template’, applying the key criteria, and basic selection criteria in order to determine the most suitable provider(s) to whom to make an award.
To register your interest, please follow the link below, and search for the project reference/name as detailed:

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Project reference: C262448
Project Name: Community Response Service for Hounslow
The procurement is being undertaken in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (legislation.gov.uk), Regulation 10, with the intention of awarding a contract under the Most Suitable Provider process.
This decision has been made following NWL ICB governance process.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

NHS England

7-8 Wellington Place

Leeds

LS1 4AP

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.england.nhs.uk/