Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NEL Commissioning Support Unit
Francis Crick House, Summerhouse Road, Moulton Park Industrial Estate
Northampton
NN3 6BJ
Contact
Mrs Rosalind Carter
nelcsu.procurmentnorthants@nhs.net
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.northamptonshireccg.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.northamptonshireccg.nhs.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=6f9dfa70-15ba-eb11-810c-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=6f9dfa70-15ba-eb11-810c-005056b64545
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
NHS Funded Nursing Care (including Continuing Healthcare) in Care Homes in Northamptonshire.
Reference number
DN543329
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Northamptonshire CCG (the CCG) wishes to notify providers in and around Northamptonshire of the forthcoming procurement of care homes with nursing for Continuing Health Care (CHC), Discharge to Assess (D2A) and Funded Nursing Care (FNC) services in Northamptonshire.
Successful applicants will be required to work collaboratively with the CCG to provide high quality care to patients registered with a Northamptonshire GP who have been assessed as meeting the eligibility criteria for NHS continuing healthcare, NHS Funded Nursing Care or who are on a D2A pathway.
The aim of the procurement will be to put in place a structure to support the purchasing of placements and to provide quality care to enable patients to meet personal outcomes as described within the service details within a tiered pricing arrangement.
A range of care provision is required for the following categories of patients that will include but is not limited to: general continuing care (frail elderly), complex care (under 65 physical disabilities), those requiring dementia care and those with an acquired brain injury.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF24 - West Northamptonshire
- UKF25 - North Northamptonshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Northamptonshire CCG (the CCG) wishes to notify providers in and around Northamptonshire of the forthcoming procurement of care homes with nursing for Continuing Health Care (CHC), Discharge to Assess (D2A) and Funded Nursing Care (FNC) services in Northamptonshire.
Successful applicants will be required to work collaboratively with the CCG to provide high quality care to patients registered with a Northamptonshire GP who have been assessed as meeting the eligibility criteria for NHS continuing healthcare, NHS Funded Nursing Care or who are on a D2A pathway.
The aim of the procurement will be to put in place a structure to support the purchasing of placements and to provide quality care to enable patients to meet personal outcomes as described within the service details within a tiered pricing arrangement.
A range of care provision is required for the following categories of patients that will include but is not limited to: general continuing care (frail elderly), complex care (under 65 physical disabilities), those requiring dementia care and those with an acquired brain injury.
Please note that under an Any Qualified Provider (AQP) process, there is no Guaranteed Minimum Volume for the contract.
The contract term is for 4 years and 5 months with an option to extend for a further three years.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 November 2021
End date
31 March 2026
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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 tenders or requests to participate
Date
25 June 2021
Local time
11:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
25 June 2021
Local time
12:05pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NEL
Francis Crick House, Summerhouse Road, Moulton Park Industrial Estate,
Northampton
NN3 6BJ
Country
United Kingdom