Opportunity

NHS Funded Nursing Care (including Continuing Healthcare) in Care Homes in Northamptonshire.

  • NEL Commissioning Support Unit

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-011529

Published 24 May 2021, 5:46pm



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

Email

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