Planning

Future of Dementia Nursing beds in the Northern Sector of the Western Trust in Northern Ireland

  • Western Health and Social Care Trust

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (prior information notice without call for competition)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-015381

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03d08f

Published 31 May 2023, 1:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Western Health and Social Care Trust

MDEC Building, Altnagelvin Area Hospital Site, Glenshane Road

Derry

BT47 6SB

Email

info.contracts@westerntrust.hscni.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

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

Future of Dementia Nursing beds in the Northern Sector of the Western Trust in Northern Ireland

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Future of Dementia Nursing beds in the Northern Sector of the Western Trust in Northern Ireland

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85144000 - Residential health facilities services
  • 85144100 - Residential nursing care services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Recent changes with regard to bed provision for Dementia Nursing places in the Western Trust

area has resulted in pressures being placed on Trust services. As a result the Western Health and Social Care Trust are developing plans

for the future of Dementia Nursing beds in the Northern Sector of the Trust and would like to talk to providers to assist the Trust

in developing a future model.

The purpose of this Market Engagement is to gauge market interest, invite discussion on how best to develop this service including

innovative approaches that could be taken.

If interested please email your expression of interest to jenny.mullan@westerntrust.hscni.net or

michelle.mckinley@westerntrust.hscni.net before 5pm on Friday 23rd June 2023 and include the following:

1. Organisation Name;

2. Organisation Web address;

3. Brief description of services you currently provide including where these services are delivered;

4. Name, title and contact details for Organisation representatives that will attend discussions with the Trust (max 2 representatives).

Please include above title in your response.

Meetings with interested providers will be arranged for July 2023 in the Trust area, alternatively conference calls can be arranged. Please

indicate whether a meeting or conference call is preferable. Details of the venue, time of the meeting or call will be confirmed by return

email.

See www.westerntrust.hscni.net for further details regarding the Trust.

Note - this is not a Call for Tender and there is no guarantee a procurement process will be run. Any interest shown does not constitute a

commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Failure to show interest does not restrict providers from participating in any future

procurement exercise.

This notice has been published by Business Services Organisation on behalf of Western Health and Social Care Trust.

two.2.14) Additional information

Note: No lotting strategy has been agreed.. Note: The ‘Estimated date of publication of contract notice in Section II.3) of this notice is estimated and is subject to change.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

3 June 2024