Tender

WSCC AE Integrated Community Equipment Service June 22

  • West Sussex County Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-016708

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0347e9

Published 17 June 2022, 3:06pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

West Sussex County Council

County Hall, West Street

Chichester

PO19 1RG

Contact

Alison Eastman

Email

alison.eastman@westsussex.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 330224813

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/default.aspx

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Tenders/Current

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Tenders/Current

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Tenders/Current

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

WSCC AE Integrated Community Equipment Service June 22

Reference number

CWSCC - 034657

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The provision of Community Equipment is essential in promoting the independence of people of all ages with disabilities. It will often result in a person being able to manage independently without the needs for other services. In some cases it will enable the safe and effective delivery of other services involving support for people with personal care.The broads aims of the CES is to:• Promote independence, safety, social inclusion, quality of life, improved end of life care• Help to give elderly and disabled people control over their own lives• Reduce unscheduled hospital admissions• Reduce A and E attendance• Reduce the length of a hospital stay• Assist with the quality of many quality outcomes for children and adults• Enable people to live at home for longer thereby reducing the need for care home admissions• Improve early years development• Play a key role in the delivery of early intervention and prevention strategies and crisis admissions to high cost services.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £99,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
Main site or place of performance

Within the county of West Sussex

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The provision of Community Equipment is essential in promoting the independence of people of all ages with disabilities. It will often result in a person being able to manage independently without the needs for other services. In some cases it will enable the safe and effective delivery of other services involving support for people with personal care.The broads aims of the CES is to:• Promote independence, safety, social inclusion, quality of life, improved end of life care• Help to give elderly and disabled people control over their own lives• Reduce unscheduled hospital admissions• Reduce A & E attendance• Reduce the length of a hospital stay• Assist with the quality of many quality outcomes for children and adults• Enable people to live at home for longer thereby reducing the need for care home admissions• Improve early years development• Play a key role in the delivery of early intervention and prevention strategies and crisis admissions to high cost services.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £99,000,000

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

Duration in months

84

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

This maybe renewed and is dependent of a review of the requirement

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

two.2.14) Additional information

This contract is for an initial period of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years.


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


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

19 July 2022

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

19 July 2022

Local time

12:30pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.3) Additional information

The West Sussex Integrated Community Equipment Service (ICES) is commissioned through a Partnership between West Sussex County Council (acting as Lead Commissioner) and West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group of Wicker House, High St, Worthing BN11 1DJ. The West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) will dissolve at the 30th June 2022 and will become the NHS Sussex from the 1st July 2022. WSCC is the lead for the management of the contract for ICES and act on behalf of WSCC and NHS staff prescribing community equipment from the following organisations:• NHS West Sussex CCG (and its successor organisation NHS Sussex)• West Sussex Primary Care Network• Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust• Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust• Voluntary sector/Private sector/Primary Care Networks• University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Service

Cabinet Office

London

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3450103503

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-servicescopeand-remit