Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Cardinal Square, 1st Floor North Point, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
Contact
Thomas Greenwood
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
National registration number
na
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.derbyandderbyshireccg.nhs.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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
Continuing Healthcare Assessment, Review, Case Management and Brokerage Service for Derby and Derbyshire CCG
Reference number
45403
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Derby & Derbyshire CCG wish to commission a Continuing Healthcare Assessment, Review, Case Management and Brokerage Service. This service will include Adult CHC (Continuing Healthcare); Funded Nursing Care; Fast Track; Children and Young People Continuing Care; S117 and Joint Funded and Case Management service for identified cohorts).
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £13,800,000
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
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Main site or place of performance
Derbyshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS Derby & Derbyshire CCG wish to commission a Continuing Healthcare Assessment, Review, Case Management and Brokerage Service. This service will include Adult CHC (Continuing Healthcare); Funded Nursing Care; Fast Track; Children and Young People Continuing Care; S117 and Joint Funded and Case Management service for identified cohorts).
Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have a statutory duty to meet the requirements of the Health and Social Care Act (2012) including the provision of NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care (October 2018 Revised) and the National Framework for Children and Young People’s Continuing Care (2016). This is undertaken by assessing, reviewing and case managing patients who are their responsibility where they have been identified as likely to be eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare, Continuing Care, a joint funded package of care or are placed in a nursing home and are eligible for receipt of Funded Nursing Care.
The service is a Schedule 3 Service and is being procured under the Light Touch Regime (LTR) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015.
It is envisaged, that during the lifetime of the Specification, a number of system functions and roles will shift focus under the newly formed ICS (Integrated Care Systems), where required the provider will work with the ICS Body to review if delivery can be implemented within current resource, or inform the ICS Body or ICP (Integrated Care Provider) board of any impact or risk to service outcomes . Providers will be expected to work and engage with the ICS/ ICP in developing and piloting innovative services with healthcare providers, which may result in elements of the CHC pathway being delivered through a different model.
The contract will commence on 1st April 2022 and will be awarded for 2 years (with the option to extend for a further 1 year at the discretion of the CCG).
The annual budget for the service is expected to be c.£4.6m per annum plus an annual inflationary uplift. Please note there is a financial threshold applicable to this procurement. Any bids above £4.6m per annum will not be accepted and will be disqualified from the procurement process.
The service specification including tariff information and all associated documentation can be found within the attachments area of the project on EU-Supply.
To access the documentation please visit EU-Supply on the link below and access project 45403 - Continuing Healthcare Assessment, Review, Case Management and Brokerage Service. EU-Supply link = https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu
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: £13,800,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 April 2022
End date
31 March 2025
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: Yes
Description of options
As a result of this procurement exercise an agreement will be established with the successful bidder for a period of 2 years with the Commissioner having the option to extend the contract for a further year.
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
All professional and/or trade registrations is specified within the tender documentation.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
Financial standing requirements for the Procurement are outlined within Document 1 - ITT Process Overview, Section 27.4 - Financial Standing
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
Financial standing requirements for the Procurement are outlined within Document 1 - ITT Process Overview, Section 27.4 - Financial Standing
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
All technical capacity and its evaluation criteria are specified within the tender documentation.
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-013082
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
27 August 2021
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
27 August 2021
Local time
5:00pm
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
Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
Country
United Kingdom