Tender

Procurement for Intravenous Therapy and Bisphosphonates Service on behalf of Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board

  • Greater Manchester ICB

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-019157

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050d47

Published 6 May 2025, 3:25pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Greater Manchester ICB

Tootal Buildings, 56 Oxford Street

Manchester

M16EU

Contact

Sarah Golby

Email

sarah.golby1@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD33 - Manchester

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://gmintegratedcare.org.uk/

one.3) Communication

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

https://www.sap.com/products/spend-management/ariba-login.html

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.sap.com/products/spend-management/ariba-login.html

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

Procurement for Intravenous Therapy and Bisphosphonates Service on behalf of Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The aim of the IV therapy and Bisphosphonates service is to enable Stockport patients aged 18 years and over who are medically stable to safely receive intravenous therapy in a community health care setting or the patient's own home for selected frail and housebound patients, thereby reducing avoidable hospital admissions and facilitating early hospital discharge.

The community IV service is predominantly to avoid hospital admissions (step-up) for patients requiring IV antibiotic once daily treatment (OD) or twice daily (BD) for a short duration (average 3 days, maximum 15 days). The service will also accept a number of referrals for step down patients from hospital. Where clinically appropriate the service will empower patients to self-administer.

The key objectives of this service are:

1. To provide high quality care closer to home to meet patient's needs.

2. To avoid hospital admissions.

3. To support early hospital discharge.

4. To provide timely access to assessment, treatment and care which is safe and effective to manage patients requiring IV therapy in the community.

5. Following clinical assessment and where capacity permits to offer IV hydration therapy for the treatment of dehydration. A management plan will be in place to help avoid hospital admission.

6. To support the Stockport sexual health team in Out of Hours and bank holidays with patient who require daily IM injections of Procaine.

For full details of the Service and any additional information regarding this Procurement please see link to the Specification and Invitation to Tender documentation that can be accessed via SAP Ariba. Invitation to Tender documentation can be accessed via SAP Ariba reference https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/23131647

Please return your completed ITT Tender pack through the SAP Ariba Portal by 13 June at 12 noon.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £3,087,540

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance

Greater Manchester - Stockport

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This is a competitive ITT conducted in accordance with the Competitive Process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (the "Regulations")

The procurement of the Services is being run as a bespoke, single-stage application process.

The community Intravenous (IV) Therapy and Bisphosphonates service will enable medically stable patients to receive short term intravenous or subcutaneous therapy in a community health care setting such as a clinic, or in their own home for eligible frail and housebound patients.

The Contract to be awarded as a result of this Procurement will have an initial term of three -years commencing from 01 April 2026. The Authority will also have the option extend the initial term of the Contract to a maximum term of five years to 31 March 2031 (3years + 2years).

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: £3,087,540

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

Duration in months

60

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


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: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

13 June 2025

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

13 June 2025

Local time

4:00pm


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

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board

Manchester

Country

United Kingdom