Planning

Pre Tender Market Engagement for the Provision of Rapid Response Domiciliary Care Service in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust (“the Trust”) Area

  • Procurement and Logistics Service

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

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-020499

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03e297

Published 17 July 2023, 2:31pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Procurement and Logistics Service

Pinewood Villa, Longstone Hospital, Loughgall Road

Armagh

BT61 7PR

Email

PaLSSocialcare.Sourcing@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

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

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

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

Pre Tender Market Engagement for the Provision of Rapid Response Domiciliary Care Service in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust (“the Trust”) Area

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Provision of Rapid Response Domiciliary Care Service in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust area. It is intended that the Service will be split into 4 geographical service localities:

• Lot 1: Antrim and Ballymena

• Lot 2: East Antrim

• Lot 3: Causeway and The Glens

• Lot 4: Mid-Ulster

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 1 – Antrim and Ballymena

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of Rapid Response Domiciliary Care Service in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust Area

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 2 – East Antrim

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of Rapid Response Domiciliary Care Service in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust Area

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 3 - Causeway and The Glens

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of Rapid Response Domiciliary Care Service in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust Area

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 4 – Mid-Ulster

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provision of Rapid Response Domiciliary Care Service in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust Area

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

30 September 2023


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

This Prior Information Notice (“PIN”) has been published by the Procurement and Logistics Service (“PaLS”) Regional Business Services Organisation (“BSO”) on behalf of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust. This notice relates to the planned procurement of services classified as ‘Social and Other Specific Services’ under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“the PCR”) which will be subject to the provisions of Chapter 3, section 7 of the PCR, otherwise known as the Light Touch Regime (“LTR”). It is anticipated that the tender will be advertised in early autumn 2023. Please note the ‘Estimated date of publication of contract notice’ in Section II.3) of this notice is estimated and is subject to change. This notice has been placed for advertising purposes only. The procurement exercise will be conducted in accordance with the information contained in any final published tender documentation. Interested tenderers are advised to ensure they are registered on the eTendersNI portal where any tender opportunity will be advertised. There is no guarantee a procurement process will run. The Trust wishes to carry out pre tender market engagement with interested Providers using a pre tender market engagement paper. The purpose of this PIN and pre tender market engagement paper (CfT reference 4916122) is to engage with and receive feedback from the market by outlining the Trust’s proposals for the delivery of rapid response domiciliary care services in the Trust area including the proposed model and key elements of the service, and its procurement plans and requirements. The pre tender market engagement paper and questionnaire will be available on eTendersNI (https://etendersni.gov.uk) under CfT reference 4916122. Potential providers are asked to submit their responses to the questionnaire on eTendersNI via the messaging area under CfT reference 4916122 by 15:00 on 14 August 2023. Any interest shown in the pre tender market engagement 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. The figure shown at 11.1.5 is a nominal figure.