Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Charter House Parkway
Welwyn Garden City
AL8 6JL
Contact
Claire Pickard
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://www.hertsandwestessex.icb.nhs.uk/
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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
Expressions of Interest for the Provision of Primary Care Medical Services for Special Allocation Scheme in Hertfordshire and West Essex
Reference number
AG23509
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of Hertfordshire and West Essex (ICB) (The Commissioner) would like to notify the market of an opportunity to provide a Special Allocation Scheme Service in the following areas:
East and North Hertfordshire
West Essex
South and West Essex
The service commencement date is 1st April 2024.
All interested providers are invited to participate in an early market assessment questionnaire. Please note the deadline for expressions of interest is 12:00PM on 30th August 2023.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH - East of England
Main site or place of performance
Hertfordshire and West Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service(s) will provide GP led primary medical care services to patients registered on the Special Allocation Scheme (SAS) who have been removed from general practice due to exhibiting violent or aggressive behaviour.
The service(s) shall also provide support for rehabilitation of Registered Patients in order to address the underlying causes of violent or aggressive behaviour and encourage and support facilitation of return to general practice.
The service(s) must be offered throughout Core Hours of 8am - 6.30pm Monday to Friday.
Each area has around 12-15 patients and the estimated annual contract value for each area is £30,000.
It is the responsibility of the Contractor to secure and fund appropriate and safe location(s) from which to deliver the service(s).
The location must be;
a) Suitable for the delivery of primary medical services;
b) Appropriately registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC);
c) Safe for staff, Registered Patients and other patients;
d) Accessible for Registered Patients within the Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB area
e) A stable environment which actively reduces anxiety for Registered Patients.
two.2.14) Additional information
This is purely an early engagement exercise; any subsequent procurement will be advertised separately and all organisations wanting to participate will need to respond to the procurement advertisement as and when published.
This is a market testing exercise and does not commit the Commissioners to carry out a procurement process.
Current services will remain in place during this period in line with existing contracts and service level
agreements.
The procurement will be advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the “Regulations”) to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto(Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services.
Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations.
If more than one compliant provider registers an interest for this opportunity, meets the requirements set out in this Notice and the questionnaire then the ICB may set out details for a competitive process. Should only one provider register an interest and meet the requirements, the ICB reserve the right to award to that provider without further publication following due diligence checks.
The Contracting Authority will be using an e-Tendering system for this market engagement exercise. To express an interest and access the questionnaire go to the ‘Live Opportunities’ list on the
e-tendering portal at the following link: https://health-family-contractsearch.secure.force.com/?
SearchType=Projects and register your interest.
You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract reference: C180664: EOI - Special Allocation Scheme Service in Hertfordshire and West Essex.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
20 October 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
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