Tender

PH011/2024 Addressing Inequalities in Cancer Screening Project across South Tees

  • Redcar & Cleveland Council
  • Redcar & Cleveland Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-024783

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0483ab

Published 7 August 2024, 10:07am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Redcar & Cleveland Council

Redcar And Cleveland House

Redcar

TS10 1RT

Contact

Sam Haran

Email

sam_haran@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1642729447

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC12 - South Teesside

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.middlesbrough.gov.uk

one.1) Name and addresses

Redcar & Cleveland Council

Redcar And Cleveland House

Redcar

TS10 1RT

Contact

Sam Haran

Email

sam_haran@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1642729447

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC12 - South Teesside

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.middlesbrough.gov.uk

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at

www.middlesbrough.gov.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

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

PH011/2024 Addressing Inequalities in Cancer Screening Project across South Tees

Reference number

PH011/2024

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The provider will work with GP practices across South Tees to increase cervical screening uptake in those practices from the most deprived IMD deciles and that have the lowest screening uptake. Patients targeted will be those that have not responded to previous screening invitations.

The most suitable provider, ELM Alliance have been chosen as they currently have data sharing agreements with all GP practices acros South Tees. This is a key critial success factor as the project will incorporate a dedicated team of callers to go through practice lists and telephone patients that do not have an adequate cervical screening status recorded. The callers will contact patients, inform them of the importance of cervical screening and book them into a cervical screening clinic appointment.

It is anticipated that the project will run for 6 months, providiing a delivery of 26 weeks, during the 30 week wiondow of September 2024 to March 2025.

The provider will be expected to collate a minimum data set (MDS) including NHS number, age, ethnicity, postcode, GP practice, screening accepted/declined. If declined reason for declining and any support offered to attend, translator, support with travel costs or other.

The provider is expected to submit KPIs relating to the service delivery to the Commissioner as agreed at the commencement of the contract.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £40,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC12 - South Teesside
Main site or place of performance

South Teesside

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The provider will work with GP practices across South Tees to increase cervical screening uptake in those practices from the most deprived IMD deciles and that have the lowest screening uptake. Patients targeted will be those that have not responded to previous screening invitations.

The most suitable provider, ELM Alliance have been chosen as they currently have data sharing agreements with all GP practices acros South Tees. This is a key critial success factor as the project will incorporate a dedicated team of callers to go through practice lists and telephone patients that do not have an adequate cervical screening status recorded. The callers will contact patients, inform them of the importance of cervical screening and book them into a cervical screening clinic appointment.

It is anticipated that the project will run for 6 months, providiing a delivery of 26 weeks, during the 30 week wiondow of September 2024 to March 2025.

The provider will be expected to collate a minimum data set (MDS) including NHS number, age, ethnicity, postcode, GP practice, screening accepted/declined. If declined reason for declining and any support offered to attend, translator, support with travel costs or other.

The provider is expected to submit KPIs relating to the service delivery to the Commissioner as agreed at the commencement of the contract.

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: £40,000

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

Start date

1 September 2024

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: 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

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.'

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.'

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.'


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

Accelerated procedure

Justification:

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.'

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: 2024/S 000-022832

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

Date

8 August 2024

Local time

11:00pm

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

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 9 August 2024

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

9 August 2024

Local time

2:00am


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

Middlesbrough Council

Civic Centre, First Floor

Middlesbrough

TS1 2TD

Email

sam_haran@middlesbrough.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1642729447

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.middlesbrough.gov.uk