Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England Lancashire & South Cumbria
Liverpool
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD - North West (England)
NHS Organisation Data Service
RW5NC
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home
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
Special Allocation Scheme Lancashire & South Cumbria
Reference number
NHSE651
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) to conduct market engagement to obtain input and feedback in preparation for the tender of an Special Allocation Scheme service for the following area:
• Lancashire & South Cumbria
The Contracting Authority would like to gather soft intelligence from the market and are publishing a Request for Information (RFI). The RFI and further documentation including a draft service specification will be available on the Intend Portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home from Monday 26th September 2022 and the deadline for responses will be 12 Noon Friday 7th October 2022.
Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the Intend Portal. The portal can be accessed at any time of the day and it is free to register.
Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning intentions.
To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to the Intend portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home .
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is utilising an electronic tendering tool (In-Tend) (e-Tendering system) to manage this market engagement exercise and communicate with potential bidders in accordance with Regulation 22 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended).
It is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should you have any queries, or you are having problems registering please contact the In-Tend helpdesk via: support@in-tend.com or call on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065.
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9 a.m.-5.30 p.m.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance
A location map has been attached to the documents at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Special Allocation Scheme service to be delivered within the specified area.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
14 December 2022
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: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is working for and on behalf of NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) to conduct market engagement to obtain input and feedback in preparation for the tender of an Special Allocation Scheme service for the following area:
• Lancashire & South Cumbria
The Contracting Authority would like to gather soft intelligence from the market and are publishing a Request for Information (RFI). The RFI and further documentation including a draft service specification will be available on the Intend Portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home from Monday 26th September 2022 and the deadline for responses will be 12 Noon Friday 7th October 2022.
Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the Intend Portal. The portal can be accessed at any time of the day and it is free to register.
Please note that this exercise is not part of any pre-qualification process. It is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for provider organisations to help inform potential future service models and/or commissioning intentions.
To register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to the Intend portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/home .
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is utilising an electronic tendering tool (In-Tend) (e-Tendering system) to manage this market engagement exercise and communicate with potential bidders in accordance with Regulation 22 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended).
It is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day providing you have a working internet connection. Should you have any queries, or you are having problems registering please contact the In-Tend helpdesk via: support@in-tend.com or call on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065.
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9 a.m.-5.30 p.m.