Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group
Monkton Hall, Monkton Lane
Jarrow
NE32 5NN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC - North East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.southtynesideccg.nhs.uk
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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 another address:
North of England Commissioning Support
John Snow House
Durham
DH1 3YG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC - North East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main 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
South Tyneside General Practice Out-of-hours Service
Reference number
NECS390
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) are working for and on behalf of NHS South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) (the Contracting Authority) who are conducting a Request for Information (RFI) exercise to engage with the market in order to inform the further development of draft proposals for the future service delivery of General Practice Out-of-hours Service for South Tyneside area.
The Contracting Authority is interested to hear from providers who could deliver General Practice Out-of hours Service in South Tyneside geographical area.
The Request for Information (RFI) documentation will be available on 26 November 2021 to all interested parties who have registered an interest.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC22 - Tyneside
Main site or place of performance
South Tyneside
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for and on behalf of NHS South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) (the Contracting Authority) who are conducting a Request for Information (RFI) exercise to engage with the market in order to inform the further development of draft proposals for the future service delivery of General Practice Out-of-hours Service for South Tyneside area.
The Contracting Authority is interested to hear from providers who could deliver General Practice Out-of-hours Service in South Tyneside geographical area.
The Request for Information (RFI) documentation will be available on 26 November 2021 to all interested parties who have registered an interest.
two.2.14) Additional information
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 .
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 us on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065.
The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9 a.m.- 5.30 p.m.
Please note that the deadline for RFI responses is 5:00 p.m. on 17 December 2021.
Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the In-Tend portal only.
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.
Please note that the RFI documents can be accessed via the In-Tend portal from 26 November 2021.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
23 September 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