Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England
Quarry House, Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS1 7UE
Contact
Martin Taylor
increasingcapacityframework@nhs.net
Telephone
+44 7887631176
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
na
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/68205
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/Documents/Folder/32006
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
NHS England - Increasing Capacity Framework Agreement - Refresh
Reference number
NHS England - ICF- Refresh
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The National Health Service Commissioning Board (which uses the operational name ‘NHS England’) has established a framework for clinical services titled Increasing Capacity Framework (ICF) under the light touch regime, and has entered into a framework agreement with each provider appointed to the ICF. Following the success of the ICF, NHS England intends to invite additional providers to apply for a broader range of services and extended term. This PIN provides early notification of the intention to launch such a procurement in December 2021.
The services in scope are:
1) NHS inpatient and outpatient (including full supporting pathology and imaging) services and urgent elective care and cancer treatment to service users in line with nationally set criteria;
2) NHS inpatient non-elective care (either direct admission or transfer from an NHS organisation). The framework agreement may be accessed by all CCGs and NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts across England
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Nationwide
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement is expected to launch in early December 2021 and be awarded in January 2022 to enable framework agreements to be signed by successful bidders in advance of the fixed start date of 1st April 2022.
The agreement will have a fixed term ending on 20th December 2024 with no option to extend.
The estimated value is based on a potential upper value over the contract duration and actual value will depend on actual demand.
two.2.14) Additional information
This is not currently a call for competition and the detailed documents relating to the procurement are not yet available.
The links in Section I.3 will allow interested parties to register their interest only at this stage and further information will be made available in December when the procurement exercised is launched.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
3 December 2021
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
NHS England/contracting authorities (NHSEI Direct Commissioning, CCGs, ICBs, NHS Trusts/Foundation Trusts across England) using the framework are only bound by the parts of PCR specifically applicable to social/other specific services therefore the applicable rules for the open procedure (Regulation 27) and framework agreements (Regulation 33) do not apply.