Tender

Specialist Nursing Beds

  • South East London Integrated Care Board

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract notice)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-031220

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-037f27

Published 4 November 2022, 12:41pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

South East London Integrated Care Board

160 Tooley Street

LONDON

SE1 2QH

Contact

Ahsan Haji

Email

ahsan.haji@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 976027371

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI - London

NHS Organisation Data Service

QKK

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.selondonics.org/icb/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=11aebfc3-1759-ed11-811b-9f38301b3091&fromProjectDashboard=True

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

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Specialist Nursing Beds

Reference number

PRJ1183

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

South East London Integrated Care Board (NHS South East London) (hereafter referred to as "The Authority") invites Expressions of Interest (EoIs) and completion of Selection Questionnaire from all suitable providers, who are capable of delivering the Specialist Nursing Beds.

South East London ICB commissions specialist nursing beds for individuals with complex health needs who require specialist nursing care on a continuous basis. The service requires the Provider to be able to deliver specialist nursing care to a large volume of individuals with highly complex nursing care, such as those requiring assisted ventilation.

This contract will be activity led with different bed rates depending on the types and numbers of referrals, the indicative value range for the total contract value is between £45m and £60m.

Further details of the requirements are set out in the Service Specification.

The Procurement process will be facilitated entirely online via The Authority's e-procurement portal (ProContract). Interested Applicants wishing to participate in the procurement must register, express an interest, and complete the online questionnaires hosted on the portal prior to the deadline for submission (17:00 on Friday 25 November 2022).

All clarification requests and correspondence pertaining to this opportunity must be directed through the portal. The deadline for any clarification questions is 12 noon on 22 November 2022)

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £6,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI - London

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

South East London Integrated Care Board (NHS South East London) (hereafter referred to as "The Authority") invites Expressions of Interest (EoIs) and completion of Selection Questionnaire from all suitable providers, who are capable of delivering the Specialist Nursing Beds.

South East London ICB commissions specialist nursing beds for individuals with complex health needs who require specialist nursing care on a continuous basis. The service requires the Provider to be able to deliver specialist nursing care to a large volume of individuals with highly complex nursing care, such as those requiring assisted ventilation.

This contract will be activity led with different bed rates depending on the types and numbers of referrals, the indicative value range for the total contract value is between £45m and £60m.

Further details of the requirements are set out in the Service Specification.

The Procurement process will be facilitated entirely online via The Authority's e-procurement portal (ProContract). Interested Applicants wishing to participate in the procurement must register, express an interest, and complete the online questionnaires hosted on the portal prior to the deadline for submission (17:00 on Friday 25 November 2022).

All clarification requests and correspondence pertaining to this opportunity must be directed through the portal. The deadline for any clarification questions is 12 noon on 22 November 2022)

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £6,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Start date

1 August 2023

End date

31 July 2028

two.2.14) Additional information

The Procurement is being managed by the Procurement and Contracting Hub hosted by NHS North East London, on behalf of the Authority. The services in the scope of this procurement fall within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") and therefore the procurement is not subject to the full regime of the Regulations but is instead governed by what is commonly referred to as the "Light Touch Regime" contained within

Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77). The use of any language or terms found in the Regulations, the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority, or any other indication, shall not be taken to mean that the Authority intends to

hold itself bound by the Regulations, save those applicable to services coming within the scope of Regulations 74 to 77.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Form of procedure

Restricted procedure

four.2) Administrative information

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

Date

25 November 2022

Local time

5:00pm

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

English