Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group
Newburn Riverside
Newcastle
NE15 8NY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC14 - Durham CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://newcastlegatesheadccg.nhs.uk/
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu
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
Newcastle Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Service
Reference number
NECS410
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England and is managing this Request for Information (RFI) and a future procurement process for the provision of Newcastle Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Service for NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) (the Contracting Authority) who has full delegated authority to commission Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Service.
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
- UKC - North East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Commissioner is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information(RFI) to gather market intelligence/information, to gain a better understanding of the capacity and appetite of the market in delivering the proposed Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Service for the people of Newcastle, and to alert the market to a possible future tender opportunity.
It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any
future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published in Find a Tender and on Contracts Finder.
It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this RFI exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an awareness, communication, and information gathering exercise. An expression of interest is no indication of a commitment to participate in the RFI process nor does it infer any preferential
or special status on those individuals and organisations who express an interest in the RFI
exercise.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this RFI and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the RFI documentation and return completed RFI documentation.
Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet
connection. The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://intendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu (Please follow the registration instructions if you are not already registered) and look for the project NECS410 - Newcastle Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Services.
The RFI documentation will be accessible on 23 December 2021 andcompleted RFI responses must be returned by 12.00 noon on 07 January 2022.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
9 February 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