Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS England North East & Yorkshire Health and Justice Team
The Old Exchange
Darlington
DL3 7DR
Contact
John McGee
Telephone
+44 1642746918
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC13 - Darlington
NHS Organisation Data Service
Q74 NHS ENGLAND NORTH EAST AND YORKSHIRE (CUMBRIA AND NORTH EAST)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
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:
NHS NORTH OF ENGLAND COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
John Snow House
Co. Durham
DH1 3YG
Contact
john mcgee
Telephone
+44 1642746918
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home
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
NHSE834 - Request for Information - Primary Healthcare Services and Dental Services - Derwentside Immigration and Removal Centre.
Reference number
NHSE834 RFI
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 a care system support organisation and is managing this market engagement exercise and a possible future procurement process for the provision of NHSE834 - Lot 1 - Primary Healthcare Services and Lot 2 - Dental Services for female only accommodation with a capacity of 84 beds at Derwentside Immigration and Removal Centre for NHS England North East
and Yorkshire Health & Justice, Cumbria, and the North East (the Contracting Authority).
This Request for Information (RFI) process is being undertaken to engage with the market to inform the further development of draft
proposals for future service delivery of Primary Healthcare Services and Dental Services under separate Lots for female only accommodation with a capacity of 84 beds to be delivered at Derwentside Immigration and Removal Centre.
The objective of the RFI is to understand:-
- The market capability and capacity to deliver the service.
- The preferred contractual model for delivering the service.
- If the service model is viable and sustainable for the length of the contract.
- The preferred / most viable contract length.
- If there are any financial risks with the delivery of the service.
- The mobilisation requirements of the service.
- Any barriers to bidding and whole service risk.
- The social value deliverable's of the service.
The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 21 November 2022 and the RFI questionnaire must be completed on-line and submitted by 12.00 noon on 02 December 2022.
A future procurement opportunity could be published in February 2023
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,786,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
One or all.
Lot 1 - Primary Healthcare Services 1700000 GBP per annum for female only accommodation at a capacity of 84 beds.
Lot 2 - Dental Services 86000 GBP per annum for female only accommodation at a capacity of 84 beds.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - Primary Healthcare Services
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance
Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre, Corbridge Rd, Consett, DH8 6QY
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contracting Authority 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 Primary Healthcare Services and Dental Services under separate Lots for female only accommodation with a capacity of 84 beds at Derwentside Immigration and Removal Centre and to alert the market to a possible future tender opportunity.
Lot 1 - Primary Healthcare Services 1700000 GBP per annum for female only accommodation at a capacity of 84 beds.
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 Service 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 in this RFI exercise 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 complete and submit the on-line RFI questionnaire.
Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time if you have a working internet connection. The In-Tend portal can be found at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home.
Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (TUPE) may apply to a future procurement including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.
The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 21 November 2022 and the RFI questionnaire must be completed on-line and submitted by 12.00 noon on 02 December 2022.
two.2.14) Additional information
A future procurement opportunity for NHSE834 - Primary Healthcare Services and Dental Services under separate Lots for female only accommodation with a capacity of 84 beds at Derwentside Immigration and Removal Centre could be published in February 2023.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot 2 - Dental Services
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance
Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre, Corbridge Rd, Consett, DH8 6QY
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contracting Authority 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 Primary Healthcare Services and Dental Services under separate Lots for female only accommodation with a capacity of 84 beds at Derwentside Immigration and Removal Centre and to alert the market to a possible future tender opportunity.
Lot 2 - Dental Services 86000 GBP per annum for female only accommodation at a capacity of 84 beds.
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 Service 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 in this RFI exercise 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 complete and submit the on-line RFI questionnaire.
Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time if you have a working internet connection. The In-Tend
portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu/aspx/Home.
Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (TUPE) may apply to a future procurement including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services.
The RFI documentation will be accessible from 12:00 noon on 21 November 2022 and the RFI questionnaire must be completed on-line and submitted by 12.00 noon on 02 December 2022.
two.2.14) Additional information
A future procurement opportunity for NHSE834 - Primary Healthcare Services and Dental Services under separate Lots for female only accommodation with a capacity of 84 beds at Derwentside Immigration and Removal Centre could be published in February 2023.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
10 February 2023
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