Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2019-07-10
Buyer: HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting as agent for the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (‘UHCW’)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85111000: Hospital services | 85111100: Surgical services

Technical requirements: Prior information notice in regards to the establishment of a Framework Agreement for the provision of In-Sourcing and Out-Sourcing Clinical Surgical and Diagnostic Health Services. The purpose of the pre-market engagement is to assist in determining the potential estimated value of this procurement and for suppliers to demonstrate the range of services they have available which will assist in the preparation of the specification of this procurement. It is likely to be split into 2 lots, however these will be determined based upon market engagement.
Provision of clinical services to compliment those provided by NHS Organisations with fully compliant solutions, supplementing the delivery of patient care by NHS Organisations in line with the NHS' core Key Performance Indicators including but not limited to: A&E 4 hour wait targets, elective 18 week referral to treatment targets, cancelled procedures targets, bed availability and utilisation targets, timely and appropriate diagnostic testing targets and urgent 2 week GP referral rules for suspected cancer. This could include in-sourcing or additional bolt on solutions which compliment current service provision.
In order to partake in HTE's market engagement activities, please submit your interest to demelza.leadbetter@htepg.com
The supplier engagement will take the form of a meeting/call with the supplier and HTE representatives. The engagement should last no longer than 1 hr and a set agenda will be provided. Supplier engagement will be carried out in accordance with Regulation 40 and 41. It is anticipated that the supplier engagement will conclude by 2.8.2019, however we reserve the right to hold discussion post this date.
Provision of clinical services to compliment those provided by NHS Organisations with fully compliant solutions, supplementing the delivery of patient care by NHS Organisations in line with the NHS' core Key Performance Indicators including but not limited to: A&E 4 hour wait targets, elective 18 week Referral to Treatment targets, cancelled procedures targets, bed availability and utilisation targets, timely and appropriate diagnostic testing targets and urgent 2 week GP referral rules for suspected cancer. This could include out-sourcing or additional bolt on solutions which compliment current service provision.
In order to partake in HTE's market engagement activities, please submit your interest to demelza.leadbetter@htepg.com
The supplier engagement will take the form of a meeting/call with the supplier and HTE representatives. The engagement should last no longer than 1 hr and a set agenda will be provided. Supplier engagement will be carried out in accordance with Regulation 40 and 41. It is anticipated that the supplier engagement will conclude by 2.8.2019, however we reserve the right to hold discussion post this date.
HTE is a central purchasing body who is able to carry out this tender exercise by virtue of its appointment as an agent of UHCW. Notwithstanding HTE's relationship with UHCW, it is HTE conducting this tender exercise and will exercise and will execute the resultant Framework Agreement with successful bidders. The bodies to whom the use of this Framework Agreement will be open include all Contracting Authorities in the UK as defined in Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as may be updated from time to time. In particular, the following entities in the UK (particularly those of a health and/or social care nature) are envisaged as Framework Agreement users:
(ii) health and care trusts (as listed at: www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx);
(iii) mental health trusts (as listed at: www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx);
(iv) clinical commissioning groups (as listed at: www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx);
(vii) special health authorities (www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx);
3) All NHS bodies in Northern Ireland (known as Health and Social Care), including but not limited to:
4) Social enterprises undertaking some or all of the previous service provider functions of Contracting Authorities in relation to health and/or social care services (including charitable incorporated organisations, cooperatives, industrial and provident societies and community interest companies listed on the Companies House WebCheck service).
5) Ministerial departments and non-ministerial departments of central government, nondepartmental agencies and other public bodies, and public corporations (as listed at: www.gov.uk/government/organisations).