Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-03-18
Buyer: Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services | 85111700 | 85121232
Estimated value: 1688000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-04-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Somerset CCG — Home Oxygen Service: Assessment and Review and Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services
Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group seeks to commission home oxygen service — assessment and review and community pulmonary rehabilitation services for patients registered with a Somerset GP. The procurement is split into 2 lots to provide maximum flexibility to commissioner and bidders, these are:
2) community pulmonary rehabilitation the contract will be for an initial term of 2 years, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 2 years, as defined and at the sole discretion of the commissioner. Services are scheduled to commence on 1.10.2019. The available budget per annum, exclusive of recoverable VAT is:
2) pulmonary rehabilitation: 222 000 GBP. This gives a maximum possible contract value for the combined services of 1 688 000 GBP if the full contract term is fulfilled. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of the commissioner.
Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group seeks to re-commission a home oxygen — assessment and review service as the current contract is due to expire. The service will support referrals from clinicians for adults who have been diagnosed with a condition where they may benefit from using oxygen at home in line with National Guidance for patients registered with a Somerset GP. The procurement seeks to compliantly identify a provider who can deliver a high quality, safe and effective community service. The contract will be for an initial term of 2 years, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 2 years, as defined and at the sole discretion of the commissioner. Services are scheduled to commence on 1.10.2019. The available budget per annum, exclusive of recoverable VAT is:
This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
The contract will be for an initial term of 2 years, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 2 years, as defined and at the sole discretion of the Commissioner. The service is scheduled to commence on 1.10.2019.
The contract will be for an initial term of 2 years, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 2 years, as defined and at the sole discretion of the commissioner. The service is scheduled to commence on 1.10.2019.
Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group seeks to re-commission a Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service as the current contract is due to expire. The service will support referrals from clinicians for adults who have been diagnosed with COPD or other chronic progressive respiratory conditions or are pre-/post- thoracic surgery, providing support in the community from a specialist team for patients registered with a Somerset GP The procurement seeks to compliantly identify a provider who can deliver high quality, safe and effective community services. The contract will be for an initial term of 2 years, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 2 years, as defined and at the sole discretion of the commissioner. The service is scheduled to commence on 1.10.2019. The available budget per annum, exclusive of recoverable VAT is:
This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
The contract will be for an initial term of 2 years, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 2 years, as defined and at the sole discretion of the Commissioner. The Service is scheduled to commence on 1.10.2019.
The contract will be for an initial term of 2 years, with an option to extend for any period up to a further 2 years, as defined and at the sole discretion of the commissioner. The service is scheduled to commence on 1.10.2019.
Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the “current tenders” list on the e-procurement portal (In-tend). https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home In order to submit a bid, you will need to register on the e-procurement portal and “express an interest” and then complete all necessary questions as specified within the documents. On registration, please include at least 2 contacts to allow for access to the portal in times of absence. The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations) which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the light touch regime contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77). The tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the regulations or the treaty on the functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these services. Neither the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the directive or regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority (open, restricted, competitive procedure with negotiation, competitive dialogue or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the directive or regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive/Schedule 3 of the Regulations. The Contracting Authority intends to voluntarily observe the award decision notices provisions and 10 day standstill period described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations. Unsuccessful bidders will receive scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the bidder/application was unsuccessful. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations.
As described in VI.3, deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the 2015 Regulations.

Eligibility requirements: As specified in tender documentation.

Award value: 1688000