Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice With Call For Competition
Published: 2018-08-14
Buyer: Arden and GEM CSU (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England Specialised Commissioning
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 10993013000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-09-14
Award criteria: Mixed

Technical requirements: NHS Arden GEM CSU on behalf of NHS England (The Contracting Authority) is inviting suitable organisations to express interest in delivering Specialised Commissioning Services across the NHS England Region — London under the Light Touch Regime (Schedule 3 – services) in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015).
Organisations wishing to submit a bid will need to register on the Arden GEM Bravo solutions website and complete the ITT documentation at the following location: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
The ITT documentation should be completed by 5 pm on 14.9.2018. The main ITT reference is itt_1058 and itt_1061.
The locations of the services are those currently provided by the incumbent provider. For more information, refer to the procurement documentation on Bravo: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/
For the full service scope including service specification number please refer to the procurement documentation (on https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/) and to https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/npc-crg/.
The initial duration of the contract will be for a period of between 2 (two) and 3 (three) years. The Commissioner has the option to extend the contract for up to a further 2 (two) years. Therefore, the total contract duration for a contract with an initial 2 (two) year term, including the option to extend, will be 4 (four) years.
Note that the value stated in section II.2.6) (Estimated value) is for the entire contract duration including the option to extend (assuming a total duration of 4 years). The value is indicative and is based on 2017/2018 data.
Organisations wishing to access the tender documentation and submit a bid will need to register on the Bravo website: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
The locations of the services are those currently provided by the incumbent provider. For more information, refer to the procurement documentation on Bravo: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/
For the full service scope including service specification number please refer to the procurement documentation (on https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/) and to https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/npc-crg/.
The initial duration of the contract will be for a period of between 2 (two) and 3 (three) years. The Commissioner has the option to extend the contract for up to a further 2 (two) years. Therefore, the total contract duration for a contract with an initial 2 (two) year term, including the option to extend, will be 4 (four) years.
Note that the value stated in section II.2.6) (Estimated value) is for the entire contract duration including the option to extend (assuming a total duration of 4 years). The value is indicative and is based on 2017/2018 data.
Organisations wishing to access the tender documentation and submit a bid will need to register on the Bravo website: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

Eligibility requirements: Criteria as stated in the procurement documents.

Award value: 10993013000