Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-04-12
Buyer: Home Office Commercial
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85120000: Medical practice services
Submission deadline: 2017-05-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Since 2015 United Kingdom Government (UKG) has met a European commitment to assist with the ongoing humanitarian Search and Rescue (SAR) operations to save refugees travelling to Europe by boat. To meet this commitment UKG has, through the UK Border Force (UKBF) deployed various combinations of UK Border Force patrol vessels and chartered ships to the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. Such deployments have also supported enforcement operations conducted by Frontex, the EU's external borders agency, the Italian and the Hellenic Border Authorities. These deployments have also identified a specific requirement for medically qualified personnel to be attached to the vessels to provide immediate, primary, on board care for those rescued and crew if necessary.
It is expected that UKG, operating through the UKBF will continue to meet it's commitment to this work for a number of years and therefore intends to source suitable medical staff through a fully managed service.
UKBF are seeking the provision of suitable medical staff through a fully managed service including the organisation, coordination and deployment of medical staff and support services. Deployment lengths are currently for a minimum of 2 weeks, medical staff supplied will, therefore, be required to live onboard each vessel for a minimum of 2 weeks. If the successful service provider intends to supply medical staff for longer periods, each period must conform to 2 week blocks in order to coincide with UKBF working patterns. UKBF currently have 2 vessels deployed and will therefore require two medical staff (1 per vessel) to be provided for each deployment period.
The Authority operates an electronic ordering system and has a Purchase Order mandatory policy. The successful Bidder will be required to provide information so that it may be adopted onto the system.
The procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite. If you have not yet registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for CCS e-Sourcing’.
Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am- supplier/respond-tender
Once registered, organisations wishing to participate in the tender must send an email to:Janine.melia@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk The email should be entitled Provision of Medics through a Managed Service and contain the following details: your organisation's name, your contact name, e-mail address and telephone number. Any expressions of interest not submitted in the required form (or containing the requested information) may be rejected.
For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite contact; Crown Commercial Service Help-desk: free-phone: +44 3450103503 email: supplier@ccs.gsi.gov.uk