Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice With Call For Competition
Published: 2017-06-16
Buyer: North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85110000: Hospital and related services
Estimated value: 54600000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-07-06
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group wishes to invite suitably qualified and experienced providers to submit tenders for the provision of Routine Elective Services, associated outpatient and diagnostic services.
North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group wishes to invite suitably qualified and experienced providers to submit tenders for the provision of Routine Elective Services, associated outpatient and diagnostic services. The successful Bidder will be accountable for:
2. Ensuring services are located in clinically appropriate estates, with an inpatient facility equipped with full operating theatre facilities; located within the North East Essex geographical area preferably located within a 5 mile radius of an A&E and ITU. The facility should have capacity to deliver up to 40 bedded inpatient spells per day.
3. Demonstrating capacity and capability of the workforce to deploy and successfully deliver all of the listed specialities from service commencement date, allowing for a period of mobilisation
Please note that the services and associated specification, commissioned within this contract may be subject to review and change. Moving forward it is the CCG's intention to work closer with the CCGs within the Suffolk and North East Essex STP footprint. Therefore, the scope of the possible changes to be made to this contract shall relate to the potential introduction of a larger population to support the STP footprint (i.e. the contract and specification may be amended to also deliver a Routine Elective Services to the Ipswich & East Suffolk and West Suffolk CCG populations), through a variation to the contract in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Additionally, and in accordance with Regulation 72 (1) (a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the contract may also be amended in terms of the original services supplied, where following assessment of the reasonable alignment of hospital services it is identified that it is logical for additional services to be delivered in conjunction with this contract and by the lead provider or one of its sub-contractors, both in terms of actual service delivery and to avoid duplication of costs. This may include the following specialities (or elements of): Diagnostic procedures (including Direct Access) and Paediatrics. Any changes to the contract shall be subject to discussion with the provider.
To express an interest in tendering for this service and access the Procurement documents and all other information concerning the procurement, please go to the Bravo website at: https://attain.bravosolution.co.uk. Click on ‘Register here’ and follow the on screen instructions.
The Contract will run for an initial 5 years. There is an option to extend the contract for up to 24 months. Depending on Contract extensions and depending on Service reviews, likely dates for the renewal process to commence will be either be 2023, 2024 or 2025.
The Services to which this Procurement relates fall within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the ‘Regulations’). As such, the procurement of the Services is being run as a bespoke, two stage application process akin to the restricted procedure, involving a number of stages which are outlined within the suite of procurement documents. The Contracting Authority does not intend to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations, save those applicable to Schedule 3 Services.
You are advised that the budget will be in the region of 7 800 000 GBP per year across the period of the contract, therefore 54 600 000 GBP total contract value, for the potential 7 years, which is a combination of five years plus a possible extension of up to 24 months.


Award value: 54600000