Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2017-01-20
Buyer: NEL Commissioning Support Unit
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 33195000 | 48480000 | 48482000 | 48814200 | 71350000
Estimated value: 40000000 GBP

Technical requirements: The framework will be expected to provide capabilities to cover requirements from Commissioning Support Units across England and will be split into lots based on homogenous requirements. The framework aims to meet current and future challenges from our growing customer base and particular requirements, including the need for specialist research, best practice and academic resources as follows:
East of England, London, East Midlands (England), West Midlands (England), South East (England), South West (England), North West (England), North East (England).
The proposed framework will be expected to provide capabilities to cover requirements from Commissioning Support Units across England and will be split into lots based on homogenous requirements. The framework aims to meet current and future challenges from our growing customer base and particular requirements, including the need for specialist research, best practice and academic resources
Proposed framework will be let for an initial 24 months and renewable by up to an additional 24 months.
East of England, London, East Midlands (England), West Midlands (England), South East (England), South West (England), North West (England), North East (England).
The framework will be expected to provide capabilities to cover requirements from Commissioning Support Units across England and will be split into lots based on homogenous requirements. The framework aims to meet current and future challenges from our growing customer base and particular requirements, including the need for specialist research, best practice and academic resources as follows:
Proposed framework will be let for an initial 24 months and renewable by up to an additional 24 months.
East of England, London, East Midlands (England), West Midlands (England), South East (England), South West (England), North West (England), North East (England).
The framework will be expected to provide capabilities to cover requirements from Commissioning Support Units across England and will be split into lots based on homogenous requirements. The framework aims to meet current and future challenges from our growing customer base and particular requirements, including the need for specialist research, best practice and academic resources as follows:
Proposed framework will be let for an initial 24 months and renewable by up to an additional 24 months.
East of England, London, East Midlands (England), West Midlands (England), South East (England), South West (England), North West (England), North East (England).
The framework will be expected to provide capabilities to cover requirements from Commissioning Support Units across England and will be split into lots based on homogenous requirements. The framework aims to meet current and future challenges from our growing customer base and particular requirements, including the need for specialist research, best practice and academic resources as follows:
Proposed framework will be let for an initial 24 months and renewable by up to an additional 24 months.
NEL Commissioning Support Unit (NEL CSU), on behalf of the Elis Group of CSUs intends to hold an early engagement event to develop a new and innovative framework solution through which they will be able to access a range of supporting expertise and capacity from the commercial and voluntary sectors. NEL CSU will be leading on the establishment of this framework — referred to as the Elis Group Framework Agreement for the purpose of the subsequent invitation to tender process.
Active early engagement is integral to our procurement strategy to understand the current marketplace landscape and dynamics in terms of quality, pricing and any other related innovation or market trend pressures. Hence, NEL CSU intends to host an early supplier engagement at a time and place in Birmingham, four (4) weeks of publication of this Prior Information Notice (PIN). The engagement event will enable us undertake further assessments of the all the components involved in providing the range of services.


Award value: 40000000