Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-01-20
Buyer: NHS Darlington Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services | 85144100
Estimated value: 509600 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-02-19
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: North of England Commissioning Support are working for and on behalf of NHS Darlington Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) who wish to commission an Intermediate Care Beds service for Darlington and is inviting expressions of interest in this tender opportunity.
It has been determined that the procurement exercise will be divided into 2 separate Lots to satisfy the service needs, as detailed below:
The contract is for an initial 1 year plus the option to extend the contract for a period of 1 x 1 year at the discretion of the Contracting Authority subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.
A bidder event will be held on Monday, 1.2.2016 between 10:00-12:00 at NHS Darlington CCG, Board Room, Dr Piper House, King Street, Darlington, DL3 6JL.
Bidders will be provided with an overview of the aims and objectives of the new service, an overview of the tender documentation and procurement process. Further information regarding registration for this event can be located within Document 1 of the tender documentation.
NECS is utilising an electronic tendering tool to gather expressions of interest. Therefore, all communications will be conducted via the In-Tend portal, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/necs It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time. A dedicated help desk is available should potential providers have any queries and can be contacted on +44 8442728810 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 17:00) or via emailing support@in-tend.co.uk
The service is to commence on 1.7.2016 for a period of 1 year with the option to extend the contract by a further 1 year period at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual and financial performance.
Option to extend the contract for a period of 1 x 1 year at the discretion of the Contracting Authority subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance.
Please note this is a voluntary notice as healthcare services are currently Part B regime in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as Amended), and therefore compliance to the full regulations is not mandatory. The new Public Contracts Regulations 2015 are now in force; however there is a delay in application of the Light Touch Regime (LTR) to the commissioning of health services for the purposes of the NHS. Draft Regulation 118 provides that the LTR will only apply to the procurement (“Commissioning”) of health services for the purposes of the NHS from 18.4.2016. The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed to commission the Intermediate Care Beds service thus ensuring a fair, open and transparent process in accordance with NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013.
It is anticipated that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 as Amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (TUPE) may not apply for this contract. Bidders are advised to form their own view on whether TUPE applies, obtaining their own legal advice and carrying out due diligence. It is the bidders responsibility to verify TUPE information with the incumbent service provider (details of which will be provided in the Tender Documentation).
(a) How what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions; and
(b) How, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement."
Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being. These priorities are described in the Invitation to Tender and are reflected in environmental and social characteristics in the evaluation criteria for the award of the contract.
The Contracting Authority will act in accordance with Regulation 32 and Part 9 of the Public Contract Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) as Amended by the Public Contract (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009 No 2992). Part 9 of these regulations provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.

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