Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-06-13
Buyer: NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
Country: UK
Region: Worcestershire
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 85000000
Submission deadline: 2017-06-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The End of Life Care at home service will provide direct patient care with an appropriately trained Band 2 HCA (or equivalent) in End of Life Care supported by other health and social care professionals as appropriate. To meet the assessed needs of the patient in their home or care home setting, during what is perceived to be the final six weeks of the patient's life (i.e. those that are rapidly deteriorating and therefore eligible for CHC fast track funding).
This notice is a call for competition under the Restricted Procedure requesting Expressions of Interest in the CHC Fast Track Funded End of Life Care (at Home) service being developed by NHS South Worcestershire CCG, NHS Redditch and Bromsgrove CCG, and NHS Wyre Forest CCG (‘the CCGs’).
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU Procurement are conducting this Procurement on behalf of NHS South Worcestershire CCG, NHS Redditch and Bromgsgrove CCG and NHS Wyre Forest CCG.
The Worcestershire CCGs are currently reviewing their CHC Fast Track Funded End of Life Services (at Home) covering the whole population of Worcestershire.
The CCGs initial focus is to invite expressions of interest from relevant providers in the market who have current experience of delivering End of Life Care in the community within the clients' home.
Those providers within the market that qualify under the terms of the MOI, to the next stage will receive the Invitation to Tender and will be invited to submit bids for the service.
Interested providers must be able to provide services for patients registered with Worcestershire GP Practices.
The CCGs will run a transparent process, ensuring all bidders (where applicable) are given equal opportunity.
The End of Life Care at Home service will deliver direct patient care by an appropriately trained Band 2 HCA (or equivalent) in End of Life Care supported by other health and social care professionals as appropriate.
The service will meet the assessed needs of the patient as identified in a care plan, in their home, during what is perceived to be the final six weeks of the patient's life (i.e. those that are rapidly deteriorating and therefore eligible for CHC fast track funding).
— To provide End of life, CHC funded fast track health care in peoples own homes according to their assessed need.
The District Nurse that refers to the service will have carried out the appropriate nursing assessment and risk assessments. They will also ensure that the patients' needs are reviewed as per the CHC guidelines, throughout the delivery of the care package and care adjusted accordingly.
The CCGs are looking to award up to 3 contracts to cover the 3 CCGs. The view is to have 1 provider per each CCG. Bidders invited to participate in the final ITT will have the ability to bid for more than one CCG.
This notice has been advertised simultaneously in OJEU and interested providers are advised to register with Bravo via the following link. The relevant PQQ reference number for this is PQQ_437.
— From the portal (NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Procurement services Portal Home Page, click the ‘Click Here to Register’ link.

Eligibility requirements: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Any supplier may be disqualified who: (a) Is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the Court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations; (b) Is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the Court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations; (c) Has been convicted by a judgement which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct; (d) Has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can demonstrate; (e) Has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority; (f) Has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority; (g) Is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information; (h) Has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organisation, as defined in Article 2(1)of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA; (i) Has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively; (j) Has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities; (k) Has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.