Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-11
Buyer: Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Region: Outer London - East and North East
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 1000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-06-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: To procure a quality service that meet the needs of people newly diagnosed with dementia and their families through signposting, practical advice and onward referral to services. The service will provide timely support immediately after a person receives their diagnosis and the successful provider will be aware of the legal, practical and emotional issues that the person or their family will be facing. The successful provider will have a good understanding of dementia and how this impacts on the life of an individual and their family. They will additionally be able to signpost people and their families to the support they will require immediately and in the future, providing advice and access to activities that will be of benefit to the person with dementia and their family.
The contract value is 170 000 GBP-200 000 GBP per annum (850 000 GBP-1 000 000 GBP over 5 (3+2) years).
NHS Waltham Forest CCG is seeking to commission an organisation that will support the delivery of the Dementia Outreach and Advisor service. The service will be delivered and based in Waltham Forest and managed locally.
The aim of the procurement is to procure a quality service that meet the needs of people newly diagnosed with dementia and their families through signposting, practical advice and onward referral to services. The service will provide timely support immediately after a person receives their diagnosis and the successful provider will be aware of the legal practical and emotional issues that the person or their family will be facing. The successful provider will have a good understanding of dementia and how this impacts on the life of an individual and their family. They will additionally be able to signpost people and their families to the support they will require immediately and in the future, providing advice and access to activities that will be of benefit to the person with dementia and their family.
The Provider shall note that the Service is comprised of 3 components with individual aims (See service specification). The Provider shall ensure that each component meets industry standards in training and staff management, and compliance with relevant national and local guidance and legislation. The components are: Dementia Outreach Service, Dementia Support Manager and Dementia Advisors.
The contract value is 170 000 GBP-200 000 GBP per annum (850 000 GBP-1 000 000 GBP over 5 (3+2) years).
The services to which this requirement relates fall within schedule 3 of the 2015 Public Contracts Regulations (the Regulations). Whilst the Regulations will apply to this procurement, the procurement procedure will be undertaken in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 (inclusive) of part 2, Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations, which comprise the Cabinet Office's Light Touch Regime.
The Commissioner is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure that the Commissioner is following is as set out in the Invitation to Tender. The Process will be similar to Open Procedure process under the Regulations but, for avoidance of doubt, the commissioner is not running the Process as though the Open Procedure under the Regulations applies and so reserves the right to depart from that procedure at any point. The procurement will be advertised via OJEU and Contract Finder.
Interested organisations must express their interest by registering on Pro-Contract: https://www.supplying2nhs.com
Expressions of interests will be completed on submission of the Tender. The deadline for submitting a completed Tender is at 16:00 on 7.6.2016. Responses received after the deadline will not be considered.
Submission of the tenders will be via the Pro-Contract e-tendering system: https://www.supplying2nhs.com
Supplier register, login, complete the tender response documentation electronically and submit them via Pro-contract e-tendering portal.
Tenders received after the deadline may not be considered. It is anticipated that bidders will be invited to attend an interview/presentation at end of June/beginning July, subject to confirmation.
Please note that any communication from NEL Commissioning Support Unit or CCG regarding this tender will be via Pro-contract discussion board. Bidders must use Pro-contract discussion board for their communications with NEL Commissioning Support Unit or CCG regarding procurement.
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

Eligibility requirements: N/A.

Award value: 1000000