Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-07-06
Buyer: NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit
Country: UK
Region: WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
EU fund: ESF

Technical requirements: Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU is planning to procure on behalf of The West Midlands Clinical Network (WMCN) (part of NHS England West Midlands and its 22 West Midlands CCGs), (led by Birmingham Cross City CCG, but also including Coventry and Rugby, Herefordshire, Redditch and Bromsgrove, South Warwickshire, South Worcestershire, Warwickshire North, Wyre Forest, Birmingham Cross City, Birmingham South Central, Dudley, Sandwell and West Birmingham, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton City, Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, North Staffordshire, Shropshire, South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsular, Stafford and Surrounds, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin) a service from suitably qualified providers for a Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) — Genetic Testing Service. The requirements are for a genetic screening (Index test) and follow up familial screening (cascade) service.
This notice serves to inform providers of the intention to procure these services and to seek information from the market. It is not intended as a call for competition.
Following on from this market engagement, the objective is to run a full OJEU (Open) procurement process to seek provision for a 2 +1 year contract, later in the year. This consultation/market engagement exercise is being used to gather views from interested parties around the current draft specification for the service.
Organisations wishing to be involved in this market engagement exercise must register through the Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU's Bravo portal. This will give providers access to the current draft service specification and providers will be asked to complete a short questionnaire aimed to gather initial thoughts from the market and to gather organisation's details from providers who are potentially interested in delivering this service.
Instructions for registering on the Bravo Portal and accessing the draft service specification and questionnaire are as follows:
i) If not already registered, candidates should register on the portal at: https:// ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge). If already registered, candidates can use the existing registration;
c) Search for and access listing related to this contract and view details for PQQ reference pqq_246,
iii) Once you have expressed interest, the opportunity will appear in ‘My PQQs’ page where you can download documentation (if required) and construct your reply as instructed. You must submit your reply on the website by the deadline stated.
For technical support in submitting your expression of interest contact the BravoSolution help desk on 0800 368 4850 or e-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU are managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations). The Services are being procured are Schedule 3 — Social and Other Specific Services and Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU are bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services.
Suppliers Instructions: How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://gemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' — Enter your correct business and user details —Note the username you chose and click ‘Save' when complete — You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure); 2. Express an Interest in the Tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content — Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box; 3. Responding to the Tender — Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction (DN delete if electronic auction not being used).
The services to which this notice relates fall within Part B of Schedule 3, Part 10 of the Public Services Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) ('the Regulations').
Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authorities intend to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to the procurement of Part B services. These opportunities may be divided into lots. Please see published documentation for further detail.
Suppliers Instructions: How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://gemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save' when complete — You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure); 2. Express an Interest in the Tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content — Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box; 3. Responding to the Tender — Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.