Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-21
Buyer: NHS England North Specialised Commissioning Team (Yorkshire and Humber Hub)
Country: UK
Region: YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services
Submission deadline: 2017-01-20

Technical requirements: North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) is a commissioning support service hosted by NHS England (NHSE) and is managing this procurement process for and on behalf of NHS England North Specialised Commissioning Team (Yorkshire and Humber Hub) (the Contracting Authority).
The Contracting Authority is looking to procure Adult Specialised HIV Outpatient Service for Wakefield District and Dewsbury areas.
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’ in accordance with the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012.
For information on how to express an interest in this tender please see additional information at VI.3) of this notice.
Adult Specialised HIV Outpatient Service for Wakefield District and Dewsbury areas, requiring that the lead provider will have a Specialised HIV Inpatient Service that will be able to provide an outreach within the localities, working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.
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) will apply to these contracts. Bidders are advised to form their own view on whether TUPE applies, obtaining their own legal advice and carrying out due diligence.
The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement utilising the Light Touch Regime in accordance with Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102). This procurement will be conducted via NECS e-tendering system (PROACTIS) accordingly there will be no hard-copy documents issued to bidders and all communications between bidders and NECS, including tender submissions, will be conducted via the PROACTIS portal https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS
The basic principles of the Open Procedure will be followed for this procurement to test the capacity, capability, and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102).
NHS England North Specialised Commissioning Team (Yorkshire and Humber Hub) would like to invite providers of Inpatient HIV services to express an interest in providing an Adult Specialised HIV Outpatient Service for Wakefield District and Dewsbury localities. Adult specialist services for patients infected with HIV include inpatient care for HIV related conditions in Adult Specialist HIV Treatment Centres and outpatient care provided by these Specialist Centres including outreach when delivered as part of a provider network. (Manual for Prescribed Specialised Services 2016/17, p55)
Any provider of these services should be fully compliant with the requirements of the NHS England B06/S/a Specialised Adult HIV service specification. The successful provider will be required to transition to the national tariff when this comes into being.
To express an interest in this procurement please register on the PROACTIS e-tendering portal, which can be found at: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS and follow the registration instructions.
The Contracting Authority will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Regulation 95 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No: 102) (PCR 2015). Part 3 of the PCR 2015 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.