Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-01-20
Buyer: NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
Country: UK
Region: Cheshire
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-01-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: — NHS South Cheshire and NHS Vale Royal Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) seek to re-commission a Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) service for adults. The CCGs desired outcome is a model which provides an ‘end-to-end’ service for patients including, assessment, diagnosis and full-management of DVT, in accordance with NICE clinical guidance.
— The service provider will develop a locally-based DVT diagnosis, treatment and management service with a clear focus on quality of care, clinical safety, patient experience, cost effectiveness and improvement of outcomes.
The intention is that the contract will be awarded by the end of February 2017 to commence 1.4.2017 or earlier. However, this may be subject to change.
— NHS South Cheshire and NHS Vale Royal Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) seek to re-commission a Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) service for adults. The CCGs desired outcome is a model which provides an ‘end-to-end’ service for patients including, assessment, diagnosis and full-management of DVT, in accordance with NICE clinical guidance.
If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means. NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder will enter into contract for the supply of the services. The contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender. Further details will be made available via documentation released during the course of the tender process. Submission of Expression of Interest. express interest by emailing Elizabeth.johnson1@nhs.net providing contact specific information namely Company/Organisation name, address, contact name, telephone number, e-mail address and web address.
As this exercise will be conducted on the NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk i) Candidates should register on the portal at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of website is free). If your organisation has registered previously, you do not need to re-register. ii) Once registered, You must submit your reply by the deadline stated. For technical support in registering onto the Bravo Solutions site, please contact the BravoSolution help desk on +44 8003684850 or help@bravosolution.co.uk
“Light Touch Regime” services: This procurement is for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations (“Regulations”). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the contracting authorities are following is set out in the MOI and PQQ. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement. Right to Cancel: The contracting authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary. The contracting authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed. All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the contracting authority reserves the right to change these. Transparency: The contracting authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR. In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the contracting authority. Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. Further information on transparency can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-and-contracting-transparency-requirements-guidance”


Award value: 500000