Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2019-08-05
Buyer: Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services | 85121283 | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services | 85141000: Services provided by medical personnel
Estimated value: 540000 GBP
EU fund: ESF

Technical requirements: Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group Community Fracture and Soft Tissue Injury Service
The following is a PIN notice only and is being placed to alert providers to a potential future procurement exercise for a community fracture service. Any values and timescales stated are for guideline purposes only and should not be taken as a guarantee.
Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group is considering their options for the continued commissioning of a comprehensive service including assessment, intervention, evaluation, advice and support for patients aged 18+ registered with a GP in Bath and NE Somerset who have been referred to the service. The contract would be worth an estimated 135 000 GBP per annum, and the CCG is considering a term of 2 years with the option to extend for 2 further years.
If you would be interested in providing the service, please email scwcsu.whprocurement@nhs.net before 5.00 pm on 3.9.2019 indicating where your organisation is currently situated and from where you'd intend to provide the service. Further details will be sent accordingly.
The following is a PIN notice only and is being placed to alert providers to a potential future procurement exercise for a community fracture and soft tissue injury service. Any values and timescales stated within this PIN notice are for guideline purposes only and should not be taken as a guarantee.
Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (‘the CCG’) is considering their options for the continued commissioning of a community fracture and soft tissue injury service for all adults aged 18 or over who are registered with a GP in Bath and North East Somerset.
The aim is to provide a comprehensive service for adults with a suspected fracture involving assessment, intervention, evaluation, advice and support. This will be in line with national and local best practice guidance, and local population requirements. This community based fracture and soft tissue injury service sees patients with a range of injuries who have been referred to the service by their GP or A+E.
The service offers a complete follow up service and includes expert medical advice, physiotherapy, plaster removal and renewal and X-rays where needed.
— work with the CCG on appropriate KPIs and strive to meet (and exceed where possible) these agreed performance targets,
— ensuring appropriate data collection methods to submit quarterly reports to the CCG as per the information and quality schedules,
— form/maintain good positive links to other associated services/providers to allow the provision of multi-agency health and social care,
— work alongside referrers to ensure timely and appropriate referrals; this may include training and support,
The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘the Regulations’) which are not subject to the full regime of the regulations, but is instead governed by the ‘Light Touch Regime’ contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).
The requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations would apply to any procurement process, requiring a transparent tender process, treating all bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the treaty on the functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these services.
Neither the inclusion of a bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the directive or regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority (‘Open’, ‘Restricted’, ‘Competitive Procedure with Negotiation’, ‘Competitive Dialogue’ or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive/Schedule 3 of the regulations.


Award value: 540000