Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-09-21
Buyer: NHS Hastings and Rother CCG
Country: UK
Region: East Sussex CC
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85140000: Miscellaneous health services
Estimated value: 76000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-10-21
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The procurement objective is to appoint a single legal entity (potentially a Prime Contractor) to deliver integrated MSK care in the region covered by the Commissioner.
The legal entity (Prime Contractor) is expected to demonstrate a credible approach to engaging patients and representative groups in design and delivery of services. The service will be provided within a ‘hub and spoke’ framework.
In the evaluation, the Commissioner expects to secure the best possible integration of health care expertise and access to services, but also have informed choice in their patient journeys. The approach will ensure the financial sustainability of the Prime Contractor to undertake the full range of MSK activity either directly providing or through subcontracting arrangements. The financial approach will demonstrate Value for Money.
The tender will be conducted via the NHS Commercial Solutions Bravo e tendering system — see II.2.4) below.
The tender will be conducted via the NHS Commercial Solutions Bravo e tendering system. Bidders wishing to Express an Interest (EOI) in participating will be required to register on the Bravo system if they have not previously done so. This can be done at any time via this web link:
An organisation will be assumed to have expressed interest by registering on the Invitation to Tender on the portal.
NHS Commercial Solutions is utilising the Bravo system to manage this Procurement and to communicate with Bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to Bidders and all communications with the Commissioner and NHS Commercial Solutions, will be conducted via the Bravo secure messaging service within the portal hosted by BravoSolution, the managed service provider for the NHS Commercial Solutions eTendering system.
It is free to register on the portal, and it can be accessed at any time of day. Should Bidders have any queries, or if Bidders are having problems registering on the portal, they should contact the BravoSolution dedicated Supplier Support, available from the Bravo Help desk:
All interested parties should note that this Service Procurement falls within the scope of the ‘Light Touch Regime’ as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. See the tender documents for full information.
The Commissioner will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide reasons for the award decision as required by the Light Touch regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of ham by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court ( England, Wales and Northern Ireland ). Note that any challenge must be brought in accordance with the strict time limits which apply under these regulations.


Award value: 76000000