Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-02-07
Buyer: East Surrey CCG, Guildford & Waverley CCG, North West Surrey CCG and Surrey Downs CCG
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 44500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-03-06
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The purpose of this notice is to alert interested parties to the publication by the Awarding Authorities (see below) of the PQQ for a tender for the services identified above.
The Awarding Authorities are utilising the services of NHS Commercial Solutions to assist with the procurement elements of the project. Full tender information and documentation will be provided via the Bravo eTendering system. This notice contains details of how potential providers may access the tender documentation.
Project Description The following Clinical Commissioning Groups (East Surrey CCG, Guildford & Waverley CCG, North West Surrey CCG and Surrey Downs CCG — North West Surrey CCG being the lead Commissioner) are approaching the market to procure an IUC Service incorporating a combined NHS 111 and GP Out-of-Hours service which will provide clinical assessment and face to face treatment. The Clinical Commissioning Groups identified above will be referred to in this Notice as the Awarding Authority.
The Awarding Authority seeks to award, for registered and resident patients within the commissioning geography, a Supplier Contract for the provision of a fully integrated 24/7 Integrated Urgent Care Service incorporating access via NHS 111 and Online, a Clinical Assessment Service, and a GP Out-of-Hours Treatment service.
The Awarding Authority seeks to award the contract to a single legal entity responsible for the provision and operation of a visionary IUC Service. This includes responsibility for the financial and budgetary management, budgetary analysis, clinical governance and overall contract management of the call centre and interconnectivity with community services, emergency departments, primary care, ambulance services and any other applicable services and provisions to maximise patient care efficiency across the Health and Social Care system. The Supplier will be required to deliver a service that offers a seamless patient journey from NHS 111 contact/Online access to the establishment of a treatment plan (including direct electronic appointment booking) or closure on advice.
The duration of this contract award will be an initial 5 years period with an option to extend once for up to 3 years.
The Awarding Authority wishes to establish the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (“MEAT”) for the Contract. The Awarding Authority is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”) and the Service(s) are being procured as “Light Touch Regime” services using a Procedure akin to a Restricted process. The Awarding Authority will also observe the requirements of the Procurement Patient Choice and Competition Regulations 2013 (PPCCR 2013).
The Awarding Authority intends to run a fully transparent tender process based on the OJEU Restricted Procedure.
The Invitation to Tender will be open to all suitably qualified providers. This notice is voluntary and does not mean that the Awarding Authority accepts that the Regulations apply to this intended procurement to any greater extent just by virtue of the publication of the notice or utilisation of a particular procurement process.
The Awarding Authority is supported and advised in the Procurement by its procurement partner NHS Commercial Solutions (NHSCS) which is managing this procurement.
The Invitation to Tender will be open to all suitably qualified providers — see tender documentation for full details. This notice is voluntary and does not mean that the Awarding Authority accepts that the Regulations apply to this intended procurement to any greater extent just by virtue of the publication of the notice or utilisation of a particular procurement process.
The Awarding Authority is supported and advised in the Procurement by its procurement partner NHS Commercial Solutions (NHSCS) which is managing this procurement registration Information for Potential Providers.
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:
NHS Commercial Solutions is utilising the Bravo system to administer this Procurement and to communicate with potential Bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to potential Bidders. All tender communications with the Awarding Authority 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:

Eligibility requirements: See tender documentation.

Award value: 44500000