Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice With Call For Competition
Published: 2016-06-02
Buyer: NHS Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group
Country: UK
Region: Plymouth
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85110000: Hospital and related services | 85111000: Hospital services | 85111100: Surgical services
Estimated value: 6212704 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-06-10
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Northern Eastern and Western Devon CCG (NEW Devon) as lead commissioner is looking to invite approach and discussion from the market in regard to commissioning additional capacity to close a gap in provision in the Western Locality of NEW Devon CCG, specifically in and around the Plymouth area. NEW Devon CCG is acting on behalf of themselves and the associate commissioners in Kernow CCG and South Devon and Torbay CCG. The commissioner is inviting approach and discussion from suitably qualified providers of the following areas cardiology, chronic pain, colorectal surgery, endoscopy,ENT, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Pain Management, Plastic Surgery, Upper GI Surgery, Urology to understand the possibilities that the market could present to this urgent and pressing need. Due to the urgent and pressing nature of this requirement any approach and discussion is restricted to the 6th - 10th June.
The capacity issue areas include cardiology, chronic pain, colorectal surgery, endoscopy, ENT, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Gynaecology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Pain Management, Plastic Surgery, Upper GI Surgery, Urology. For the sake of clarity the capacity sought is for a whole patient pathway specifically including inpatient stays (i.e. potentially complex over-night stays), daycases, and outpatient new and follow up appointments. The commissioner welcomes approach to Fiona Phelps, Fiona.phelps@nhs.net Head of Commissioning — Western PDU, Northern, Eastern and Western Devon CCG,PA — Lisa May 01752 398767 Lisa.may1@nhs.net Due to the urgent of this requirement any approach and discussion is restricted to the 6th - 10th June. Interested parties are asked to contact the commissioner directly. Contact outside of this period may not be considered as the commissioner focus is on the urgent and pressing need to resolve the capacity issues to meet the needs of patients.
To note, this prior information notice may result in a call for offers and lead to contract award. The reader should therefore consider this information notice as a call for competition that may result in an award of contract under the provision of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any process arising from the PIN will be run in a transparent process, treating all bidders equally.
The Services are healthcare services within the meaning and scope of Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘the Directive’) and Schedule 3 to the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (‘the Regulations’). The procurement will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent procurement 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. The use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor any other indication or described procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations.

Eligibility requirements: Relevant licences to practice in regard to the subject matter service required.

Award value: 6212704