Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-09-19
Buyer: NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of NHS South Worcestershire, NHS Redditch and Bromsgrove and NHS Wyre Forest Clinical Commissioning Groups
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 98000000
Estimated value: 930000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-10-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The CCG's are looking to commission a comprehensive community-based Dementia Post-Diagnostic Pathway for Worcestershire residents.
The service will aim to provide a high-quality service for patients who are registered with Worcestershire CCG GP Practices. The service will be based on best practice and will provide appropriate assessment, community services support, follow up treatment, review and discharge.
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) on behalf of the commissioner, NHS Worcestershire CCGs, are seeking to procure a service for the Provision of Dementia Post-Diagnostic Support Pathway for Worcestershire County.
The CCG's are looking to commission a comprehensive community-based Dementia Post-Diagnostic Pathway for Worcestershire residents.
The service will aim to provide a high-quality service for patients who are registered with Worcestershire CCG GP Practices.
The service will be based on best practice and will provide appropriate assessment, community services support, follow up treatment, review and discharge.
The service is essential to inform and enable people with a diagnosis, and those who support them, to live as well as possible with dementia and prepare for the future.
The current service provision for Dementia Post Diagnostic Support has been reviewed. Commissioners propose to procure a single service to provide all elements of the existing contracts, aligning with primary care/neighbourhood team structures to ensure a more targeted provision based on population need.
The service provider(s) will be required to work collaboratively with existing providers as part of an integrated,evidence based approach to patient care. The CCG's anticipate that this procurement will be awarded to one service provider or a lead provider on behalf of a consortium.
The budget available for this service is 310 000.00 GBP per annum, including CQUIN. Bidders are expected to provide an innovative solution and make best use of the budget available.
The Contract Period will be for 3 years with the possiblity of a 1 year extension, NHS Standard Terms and Conditions will apply.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Any supplier may be disqualified who:
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgement which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;

Eligibility requirements: List and brief description of conditions: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Any supplier may be disqualified who: (a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations; (b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations; (c) has been convicted by a judgement which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct; (d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can demonstrate; (e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority; (f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority; (g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information; (h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organisation, as defined in Article 2(1)of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA; (i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively; (j) has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities; (k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.

Award value: 930000