Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-11-04
Buyer: The Office of the Police and Crime Commisioner for West Mercia Police
Country: UK
Region: WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services
Estimated value: 26000000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Custodial Healthcare and Forensic Services for the Police Forces relevant to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Mercia and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire.
Custodial Healthcare and Forensic Services for Warwickshire Police Force and West Mercia Police Force
The provision of Forensic Medical and Healthcare Services to Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police (Lot 1) on a 24 hour / 7 day per week, 365 days a year basis, to attend the healthcare needs of people in Police Custody and to carry out healthcare and forensic examinations on victims, suspects, witnesses and police personnel.
The contract will be for an initial period of 5 years with a further optional extension of an additional 2 years. The initial period of service delivery is likely to be from 1.9.2016 to 31.8.2021.
Custodial Healthcare and Forensic Services for Staffordshire Police Force on a 24 hour / 7 day per week, 365 days a year basis, to attend the healthcare needs of people in Police Custody and to carry out healthcare and forensic examinations on victims, suspects, witnesses and police personnel.
The contract will be for an initial period of 5 years with a further optional extension of and additional 2 years. The initial period of service delivery is likely to be from 1.9.2016 to 31.8.2021.
The performance standards associated with this requirement will be agreed during the procurement process. Bidders may bid for this opportunity as: i) a single supplier; ii) a lead supplier with a supporting supply chain; or iii) a consortium of suppliers. For clarity, whatever the bidder's proposed structure is, the Contracting Authorities will require a single entity with whom to form the final contractual relationship for each of the stated Lots. Further details will be are set out in the procurement documents.
To participate in this competition, organisations must express their interest in writing via Bluelight by 9:00 14.11.2016. This process is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime in accordance with Section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/560272/Guidance_on_Light_Touch_Regime_-_Oct_16.pdf
The Contracting Authorities' intention is to award the contract pursuant to a tender process that includes one pre-ITT dialogue on approach and content and one post-ITT dialogue that centres on service delivery models and supporting commercial and performance regimes.
The Authorities fully reserve the right to vary the competition process following the pre-ITT dialogue phase to ensure that the competition process best suits their commercial and technical needs.

Eligibility requirements: As set out in the documents available from the address in Section I.3).

Award value: 26000000