Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-08-24
Buyer: NHS Commissioning Board (NHS England South (South Central))
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 28788000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-10-11

Technical requirements: NHS England seeks to re-commission an outcome focused primary healthcare service, equivalent to that available to the local community, at HMP Isle of Wight.
The services being commissioned include (please see service specifications for further information and full lists of services required):
— GP Provision, including Out-of-Hours service (OOH under a co-commissioning arrangement with Isle of Wight CCG).
— To improve the quality outcomes with the aim of achieving an equitable healthcare provision, in line with the local community, and reduce health inequalities.
— Provide a greater range of in house services that greater reflect the needs of the population at HMP Isle of Wight.
NHS England may seek at a later date to commission consultant-led ADHD and Memory clinic services as part of this contract, either separately or as part of existing service delivery areas.
The maximum total contract value for the service will be £25,588,000, inclusive of all specified service elements (including the integrated substance misuse service, BBV, GP out of hours and the dental service (the latter from 19/20 onwards)), but excluding escorts and bedwatches, which will be funded via a risk share arrangement (£640,000 per annum, prior to risk share mechanisms being applied).
Please refer to the ITT documents for further information. (NB: the indicated maximum total funding levels elsewhere in this notice DO include escorts and bedwatches). The contract duration will be 5 years, due to commence on 01/04/18 (aside from Dental Services, which will commence on 1st April 2019).
Commissioners will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this process.
Interested parties who wish to take part in the procurement are invited to take part in an Invitation To Tender (ITT) process, based on the Open procedure and designed to identify the Most Economically Advantageous Tender and therefore determine the incoming provider.
The procurement will be conducted via the In-Tend portal, and can be accessed via the ‘current tenders’ list on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
In order to access the tender documentation, you will need to ‘express an interest’ and register on the system for full access. Bidders are required to respond to questions directly within In-Tend and attach any requested documents separately to the placeholders provided.
In the interests of encouraging collaborative working, any organisations that do not wish to bid for the entire contract, but would like their details to be shared with potential bidders as either subcontractors or potential consortium partners should send contact details to ashley.preece@nhs.net at their earliest convenience, and these will be circulated via the e-tendering portal.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities — Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).


Award value: 28788000