Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2018-08-09
Buyer: NHS Rotherham CCG
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services

Technical requirements: NHS South Yorkshire Procurement Service, acting on behalf of the NHS Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group (the Commissioners), are seeking a suitable provider for a High Support Patient.
The purpose of the PIN is to engage the market and seek expressions of interest from potential providers to deliver the service.
The Commissioners are seeking a provider to offer high quality, safe accommodation and staffing which meet the Patient’s needs as detailed in the attached specification.
The successful bidder will be responsible for the providing premises to deliver this service and will need to demonstrate that they can deliver services of a continuously high-quality and will be responsive to the needs of the patient. The provider will be assessed on an on-going basis to ensure they deliver the quality required.
NHS South Yorkshire Procurement Service, acting on behalf of the NHS Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group (the Commissioners), are seeking a suitable provider for a High Support Patient.
The purpose of the PIN is to engage the market and seek expressions of interest from potential providers to deliver the service.
The Commissioners are seeking a provider to offer high quality, safe accommodation and staffing which meet the Patient’s needs as detailed in the attached specification.
The successful bidder will be responsible for the providing premises to deliver this service and will need to demonstrate that they can deliver services of a continuously high-quality and will be responsive to the needs of the patient. The provider will be assessed on an on-going basis to ensure they deliver the quality required.
The Commissioners will be the contracting and commissioning authority using the NHS Standard Contract resultant from this procurement.
It is our intention to award a contract in late December 2018 to one bidder and the service provision is expected to commence in April 2019 with any potential transition to commence in early January / February 2019.
Ninety minute ‘Meet the Commissioner’ sessions have been identified on 20.8.2018 where further information will be made available. The intention of these sessions is to help refine our specification for this service provision by engaging with the supply market.
Please send your request to attend, with a preferred AM / PM timeslot, by registering on the NHS Sourcing portal before the deadline of noon on Wednesday 16.8.2018. In your message please confirm the attendees (max 3 per organisation), their job title and a contact telephone number.
Dependent upon the response to this PIN the authority will determine if this requirement will form the basis of a competitive procurement process. Contracts may be awarded without further publication.
Following the Engagement Event if a competitive procurement is to take place the authority will simultaneously and in writing invite those organisations who have registered an interest to confirm their continuing interest. The information to be provided by NHS Rotherham CCG will include, but not be limited to the type of procurement process, the timescales, and the evaluation criteria for any future procurement process.
You have not accessed the portal before you will need to register by clicking on “Register Here”. Once you have logged into the website, click on the link “PQQs Open to All Suppliers” in the Supplier Area box. This PQQ will be listed. Click on the Title, and then on the green button “Express Interest”. This enables you to download any Attachments, and to send and receive Messages with the NHS South Yorkshire Procurement Service.