Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-31
Buyer: East Kent Hospitals University
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85110000: Hospital and related services
Submission deadline: 2016-09-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (EKHUFT) hereby invites offers for the provision of Clinical Services to East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
This procurement exercise concerns the conclusion of a Framework agreement under which one or more successful tenderers may be appointed to supply goods and/or services to East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust on the terms agreed.
Offers are requested for a 1-year contract period. A further 3 x 12 month extensions may be exercised at the expiry of the initial contract period. Activity will be agreed on a quarterly basis if appropriate.
The Contracting Authorities Ophthalmology department wish to enter into a framework contract with an external provider in order to reduce current waiting times for 1st outpatient and follow up appointments together with elective cataract surgery.
It is important to note that the delivery of the 18 Week Referral to Treatment (RTT) standard is a key priority for the NHS and the external provider (the provider awarded the contract) needs to work closely with EKHUFT to ensure that the incomplete pathway of 92 % is achieved.
The external provider will be required to undertake activity at weekends as well as weekdays if required.
EKHUFT will provide all administration, booking, consumables, drugs, equipment and facilities and therefore expects bids that deliver the full specification at 90 % or lower of national tariff excluding MFF for outpatient attendances and 80 % or lower of national tariff excluding MFF for elective cataract surgery.
The services to which this notice relates fall under the ‘light touch’ regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘the Regulations’). Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authorities intend to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to the procurement of services subject to the ‘light touch’ regime.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure). 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box. 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
The contracting authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

Eligibility requirements: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure). 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box. 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.