Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-09
Buyer: NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit
Country: UK
Region: SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 870000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-09-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: As part of a commitment to support individual performers, NHS England (South) proposes to commission a nationally standardised Occupational Health Service that is equitable and accessible. This approach will address the historical inequity arising from the legacy arrangements of primary care trusts (PCTs).
— Standardise the commissioning of Occupational Health Services for primary care staff by NHS England nationally;
— Support accessible high-quality occupational health provision for staff employed within primary care settings;
— Ensure the local availability of services for employees who are required to undergo occupational health assessment;
— Support cost effective provision. The national specification is currently awaiting formal sign off.
Interested providers will be able to view the tender opportunity via the ‘current tenders’ list on in-tend.
In order to access the tender documentation you will need to ‘express an interest’ and register on the system. Bidders are required to respond to all Organisational and ITT questions directly within In-Tend and attach any requested documents separately to the place-holders provided.
This includes Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire (excluding South Gloucestershire).
This includes Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
This contract is split into a number of Lots so as to provide the maximum flexibility to both the Commissioner and Bidder, these are:
Lot 1 — South Central (Inc. Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire (excluding South Gloucestershire);
Lot 3 — South West (Inc. Devon Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, Bristol, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire);
Parent Company and other guarantees may be required in certain circumstances, see the invitation to tender for further details.
The Services are healthcare services within the meaning and scope of Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (the Directive) and Schedule 3 to the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (the Regulations). The tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services.
Neither the inclusion of a bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority (Open, Restricted, Competitive Procedure with Negotiation, Competitive Dialogue or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations. The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations) which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the Light Touch Regime contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).

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