Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice With Call For Competition
Published: 2018-07-20
Buyer: NHS England South (South West)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 1780000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-08-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NHS England South (South West) (the Commissioner) seeks to commission a School Aged Immunisation Service for Cornwall. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of the Commissioners. This PIN as a call for competition is initially published as a notice
For expressions of interest. The Commissioner may then choose to proceed to publish tender documents to parties who have responded to the notice and there shall be no further notice published. Any procurement will be based on an open procedure subject to the qualification in section V1.3. Interested providers will be able to
View the tender opportunity via the ‘current tenders’ list the In-Tend website. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home In order to participate in this procurement providers will need to ‘express an interest’ and register on the system.
NHS England South (South West) seeks to commission a School Aged Immunisation Service in Cornwall. The scheduled school-aged immunisation programmes are based on age-related cohorts. The immunisations for each eligible cohort will be carried out within a school calendar year according to the detail of the service
— Offer all eligible children the opportunity to receive the nationally defined immunisation schedule,
— Deliver uptake and coverage targets for each scheduled immunisation programme within scope, each year in line with national guidance, standards and the service specification,
— Work proactively with schools to ensure access, promotion of uptake and smooth delivery arrangements,
— Proactively address potential barriers to engagement to maximise uptake with a specific emphasis on those less likely to engage, disadvantaged groups and those outside of the education system,
— Maximise the use of technology to support the provision of age appropriate, clear and understandable information to enable parents and children to make informed choices about their health and wellbeing,
— Work with service users and key stakeholders to constantly and innovatively improve service delivery,
The contract is due to run for 4 years commencing on 1.6.2019 and ending on 31.5.2023. The estimated contract value is 445 000 GBP per contract year. This value includes an allocation for the extension of the Influenza cohort to year 6 pupils in 2019/20. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.
Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement portal (In-Tend). https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home In order to express an interest, you will need to register on the e-procurement portal. On registration, please include at least two contacts to allow for access to the portal in times of absence. 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).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 3of the Regulations.
The Contracting Authority intends to voluntarily observe the award decision notices provisions and 10 day standstill period described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations. Unsuccessful Bidders will receive scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the Bidder / application was unsuccessful. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations


Award value: 1780000