Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-11-30
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
Country: CY
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 85000000
Estimated value: 38000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-01-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Provision of Community Healthcare (CHC) and Social Work Services (SWS) to British Forces Cyprus (BFC).
The provision of (or access to) effective, safe, efficient CHC to the entitled and eligible population. Statutory responsibilities are to be discharged in full; other services must meet acceptable clinical standards when benchmarked against UK NHS and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines and practices. Additionally, the provision of fully integrated and managed SW service structured to replicate the statutory services normally provided in the UK by a local authority. The Service needs to be consistent with UK best practice, evidence-based, and in accordance with extant MOD and NHS policy. UK legislation (such as the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004) does not apply outside the UK, however BFC is mandated to replicate the spirit of UK legislation, where it is practicable to do so.
The provision of (or access to) effective, safe, efficient CHC to the entitled and eligible population. Statutory responsibilities are to be discharged in full; other services must meet acceptable clinical standards when benchmarked against UK NHS and the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines and practices.
Lots. The requirement has been split into 2 Lots: Lot 1 CHC and Lot 2 SWS. Interested parties may express an interest in one or both Lots. The Authority will invite a maximum of 5 companies to tender for each Lot. A Pre-Qualification (PQQ) exercise will be undertaken and separate PQQs will be issued for each Lot.
Lot 1 (CHC). CHC comprises provision of a fully integrated and managed service for the complete range of CHC services to include: health visiting service; a school nursing service; a child and adolescent mental health service; dietetics; orthotics, chiropody and podiatry; pediatric orthotics; health promotion activities; speech and language therapies; new born hearing screening and community children's nursing.
Joint Solution. There is an opportunity for those bidding in both Lot 1 and Lot 2 to offer, by way of a variant bid against those Lots, a joint solution. The Authority reserves the right to accept this Joint Solution where it meets the award criteria. A Joint Solution will only be considered by the Authority where both of the individual bids have reached the minimum technical threshold for both Lots. The population of BFC is currently in the region of 8 000, The majority of the population is split between the Eastern Sovereign Base Area (ESBA — circa 3 000 personnel) and the Western Sovereign Base Area (WSBA — circa 5 000 personnel).
It is expected that CHC and SWS services will in the main be delivered local to BFC centres of population. However, bidders will need to demonstrate an understanding of the range UK providers, and demonstrate the ability to gain access to UK clinical and Social Care Services. Additionally, the facilitation and the transfer of a patient into a UK provider, when appropriate.
Bidders will be expected to demonstrate that their proposals are flexible, sustainable, and will continue to deliver Value for Money to the Authority throughout the period of the contract, taking into account potential variations in population size.
Any resultant contract duration will be for a minimum of 4 (four) years, with the option to further extend as declared at II.2.11 below.
Expressions of Interest (EOIs) must be submitted through responding to the PQQ. Bidders should note that the Procuring Authority has the need for greater transparency across its operations to enable to hold public bodies to account. All Bidders should be aware that if they are awarded a new government contract, the resulting contract (and all preceding related tender documentation) between the supplier and the government shall be published. In limited circumstances, certain information may be redacted from documents prior to publication.
The Authority has the option, within its sole discretion, to extend the contract by up to 2 (two) periods of up to 3 (three) Options Years as detailed below:
The provision of fully integrated and managed SWS service structured to replicate the statutory services normally provided in the UK by a local authority. The Service needs to be consistent with UK best practice, evidence-based, and in accordance with extant MOD and NHS policy. UK legislation (such as the Children Act 1989 and the Children Act 2004) does not apply outside the UK, however BFC is mandated to replicate the spirit of UK legislation, where it is practicable to do so.
Lots. The requirement has been split into 2 Lots: Lot 1 CHC and Lot 2 SWS. Interested parties may express an interest in one or both Lots. The Authority will invite a maximum of 5 companies to tender for each Lot. A Pre-Qualification (PQQ) exercise will be undertaken and separate PQQs will be issued for each Lot. Those companies who meet the minimum selection criteria as stated within the PQQ will be invited to tender against one or both Lots.
Lot 2 (SWS). SWS comprises delivery of a fully integrated and managed SWS service to include statutory and non-statutory services. Statuary requirements includes: child protection; safeguarding; fostering; adoption; early years provision and adult SWS service. Non-Statutory services include: personal and family support work; volunteer services; victim and witness support programme; delivery of domestic abuse intervention programme and child-minding.
It is expected that CHC and SWS services will in the main be delivered local to BFC centres of population. However, bidders would need to demonstrate an understanding of the range UK providers, and demonstrate the ability to gain access to UK clinical and social care services. Additionally, the facilitation and the transfer of a patient into a UK provider, when appropriate.


Award value: 38000000