Integrated Healthcare Services for Dorset and Devon Prisons
NHS England South (South Central) and (South West) – Integrated Healthcare Services for Dorset Prisons and IRC and Devon Prisons.
United Kingdom-Bristol: Health services
2016/S 107-191581
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
NHS England South (South Central) and (South West)
South Plaza, Marlborough Street
Contact point(s): https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
For the attention of: Alexandra Searle
BS1 3NX Bristol
United Kingdom
E-mail: Alexandra.searle@swcsu.nhs.uk
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Service category No 25: Health and social services
NUTS code UKK,UKK2,UKK4
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
NHS England will commission a prime provider model (for each lot) for prison healthcare services in order to support integrated, patient centred care across the full range of service specialities required to manage the complex healthcare needs of those in the prison settings.
NHS England will hold a contract with the prime provider (for each lot), who in turn can directly provide care and/or subcontract care to other specialist providers. The prime provider will ensure that all services operating within the prison work in an integrated way delivering seamless care pathways.
NHS England requires provision of a comprehensive range of services in-house including physical health, mental health and substance misuse services. The successful Bidder will be expected to realise the opportunities to reduce health inequalities in minority groups such as BME Groups, those with a Learning Disability and Older Vulnerable Prisoners, by improving access with the best use of services and minimising inappropriate out of prison activity.
The Provider will be able to demonstrate the ability to provide management information from the system to ensure efficient access and where appropriate decommission services that are not required.
Bids must reflect the unique and multiple site operation in which it is delivered and include:
— GP Provision;
— Primary Care Nursing and Admin. service;
— Pharmacy Services-including mechanism for OOH provision;
— Substance Misuse Services (including Substance Misuse wing at HMP Winchester);
— Optometry;
— Physiotherapy;
— Podiatry;
— Primary and Secondary Mental Health and Learning Disability Services;
— Sexual Health Services;
— Health Promotion and Prevention;
— Dental Services.
The 2 lots are detailed below:
1. Dorset:
— HMP YOI Portland, a male YOI and Adult resettlement Category C prison with an Operational Capacity of 580;
— HMP Guys Marsh, a male resettlement Category C prison with an Operational Capacity of 579;
— IRC The Verne — Immigration Referral centre, Immigration Referral centre — Male with an Operational Capacity of 580.
2. Devon:
— HMP Channing’s Wood:
A Male Category C Adult Training prison with an Operational Capacity of 731.
— HMP Dartmoor:
A Male Category C Adult Training prison with an Operational Capacity of 640.
— HMP Exeter:
A Male category B Local prison with an Operational Capacity of 561.
The expected service commencement date for the Dorset establishments will be 1.4.2017, with a value of 31 000 000 GBP over 5 years (EXcluding Escort and Bedwatch).
The expected service commencement date for the Devon prisons will also be 1.4.2017 with a value of 48 750 000 GBP over 5 years (INcluding Escort and Bedwatch).
Contract duration will be for 5 years (for both lots) and in-line with current NHS requirements, will be contracted using the following:
— NHS Standard Contract with Alternative Provider Medical Services Contract (APMS) module;
— Personal Dental Services Contract (PDS);
— A tri-partite (Apex) agreement if the prime provider is not eligible to directly sign the PDS contract TUPE will apply to the contract (both lots) CQUINS will apply.
Providers must have the appropriate Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration.
Access to Invitation to Tender (ITT) Documentation:
Interested providers will be able to view the tender opportunity via the ‘current tenders’ list on in-tend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home
Or you should be able to go directly to this particular tender opportunity by following the link below: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/ProjectManage/153
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 Organisational and ITT questions directly within In-Tend and attach any requested documents separately to the place-holders provided.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
85100000, 75231000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
II.2.2)Information about options
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Dorset Prisons and IRC
1)Short description
The establishments under Lot 1 include:
— HMP (YOI) Portland, Young Offender Institute;
— HMP Guys Marsh;
— IRC The Verne — Immigration Referral centre.
Tenders can be submitted for 1 or both (2) lots. (i.e. Dorset and/or Devon).
The maximum number of lots that may be awarded to 1 tenderer is 2 (i.e. Dorset and Devon).
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
85100000, 75231000
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Devon Prisons
1)Short description
The establishments under Lot 2 include:
— HMP Channing’s Wood:
A Male Category C Adult Training prison with an Operational Capacity of 731.
— HMP Dartmoor:
A Male Category C Adult Training prison with an Operational Capacity of 640.
— HMP Exeter:
A Male category B Local prison with an Operational Capacity of 561.
Tenders can be submitted for 1 or both (2) lots. (i.e. Devon and/or Dorset).
The maximum number of lots that may be awarded to 1 tenderer is 2. (i.e. Devon and Dorset).
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
85100000, 75231000
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Key registrations include:
Appropriate Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration.
Monitor Licence.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As detailed in the Organisational Questionnaire / ITT documentation.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
As detailed in the Organisational Questionnaire / ITT documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As detailed in the Organisational Questionnaire / ITT documentation.
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
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).
Payments will be made electronically via BACS. Invoices will be submitted as hard copy.
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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