Talking Therapies for Norfolk, Suffolk and Hertfordshire: Invitation to Tender
Provision of Talking therapies service for children, young people and adults who have experienced trauma.
United Kingdom-Cambridge: Health and social work services
2018/S 195-441552
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Victoria House, Fulbourn
Cambridge
CB21 5XA
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 7771981515
E-mail: chris.horrocks@nhs.net
NUTS code: UKH
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
NHS England (East) — Talking Therapies for Norfolk, Suffolk and Hertfordshire
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
NHS Arden GEM CSU on behalf of NHS England (the Contracting Authority) is inviting suitable organisations to tender for the provision of Talking therapies service for children, young people and adults who have experienced trauma, including sexual trauma, in Norfolk, Suffolk and Hertfordshire.
Organisations wishing to submit a bid will need to register on the Arden GEM Bravo solutions website and complete the ITT documentation at the following location: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
The ITT documentation should be completed by the closing date of 12:00 noon on 6.11.2018. The ITT reference is itt_1092
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.1)Title:
Lot 1: Norfolk
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
Norfolk.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Talking therapies service for children, young people and adults who have experienced trauma, including sexual trauma, in Norfolk, Suffolk and Hertfordshire.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Option to extend for a further period of 12 months.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Lot 2: Suffolk
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
Suffolk.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Talking therapies service for children, young people and adults who have experienced trauma, including sexual trauma, in Norfolk, Suffolk and Hertfordshire.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Option to extend for a further period of 12 months.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.1)Title:
Lot 3: Hertfordshire
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
Hertfordshire.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Talking therapies service for children, young people and adults who have experienced trauma, including sexual trauma, in Norfolk, Suffolk and Hertfordshire.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Option to extend for a further period of 12 months.
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require groupings of contractors to take a particular legal form or to require 1 party to undertake primary legal liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.3)Additional information:
Arden and GEM CSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”). The Service is being procured under “Schedule 3 — Social and Other Specific Services”. 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.
The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.
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://ardengemcsu.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 e-mail 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 ITT 1092 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 on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT,
— there may be a mixture of on-line 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 on-line help, or contact the eTendering help-desk.
VI.4.1)Review body
Cardinal Square, Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
United Kingdom
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
Cardinal Square, Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
United Kingdom
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cardinal Square, Nottingham Road
Derby
DE1 3QT
United Kingdom
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: