Care Home Services Cornwall

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: NHS Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group
National registration number: 11N
Postal address: Sedgemoor Centre, Priory Road
Town: St Austell
NUTS code: UKK30
Postal code: PL25 5AS
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: kccg.contracts@nhs.net
Telephone: +44 1726627800

Internet address(es):Main address: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=NHSSW

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=NHSSW

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=NHSSW

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

On-boarding process for Care Homes

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85144100

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

NHS Kernow and the Council are pleased to invite care home providers to join the new joint contract for Care Home services from April 2020.

The aim of Care Home services is to ensure people have access to good quality care, support and accommodation that can enable them to meet their health and social care needs and outcomes twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year.

Services that are within the scope of the onboarding application process include Care Homes with or without nursing for a person who is eligible in accordance with:

(a) The Care Act 2014;

(b) The eligibility criteria for NHS Funded Nursing Care or Continuing Healthcare;

(c) Other joint funding responsibilities of the Commissioners.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 355 000 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

85144000

85311000

85311100

85311200

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKK30

Main site or place of performance:

Cornwall

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

NHS Kernow and the Council are pleased to invite care home providers to join the new joint contract for Care Home services from April 2020.

As statutory commissioning authorities we are required under the Public Contract Regulations (2015) to ensure we use a compliant process for purchasing services. In order to balance this with our duties under the Patient Choice Regulations (2013) and the Care Act (2014), we have developed a bespoke process for care home services in Cornwall. This is intended to ensure a clear and straightforward process that will not preclude registered providers from joining the new contractual arrangements.

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 355 000 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Start: 01/04/2020

End: 31/03/2023

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.4)Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria:

As statutory commissioning authorities we are required under the Public Contract Regulations (2015) to ensure we use a compliant process for purchasing services. In order to balance this with our duties under the Patient Choice Regulations (2013) and the Care Act (2014), we have developed a bespoke process for care home services in Cornwall. This is intended to ensure a clear and straightforward process that will not preclude registered providers from joining the new contractual arrangements.

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

Potential Providers who progress to view the advert and accompanying tender documents (whether they decide to propose a solution or not), at that point are agreeing to keep all information confidential and will not copy, reproduce, distribute or pass the information to any other person at any time.

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Form of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about framework agreement

IV.1.10)Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:

IV.1.11)Main features of the award procedure:

As statutory commissioning authorities we are required under the Public Contract Regulations (2015) to ensure we use a compliant process for purchasing services. In order to balance this with our duties under the Patient Choice Regulations (2013) and the Care Act (2014), we have developed a bespoke process for care home services in Cornwall. This is intended to ensure a clear and straightforward process that will not preclude registered providers from joining the new contractual arrangements.

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate / Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest

Date: 24/02/2020

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: CEDR
Postal address: 70 Fleet Street
Town: London
Postal code: EC4Y 1EU
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

20/01/2020