Medical Services for Care Homes

Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) wishes to appoint a single service provider and/or a consortium with a lead provider, to deliver a high quality Care Homes Support Service.

UK-Halifax: Health services

2013/S 117-200143

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

NHS Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group
5th Floor, F Mill, Dean Clough Mills
For the attention of: Dave Warsop
HX3 5AX Halifax
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: david.warsop@wsybcsu.nhs.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: https://noecpc.bravosolution.co.uk

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

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

I.3)Main activity

Health

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Care Homes Support Service.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Calderdale Area.
NUTS code UK

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) wishes to appoint a single service provider and/or a consortium with a lead provider, to deliver a high quality Care Homes Support Service.
Quest for Quality in Care Homes – NHS Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group
Quest for Quality is part of a three stage process driven by Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group.
The key element of this project is to invest in an integrated professional and clinical approach to support anticipatory care planning that aims to ensure standards are applied consistently through care homes to reduce variation across the patch.
The new model, which is being rolled out across 25 care homes in Calderdale, includes the development of a multi-disciplinary team that will provide a structured, proactive and multi-disciplinary approach to care with co-ordinated teams working together, built on primary care and supported by a range of specialists including geriatric medicine, specialist community nursing, mental health and rehabilitation medicine. Partnership working between healthcare professionals care homes and social care professionals is crucial to the success of this model. This includes sharing information, assessments, policies, training and learning to support quality improvement.
The dedicated multi-disciplinary team commissioned from the specification will improve quality by working across the specified care homes to:
embed and standardise processes,
provide planned and proactive care, support timely, safe and sustainable discharges and encompassing preferred place of care and end-of-life plans, with care home residents at the centre of decisions about their care (inc the involvement of families and/or other nominated advocates)
be the first point of contact for advice, including by phone, prior to a GP visit being requested
provide a seamless approach to case management; and
ensure residents are supported to regain their maximum potential and mobility

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85100000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

This is a voluntary notice for the purpose of advertising this tender. As the procurement falls under Part B of Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations
2006, it is only mandatory for the procurement to comply with Regulation 5 (2).
Accordingly neither the publication nor content of this Notice shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends operating the process in accordance with or to
be bound by any of the Regulations other than Regulation 5 (2). Information concerning the process will be contained in the tender documentation
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 055 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

II.2.3)Information about renewals

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 26 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

Joint and several liability.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: 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://noecpc.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 email 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 PQQ/ ITT to access the content – Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side 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 the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box 3. Responding to the tender – You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting) – You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification – Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT – There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then publish your reply using the publish button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

A PQQ document is required to be completed as part of the expressions of interest and selection to tender process. This document can be found on the Bravo eTendering
system (by following the instructions detailed above). This information will be used to limit the number of economic operators selected and invited to tender.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Information and formalities for evaluating are fully detailed in the ITT document.
A Qualification document is required to be completed as part of the expressions of interest and selection to tender process. This document can be found on the Bravo eTendering system (by following the instructions detailed above).

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Information and formalities for evaluating are fully detailed in the PQQ document.
A Qualification document is required to be completed as part of the expressions of interest and selection to tender process. This document can be found on the Bravo eTendering system (by following the instructions detailed above).

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged minimum number 5: and maximum number 10

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

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

6.8.2013 – 17:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

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

VI.3)Additional information

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
This is a voluntary notice for the purpose of advertising this tender. As the procurement falls under Part B of Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations
2006, it is only andatory for the procurement to comply with Regulation 5 (2).
Accordingly neither the publication nor content of this Notice shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends operating the process in accordance with or to
be bound by any of the Regulations other than Regulation 5 (2).
Information concerning the process will be contained in the tender documentation.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:14.6.2013