NHS Continuing Healthcare Brokerage and Financial Management Service
NHS Brent, NHS Harrow and NHS Hillingdon Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) wish to commission an efficient, cost effective brokerage and invoice management service for the Continuing Healthcare (CHC) service in their communities.
United Kingdom-Salford: Administration services
2015/S 049-085613
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (NHS SBS)
05280446
Halyard Court, 31 Broadway, The Quays
For the attention of: Tom Baker
M50 2UW Salford
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1612123950
E-mail: tom_baker@nhs.net
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/39
Electronic access to information: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=11800&B=NHSSBS
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=11800&B=NHSSBS
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
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
NHS Brent, NHS Harrow and NHS Hillingdon Clinical Commissioning Groups
UNITED KINGDOM
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 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: London.
NUTS code UK
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)
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
75100000, 79990000, 75000000, 79000000, 79500000, 79900000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
The CCGs are offering a contract to the successful bidder to:
— Make care home placements and domiciliary care arrangements on behalf of patients in the most cost effective and efficient manner possible while giving patients the best service possible;
— Facilitate the payment of Nursing and Domiciliary Care Providers in line with the Contracting Authority’s authorisation process and funding protocol for the identified group of patients;
— Monitor Funded Nursing Care and Continence patients activity and to make payments in line with the Contracting Authority’s authorisation process and funding protocol; and
— To provide a single point of access for the CHC service.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 500 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Description of these options: After the initial 36 month contract term, there will be 1 option to extend for an additional 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU supply eTenderingportal: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU supply eTenderingportal: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU supply eTenderingportal: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
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: Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU supply eTenderingportal: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU supply eTenderingportal: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU supply eTenderingportal: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU supply eTenderingportal: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU supply eTenderingportal: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com
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
Prior information notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2015/S 20-032449 of 29.1.2015
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
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
Date: 24.4.2015 – 12:00
Place: For the attention of: Tom Baker
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
Expressions of Interest are now invited from potential bidders intending to participate through the procurement process. To register your interest and access the procurement documents (service specification, bidder instructions, bidder application questionnaire, etc.) please access the electronic procurement portal EU-Supply available at https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com Once you have logged into the EU-Supply Portal, SEARCH FOR TENDER REFERENCE 20143 (Continuing Healthcare Brokerage and Financial Management Service).
A bidder briefing, to ensure good understanding of the service requirements and procurement process will held at 12:30 on Wednesday 25th March in Harrow. For further details, please confirm your attendance via EU Supply.
**The deadline for submissions of tenders, which must be submitted through the eu-supply portal, is 12:00 noon, Friday 24.4.2015**
Registration on EU-Supply is FREE. Detailed guidance on how to access and respond to the opportunity is available in the ‘Quick Guide for Suppliers‘ which can be downloaded from the main portal login page: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com (follow link: ‘Quick Guide for Suppliers‘).
If you need technical support to register and use the EU-Supply Portal, please contact the EU-Supply Help-desk on +44 8008402050 or support@eu-supply.com.
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
NHS Shared Business Services
Halyard Court, Chandlers Point, 31 Broadway
M50 2UW Salford
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1612122420
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: