Pan Lancashire Complex Packages of Care Framework
Open Framework for the delivery of nursing healthcare as part of a complex packages of care for children and young people across the Lancashire area.
United Kingdom-Stoke-on-Trent: Miscellaneous health services
2020/S 024-055308
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Postal address: Heron House, 120 Grove Road
Town: Stoke-on-Trent
NUTS code: UKD
Postal code: ST4 4LX
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net
Telephone: +44 782872500
I.1)Name and addresses
Town: Blackburn
NUTS code: UKD41
Postal code: BB1 2FD
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net
I.1)Name and addresses
Town: Nelson
NUTS code: UKD46
Postal code: BB9 8AS
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net
I.1)Name and addresses
Town: Leyland
NUTS code: UKD45
Postal code: PR26 6TR
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net
I.1)Name and addresses
Town: Leyland
NUTS code: UKD47
Postal code: PR26 6TR
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net
I.1)Name and addresses
Postal address: Leyland House, Lancashire Business Park
Town: Wesham
NUTS code: UKD44
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net
I.1)Name and addresses
Town: Lancaster
NUTS code: UKD44
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net
I.2)Information about joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Pan Lancashire Complex Packages of Care Framework — Window 2
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
Framework to provide of complex packages of care for children within the Lancashire area. The Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) wish to establish an open framework for the delivery of nursing healthcare as part of a complex packages of care for children and young people across the Lancashire area. This is the re-opening of the original tender for more applicants. Previously successful applicants need not re-apply.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.3)Place of performance
Geographical areas covered by the Clinical Commissioning Groups of Lancashire as listed above in I.1).
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Framework to provide of complex packages of care for children within the Lancashire area. The Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) wish to establish an open framework for the delivery of nursing healthcare as part of a complex packages of care for children and young people across the Lancashire area. Direct nursing/healthcare for individual children with multiple/complex needs will be provided by organisations that are part of this overarching provider framework. The nursing/healthcare provided is expected to be provided by a team of qualified and unqualified staff that have specific skills and training in the delivery of nursing care to children with multiple/complex health care needs, and who can support parents and families in the community setting in the delivery of their child’s needs. This open procurement exercise is intended to establish an open framework with multiple operators. This is the re-opening of the original tender for more applicants. Previously successful applicants need not re-apply.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
This procurement is for clinical services which are light touch regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations (‘Regulations’). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
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:
This procurement is for clinical services which are light touch regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations (‘Regulations’). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7.
Accordingly, the contracting authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made
The contracting authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations.
The procedure which the contracting authority is following is set out in the procurement documents.
As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.
Right to cancel: the contracting authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary.
The contracting authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this contract notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed.
All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the contracting authority reserves the right to change these.
Transparency: the contracting authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR.
In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government’s policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the contracting authority.
Any redaction, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act. If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services.
Any other public-sector body detailed within this notice, wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body.
VI.4.1)Review body
Town: Nelson
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: