Pre and Post Registration Nursing and Midwifery Higher Education Provision

The Nursing and Midwifery Higher Education Department of Jersey’s Health and Community Services (HCS) has been providing an undergraduate education programme for the past 18 years and postgraduate for the past 3 years.

United Kingdom-St Helier Jersey: Education and training services

2018/S 155-355970

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

States of Jersey Health & Community Services
www.tenders.gov.je
St Helier Jersey
www.tenders.gov.je
United Kingdom
Contact person: Roy Towler
E-mail: r.towler@gov.je
NUTS code: UKZZZInternet address(es):

Main address: www.tenders.gov.je

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: www.tenders.gov.je

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: www.tenders.gov.je

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5)Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Pre and Post Registration Nursing and Midwifery Higher Education Provision

II.1.2)Main CPV code

80000000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

The Higher Education Department in Jersey aims to work as a remote campus to the selected partnering University. It is envisaged that the successful bidder would support the on island team of Senior Lecturers with the provision of honorary contracts to ensure access to resources that may be required to support the delivery of a range of awards on island. The Nursing and Midwifery Higher Education Department shares its facilities with the Medical Education Department, Vocational Training Centre and the Resuscitation Services. The Library is in close proximity and offers a comprehensive range of resources.

The partnership with the successful bidder has to deliver a key strategic objective for the HCS Department; that is the development of a graduate nursing, midwifer.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

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)

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UK

Main site or place of performance:

Jersey general hospital Channel Islands

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The partnership with the successful bidder has to deliver a key strategic objective for the HCS Department; that is the development of a graduate nursing, midwifery and allied healthcare practitioner workforce. Some of the workforce will become advanced practitioners supporting new ways of working.

The aim is to commence the delivery of the 3 year Pre-Registration nursing degree programme on island in September 2019 with an annual intake thereafter. A cohort size of 15 to 20 Adult Field students is estimated. A small cohort of Mental Health Field students every two years, from 2020 is desired. HCS can offer a wide variety of practice learning opportunities both within the hospital and in the community.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 72

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

In order to enable continuity through at least three cohorts of both pre and post registration students, we expect to consider contractual relationships for up to nine years in total.

This is likely to entail an initial core period with extension options.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

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.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

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:

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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

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

Date: 22/10/2018

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

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

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 22/10/2018

Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

1
Jersey
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:

10/08/2018