Sexual Health Services Tender Inverness

Requirement 1: an easily accessible and locally delivered Community HIV Prevention/Sexual Health Promotion service within the NHS Highland Region.

United Kingdom-Inverness: Health and social work services

2019/S 135-333697

Social and other specific services – public contracts

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

NHS Highland
Assynt House, Beechwood Park
Inverness
IV2 3BW
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1463717123
E-mail: jacqueline.paterson2@nhs.net
NUTS code: UKM6

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00302

I.2)Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3)Communication

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

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: www.publiccontractssscotland.gov.uk

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:

Sexual Health Services

II.1.2)Main CPV code

85000000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

Requirement 1: an easily accessible and locally delivered Community HIV Prevention/Sexual Health Promotion service within the NHS Highland Region (i.e. including Argyll and Bute), the aim of which is to limit the spread of HIV by individuals resident within the region. Those at high risk of HIV acquisition should be the focus of programmes; for example men who have sex with men (MSM), and individuals of Sub-Saharan African origin; and

Requirement 2: the provision of a young people’s education and sexual health promotion service, accessible to any young person aged 24 and under living within the Highland Health and Social Care Partnership area only (i.e. excluding Argyll and Bute).

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 1 015 000.00 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)

85323000

85100000

85140000

85311300

85300000

98000000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKM6

Main site or place of performance:

NHS Highland Region.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 1 015 000.00 GBP

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

Duration in months: 60

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

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:

As stated in the tender documentation.

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 stated in the tender documentation.

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: 12/08/2019

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

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3)Additional information:

This tender is adopting the light touch regime.

Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Website at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx?ID=578442.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=590821.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

(SC Ref:590821)

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

NHS Highland
Assynt House, Beechwood Park
Inverness
IV2 3BW
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1463717123Internet address: http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk

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:

12/07/2019