Contract notice

Information

Published

Expire date: 09/11/2022

External Reference: 2022-540014

FTS Reference: 2022-028235

Contract notice

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

NHS England - East Midlands Specialised Commissioning
County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8RA
UK
Contact person: Anna Salt
NUTS code:  UKF -  EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Internet address(es):
I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=51542&B=AGCSU
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

East Midlands Critical Care Transfer Coordination Service (Call Handling)
Reference number:  57705
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

75122000  -  Administrative healthcare services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England East Midlands Specialised Commissioning (referred to as the Commissioner), is seeking to commission a suitably qualified and experienced provider to deliver the specialised critical care transport co-ordination service (Call Handling) for the East Midlands Region through the publication of this ITT.
The service provider will receive and coordinate urgent and emergency requests made via telephone and digital routes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year from specialised service leads who require advice on resuscitation and stabilisation, the sourcing of cots/beds from within and outside the East Midlands region, and/or to facilitate patient transfers to and from general hospitals to specialist treatment centres via the commissioned Ambulance Transport Provider.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 3856200.00  GBP
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

75122000  -  Administrative healthcare services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKF -  EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)
Main site or place of performance:  
East Midlands
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The procurement is to commission a service that is able to receive and coordinate planned, unplanned and repatriation requests via telephone and digital routes for intra-uterine, neonatal (CenTre), paediatric (CoMET), and ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) for advice on resuscitation and stabilisation and/or patient transfers and/or repatriations to and from general hospitals to specialist treatment centres. For IUT requests, this service will also undertake bed and cot location services. In essence to help people who need critical care to get the right advice, first time and facilitate their journey.
The service will manage and coordinate requests for advice and/or transfers (via submission of a digital referral form wherever possible and/or a telephone call) according to processes that will need to be developed, agreed and implemented with the clinical service leads. The service will be delivered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The service will respond to all requests within the Key Performance Indicators.
NHS England East Midlands Specialised Commissioning is the contracting and commissioning authority for this service and wishes to commission centres across England to be delivered as part of a network arrangement.
The ITT documents are available through the EU Supply portal: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=agcsu
The reference is 57705 and the closing date for completed ITT responses is midday on Wednesday 9th November 2022.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality  /  Weighting:  67
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Social Value  /  Weighting:  13
Price  -  Weighting:  20
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 3856200.00  GBP
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 72
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

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

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

List and brief description of conditions:  All professional and/or trade registrations is specified within the tender documentation.
III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:  
Financial standing requirements for the Procurement are outlined within Document 1 - ITT Process Overview
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:  
Financial standing requirements for the Procurement are outlined within Document 1 - ITT Process Overview
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:  
All technical capacity and its evaluation criteria are specified within the tender documentation.
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2022/S 000-017585
IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  09/11/2022
Local time:  12:00
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:  09/11/2022
Local time:  12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
2nd Floor Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
UK

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
2nd Floor Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
UK

VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit
2nd Floor Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road
Derby
UK