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Published 16 Sept 2022, 11:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

HCT - Speech & Language Therapy assessments

Official notice

Authority: Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£800,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Oct 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust ("HCT") (the Authority") has a waiting list of children and young people that require Speech and Language Therapy assessments and interventions.<br/><br/>HCT is working with the Herts and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWEICB) and Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) to outsource most of these patients in an effort to reduce the waiting times for an assessment and interventions. As such, the Authorities are seeking proposals from appropriately qualified companies who can take on the outstanding assessments and interventions to assist with reducing the numbers of children and young people on the waiting list.<br/><br/>HCT is seeking a value for money, high quality service that will be responsive to the needs of the client. Robust contract management and good effective liaison with HCT’s key contacts will be required.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Supplier will be required to carry out Speech Language Therapy assessments and…RenewalPublished value£800,000

The Supplier will be required to carry out Speech Language Therapy assessments and interventions on the cohort of children that is provided to them on behalf of HCT, at the scale required and within the timeframes of delivery.<br/><br/>Assessments and interventions will be expected to be primarily face to face, delivered in schools, clinics and homes. A small percentage can be virtual.<br/><br/>The Supplier will be an expert provider of NICE compliant Speech and Language Therapy assessments and evidence based interventions. Interventions must follow the HCT model of delivery. <br/><br/>Part of the service will include providing feedback and a completed report to the parents and child, as well as a copy of the final report to the HCT Speech and Language Therapy Service for their records.<br/><br/>The Supplier will provide monthly updates in a format agreed by HCT, reporting on completed assessments, summarising the number of children seen and those who have not attended their appointment.<br/><br/>The Supplier shall performance monitor its activities / services to demonstrate that the Services are achieved and where not achieved the extent of any shortfall is identified, reported and acted upon.<br/><br/>Detailed supporting information will be made available to HCT should it be required, and all reports must be provided in the manner prescribed and in accordance with GDPR legislation, to ensure that the Authorities are able to access data as and when required.<br/>Contracts are anticipated to go live in January 2023 and will run until the agreed number of assessments and interventions is completed. It is expected that the contract term will be less than a year. <br/><br/>In the event of any bidders not being able to complete the required amount of assessments in the timeframe specified, HCT reserves the right to award to additional bidders in order to complete the assessments.

Delivery: East of England
Extensions: Contract may be extended for a further 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Sept 2022, 11:08 BST
Last source update
16 Sept 2022, 11:08 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
C101588
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-026017
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
17 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Sept 2022 → 17 Oct 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    16 Sept 2022, 11:08 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    17 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    17 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Unit 1A Howard Court, 14 Tewin Road, Welwyn Garden City, East of England, AL7 1BWContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body LondonContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.