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Published 6 Aug 2021, 16:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NHS Continuing Healthcare for Children & Young People for Norfolk & Waveney

Official notice

Authority: NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 16 May 2023
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services (also known as the “Light Touch Regime”).<br/><br/>The Procurement Process is described within the documentation published available via the e-tendering portal. Please refer to section II.2.4 of this notice for instructions of how to access the portal and relevant documentation. <br/><br/>The service covers care in Norfolk and Waveney and will be provided for children and young people (Service Users) who have been determined as having a Continuing Care need.<br/><br/>The provider will ensure that the services can be provided 365 days per year, 24 hours a day, in accordance with the service Specification and Service User's Care Plan.<br/><br/>Any contract awarded as a result of this process will be on a zero value, zero volume basis.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Due to a change in e-tendering system utilised by the Contracting Authority, this notice is being published to maintain the principles of the original process and enable providers, who have not already been successfully accredited and awarded a contract following the publication of the initial notice in August 2021 (FTS Ref: 2021/S 000-019083, www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019083-2021 ↗), to express an interest and submit an application. <br/><br/>Providers who already hold a contract relating to this service do not need to re-submit / re-apply.<br/><br/>This Procurement is being advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) (the “Regulations”) to the extent that the Regulations relate to services within the scope of Schedule 3 thereto (Social and Other Specific Services). The Commissioner and AGCSU are, therefore, bound only by those parts of the Regulations applying to Schedule 3 services (also known as the “Light Touch Regime”).<br/><br/>The Procurement Process is described within the documentation published available via the e-tendering portal. Please refer to section II.2.4 of this notice for instructions of how to access the portal and relevant documentation. <br/><br/>The service covers care in Norfolk and Waveney and will be provided for children and young people (Service Users) who have been determined as having a Continuing Care need.<br/><br/>The provider will ensure that the services can be provided 365 days per year, 24 hours a day, in accordance with the service Specification and Service User's Care Plan.<br/><br/>Any contract awarded as a result of this process will be on a zero value, zero volume basis.

  • Recurrence: Please refer to Document 11 within procurement documentation.

CPV: Health and social work services · Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1NHS Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) is…Published value£1

NHS Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express an interest in delivering the Service(s) and being included on an 'Any Qualified Provider (AQP) / preferred provider list', by responding to this opportunity as required and described in this notice, and within the published tender documentation.<br/><br/>The service covers care in Norfolk and Waveney for children and young people (Service Users) who have been determined a Continuing Care need.<br/>The provider will ensure that the services can be provided 365 days per year, 24 hours a day, in accordance with the service Specification and Service User's Care Plan. <br/><br/>Contracts awarded following publication of the initial notice/window relating to this service were for a maximum period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years, commencing on 1st November 2021.<br/>Contracts awarded after the 1st November 2021 will be from the point of award until the 31st October 2024, with the option to extend for a further 24 months subject to satisfactory performance. <br/><br/><br/>Instructions on how to register on the eProcurement portal and access procurement documentation and further details relating to this process/window can be accessed via the following link: <br/><br/>health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗ <br/><br/>And searching for the opportunity using the details below:<br/><br/>Project reference: C148796 (Please note, this project number relates to this window only. It will change for each subsequent window opened) <br/>Project Name: Children & Young People's Continuing Care Services, Norfolk and Waveney

Delivery: East of England · Norfolk and Waveney
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    All professional and/or trade registrations is specified within the tender documentation.

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · Please refer to Document 11 within procurement documentation.
First published
6 Aug 2021, 16:08 BST
Last source update
16 Mar 2023, 15:24 GMT
Award evaluation window
16 May 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007727
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesHealth services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d1fa Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
16 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
16 May 2023, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Mar 2023 → 16 May 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    16 Mar 2023, 15:24 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    16 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    16 May 2023, 13:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Mar 2023
  1. Deadline moved to 16 May 2023, 12:00 BST
    16 Mar 2023, 15:24 GMT
    -1264 days · was 31 Oct 2026, 17:00 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    16 Mar 2023, 15:24 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS Norfolk & Waveney Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth County Hall, Martineau Ln, Norwich, East of England, NR1 2DHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Arden & GEM Commissioning Support UnitMediation bodyReview body Derby
  • Arden and GEM CSU Commissioning Support UnitReview contact point Derby
  • The High CourtReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria