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Published 14 Sept 2022, 10:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NHSGGC0735 - Epilepsy Services

Official notice

Authority: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£1,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Oct 2022awarded 7 Dec 2022
Awarded to Epilepsy Connections

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde has a base population of 1.2m people, and it provides services for people with neurological conditions, including Epilepsy, from the Institute of Neurological Sciences. The Institute is a world-recognised specialist centre for Neurology, Neurosurgery, Spinal Injuries and Neurorehabilitation Medicine.

Its neurological services are provided predominantly to the populations of:

-NHS Ayrshire & Arran

-NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

-NHS Highland – Argyll & Bute HSCP

-NHS Lanarkshire

INS also provides a range of regional and national services to wider populations of up to 5.5m people.

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde now wishes to commission a robust set of services to provide support and care to people with Epilepsy and their families and carers which aligns to the aims and strategies of both NHS Scotland and NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde in particular.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde wishes to commission a specialist support service for…AwardedRenewal

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde wishes to commission a specialist support service for people affected by epilepsy.

This Epilepsy Support Service is expected to provide a person-centred, flexible, equalities-sensitive model of care which provides support throughout the many years which people will live with the condition.

Key roles of the service will include:

-A focus on self-management for people with Epilepsy which helps to support them out with the hospital environment

-Promoting mental and physical well-being - this could include resources for stress, memory or healthy eating, etc.

-Assisting individuals to navigate the health and social care systems, including signposting to relevant existing NHS, HSCP, and other Third Sector services

-Assisting individuals in navigating the benefits system

-As part of the two areas above, addressing digital inequalities

-Emotional support, including counselling, to people with Epilepsy and their families or carers and a listening ear for people who need it

-Provision of information and advice, including supporting literature, to people with Epilepsy and their families or carers

-Building peer support networks and other non-medicalised interventions for supporting people with Epilepsy and their families or carers

-Developing generic awareness-raising training package(s) which can be delivered to learning communities covering all ages (term-time only) as requested by the school, college, etc.

All services must also be delivered in accordance with NHS Scotland strategies, in particular:

-The National Healthcare Quality Strategy

-The National Health and Social Care Delivery Plan

-Realistic Medicine

It will be the responsibility of the successful bidder to manage their Epilepsy support services flexibly to ensure that there is consistency of support offered, including management of waiting times for accessing services, if such times are agreed between the NHSGGC and the successful bidder.

Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Option to extend for 2 x 12 month periodsVariant 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
How bids were scored
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100
  • Cost: 0
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    With reference to SPD question 4B.4, tenderer are required to state the value for the following financial ratio:

    Current Ratio (Liquidity Ratio)

    (Total Current Assets divided by total current liabilities)

    The acceptable range for this financial ratio is:

    >0.99

    With reference to SPD question 4B.4, tenderer are required to state the value for the following financial ratio:

    Net Profit Margin

    (Net profits divided by revenue x 100)

    The acceptable range for this financial ratio is:

    >0 (i.e positive)

    Minimum: With reference to SPD question 4B.5.1a it is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract Professional Indemnity Insurance = GBP2m With reference to SPD question 4B.5.1b it is a requiremen…
  • Technical & professional ability

    With reference to SPD question 4C.1.2 Tenderers are required to provide examples that demonstrate they have the relevant experience to deliver the service. Examples must be from within the last 3 years. You should use the attached template to provide 2 examples that demonstrates experience that is relevant to this procurement exercise. Your completed response should be no more than 2 pages of A4. The completed response should be uploaded to question 4C.1.2. This is pass/fail question. If examples are not provided, this will result in a fail. If the examples provided do not demonstrate the required level of experience, this will result in a fail.

    Minimum: With reference to SPD question 4D.1, Bidders must evidence a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety (H&S) management endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, or equivalent. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work and set out respons…

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
14 Sept 2022, 10:16 BST
Last source update
7 Dec 2022, 15:26 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Oct 2022 – …
Authority reference
GGC0735
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-034662
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM81)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036848 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:716038)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
17 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Oct 2022 → 7 Dec 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    17 Oct 2022, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    7 Dec 2022, 15:26 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Dec 2022, 15:26 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Dec 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Epilepsy ConnectionsSME£1,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 034662-2022-GGC0735-1 · Epilepsy ConnectionsSME

    Signed
    7 Dec 2022
    Value
    £1,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth Procurement Department, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G4 0SFContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Epilepsy ConnectionsAwarded supplier 100 Wellington Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 6DHContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.