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Published 13 Nov 2023, 16:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Primary Care Homeless Services in Exeter and Barnstaple

Official notice

Authority: NHS DEVON ICB (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK4)
Published estimate£3,216,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Jan 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS Devon ICB ("the Commissioner"), are seeking providers to deliver Primary Care Services to Homeless and Vulnerably housed populations of Exeter and Barnstaple. The service will provide the full range of primary medical care services through an APMS contract. The contract term will be 3 years, with the option to extend for up to a further 36 months, with services scheduled to commence on 1st September 2024. The annual financial envelope is expected to be approximately £536,000.<br/><br/>In addition to providing primary care services, the provider is required to deliver the STAR project. This service supports Rough Sleepers and those at risk of Rough Sleeping into Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services (STAR) in Exeter only. It is a non-recurrent service commissioned through NHS Devon on behalf of Devon County Council. The service is due to expire on 31 March 2025, however, there is a possibility the service may be extended. The annual funding is £154,416 for 2023/24 and indicated to be similar for 2024/25 (not yet confirmed).<br/><br/>NHS Devon is aware that the current provider in Exeter also delivers services under a subcontracting arrangement with Humankind. This includes Opioid Substitution Therapy, Dried Blood Spot Testing and to deliver Buvidal to appropriate clients. This service requires specialist skills and is funded separately for Exeter only.

CPV: General-practitioner services · Miscellaneous health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1A full specification and list of defined requirements and outcomes has been included…Published value£3,216,000

A full specification and list of defined requirements and outcomes has been included with the opportunity.<br/><br/>This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner.<br/><br/>Interested providers will be able to view this opportunity via the live opportunities list on the ‘Health Family’ e-procurement system, Atamis. Click on ‘View our Live Opportunities’ from the home page, available on the following link: health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗<br/><br/>Once you have found the opportunity (via the search function, using the title or reference number), to gain full access to the bid documentation (including questionnaires), you will need to click on ‘Register interest’ - this will take you to the log-in page. <br/><br/>If you are not already registered on the system, you will need to do so before gaining full access to the documentation and be able to submit a bid. Additional information: The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but are instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).

Delivery: South West · Exeter and Barnstaple
Variant bids: not allowed
85121100 General-practitioner services85140000 Miscellaneous health services

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

    Interested parties must be eligible to hold an APMS (Alternative Provider Medical Services) contract and appropriate CQC registration. The key requirements, that providers will be expected to meet are:<br/>

    • Demonstrable understanding of the patients experiencing homeless/complex lives<br/>
    • Demonstrable evidence of delivering health care services to a similar group <br/>
    • Delivery within the budget<br/>
    • Demonstrable ability to provide high quality primary medical services <br/>
    • Evidence of managing service improvement and delivering change in a challenging environment <br/>
    • Evidence of partnership working with system organisations and other agencies, voluntary and statutory groups

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
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
13 Nov 2023, 16:20 GMT
Last source update
27 Nov 2023, 15:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
3 Jan 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-034964
Classification (CPV)
General-practitioner servicesMiscellaneous health services
Delivery area
South West (UKK4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0417f3 Find a Tender

Publisher note: A full specification and list of defined requirements and outcomes has been included with the opportunity. <br/><br/>This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner

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
17 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
3 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

27 Nov 2023 → 17 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    27 Nov 2023, 15:54 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    3 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    17 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Deadline moved to 17 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
    27 Nov 2023, 15:54 GMT
    +15 days · was 3 Jan 2024
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.2.13 Jan 202417 Jan 2024+15 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Devon ICB

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, South West, EX2 4QDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.