Prior Information Notice NECS385 No-Scalpel Vasectomy Service

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) are working for and on behalf of NHS South Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and are issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) to alert the market to a possible future tender opportunity for a No-Scalpel Vasectomy Service for the residents of South Tyneside. The contract term is 3 years with effect from 01 October 2021, with an option to extend for an additional period of 2 years at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to satisfactory financial and contractual performance. The proposed financial threshold for this procurement is £212,778 over the five-year life of the contract. It is important to note that this PIN is not a call for competition and as such potential providers will need to express interest in any future tender opportunity once a contract notice is published on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder (approximately April 2021). It should be noted that this PIN is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process. NECS will be utilising an electronic tendering portal (In-Tend) to manage this potential tender opportunity and as such interested individuals and organisations will need to register on the portal to access the Tender documentation when it becomes available. Please note that it is free to register on In-Tend, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection. The In-Tend portal can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu (Please follow the registration instructions if you are not already registered). Should bidders have any queries, or are having problems registering; they should contact the In-Tend helpdesk via: support@in-tend.com or on 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065 The helpdesk is open Monday - Friday between 9am - 5.30pm. Potential providers are to note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (as amended) may apply to a future procurement including the New Fair Deal non-statutory policy setting out how pensions issues are to be dealt with when staff are compulsorily transferred from the public sector to independent providers delivering public services. The anticipated tender live date for this procurement opportunity is 06th April 2021.