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Published 25 Oct 2022, 16:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of an All Wales Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)

Services
Planned pipeline value£1,255,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Jun 2023from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The current agreement for the provision of South East Wales Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy expires on 31st March 2024. It is the intention to proceed with an agreement for an Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service on behalf of all Health Boards in Wales from 1st April 2024.

This notice is to inform the market of the future contract plans and that NWSSP Procurement Services will be holding a pre-procurement event on Wednesday 30th November 2022. The format will be a short presentation in the morning of the 30th of November via Microsoft Teams followed by a short question and answer session.

This will be followed by the opportunity for individual 20 minute 1:1 sessions in the afternoon with Health Board representatives and representatives from NWSSP Procurement Services. .

If the service decides to undertake a procurement exercise this will be advertised as appropriate at the relevant time. This notice is also an opportunity for any potential providers to submit requests for tender documentation in Welsh. Any requests for documentation to be provided through the medium of the Welsh language must be submitted via email to [email protected] by Wednesday 9th November 2022.

CPV: Health and social work services · Social services · Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1This is not a call for competition but an opportunity for providers within this market…Planned

This is not a call for competition but an opportunity for providers within this market to meet with NWSSP Procurement Services and representatives from Health Boards in Wales.

If NWSSP Procurement Services decides to undertake a procurement exercise this will be advertised as appropriate at the relevant time.

Delivery: Wales

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Oct 2022, 16:07 BST
Last source update
25 Oct 2022, 16:07 BST
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-030085
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesSocial servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037c0c Find a Tender

Publisher note: This is not a call for competition but an opportunity for providers within this market to meet with NWSSP Procurement Services and Health Board representatives. If the service decides to undertake a procurement exercise this will be advertised as appropriate at the relevant time. This Pre-Market engagement stage is an opportunity for NWSSP Procurement Services and Health Board representatives to notify the market of the intention to procure on an All-Wales basis and the need to factor in Liberty Protection Safeguards. This event will allow NWSSP Procurement Services & Health Boards to gain an understanding of LPS from a market perspective. This engagement event will be a virtual event via Microsoft Teams held on Wednesday 30th November 2022, exact timings to be confirmed. Following a short presentation, current providers and potential bidders will have an opportunity to participate in a live question and answer session. The afternoon session will then be an opportunity for those providers and bidders to attend a 20-minute 1:1 meeting with NWSSP Procurement Services and Health Board representatives again via Microsoft Teams. Individual time slots will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Next Steps If your organisation is interested in attending the above event, please respond to the e mail address below confirming the names and positions of all proposed attendees. When confirming your interest in attending the event please also advise if you would like a 1:1 slot. Email address to express interest: [email protected] addresses. Please note that this engagement event together with any other soft market sounding in relation this proposed procurement may not necessarily lead to a formal procurement and/or award of any contracts. Furthermore, any information provided by current providers/potential bidders during this engagement event may be used by NWSSP Procurement Services to help to scope the proposed procurement/services and may also be shared widely with other current providers/potential bidders. Accordingly, current providers/potential bidders are advised not to share any confidential information and/or information they would not wish to be shared more widely. NWSSP Procurement Services accepts no liability for any costs incurred by current providers/potential bidders as a result of attending the engagement event. It is intended that all information provided and gathered will be publicly available in the form of a 'frequently asked questions' document or in any format determined by NWSSP Procurement Services which shall be available to any bidders to ensure transparency and fairness in any procurement process going forward. It should be noted that any figures provided are indicative of historical use only and they do not take into account LPS. The figures should not be construed to indicate any guarantee or levels of spend. The Contracting Authority anticipates that any procurement exercise which may be taken forward in the future shall be subject to the Light Touch Regime in accordance with Schedule 3 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 as amended. This notice is also an opportunity for any potential providers to submit requests for tender documentation in Welsh. Any requests for documentation to be provided through the medium of the Welsh language must be submitted via email to [email protected] by Wednesday 9th November 2022. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=125150. (WA Ref:125150) NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=125150. (WA Ref:125150)

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

25 Oct 2022 → 1 Jun 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    25 Oct 2022, 16:07 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw, Cardiff, UK, CF15 7QZContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.