Support Services for Children and Young Adults with Palliative Care Needs

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (NHS Arden & GEM CSU) on behalf of NHS Nottingham West, Nottingham North and East, Rushcliffe and Nottingham City Clinical Commissioning Groups (referred to as the Commissioners) are inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver Support Services to Children and Young People with Palliative Care Needs.

A Part B open process will be undertaken with a view to awarding the contract for Support Services for Children and Young People with Palliative Care Needs with services commencing from 1st July 2016 for a period of 2 year 9 months with the option to extend for a further 24 months.

The Commissioners are looking for a provider to deliver high quality, patient centred and value for money (VFM) support service for children and young people with palliative care needs, delivered in a safe and effective manner and through a learning environment which includes the training of all relevant personnel.

To provide a service designed to support the needs of a child or young person with a life limiting condition and complex health needs. Support will be provided from birth to 18 years of age with the aim of enriching the lives of families and children.

Provision of a holistic family based support service will promote family resilience to impact positively on the child’s well-being. This support should improve quality of life for the child/young person and support their care being maintained within the family for as long as possible.

The support team will work closely with the wider palliative care team and provide sensitive, skilled and practical support on an individual basis (home or hospital/hospice based), or through groups (e.g. parents and sibling groups) and one off activities, events and outings.

The service will also support the wider family members by providing emotional support to parents and siblings. Support will be provided to the family unit throughout the journey from when a child is first diagnosed with a condition to the bereavement stages.

Additional information: The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise The services to which this notice relates fall within Part B of Schedule 3, Part 10 of the Public Services Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) ('the Regulations'). Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authorities intend to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to the procurement of Part B services. These opportunities may be divided into lots. Please see published documentation for further detail. Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. . Register your company on the e-Sourcing portal (this is only required once) — e-Sourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html and click the link to register— Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' — Enter your correct business and user details —Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save' when complete — You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the user-name/password — Click the ‘ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant ITT (itt_355) to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. — This will move the ITT into your ‘My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response' under ‘ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the ITT — There may be a mixture of on-line and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed on-line help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the on-line help, or contact the e-Tendering helpdesk