School Based Immunisations for Lancashire and Bury in Greater Manchester

North of England Commissioning Support is working for and on behalf of NHS England, Lancashire and Greater Manchester (the Contracting Authority) who wish to commission School Based Immunisations, and is inviting bids for the following 4 Lots.

Lot 1: Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre and Lancashire North

Lot 2: Greater Preston, Chorley South Ribble and West Lancashire Lot 3: Blackburn with Darwen and East Lancashire Lot 4: Bury in Greater Manchester

Express Interest:

To express an interest in tendering for this service, and (if you have not already done so) please register on the electronic tendering portal, which can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/necs.

Once registered, you will be able to view details of the tender opportunity by selecting the “Tenders” tab, and then selecting “Current”, scroll down through the tender lists until you come to “Invitation to Tender for School Based Immunisations in Lancashire and Bury in Greater Manchester. To view further information on this specific tender opportunity, click the button marked “View Details”. From this area, you will be able to express your interest in this tender opportunity by selecting the button marked “Express Interest”.

Please note that it is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day as long as you have a working internet connection.

If you require further assistance, a help guide can be found on the portal by clicking on the tab marked “Guidance for Suppliers”. Alternatively, (should potential providers have any queries) a dedicated helpdesk is available and can be contacted on 0844 2728810 Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm or email: support@in-tend.co.uk.

The closing date for submission of tenders is 12:00 noon 21st March 2016.

Additional information: The basic principles of the Open procurement route will be followed to test the capacity, capability and technical competence of bidders in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended). The new Public Contracts Regulations 2015 are now in force however there is a delay in application of the Light Touch Regime (LTR) to the commissioning of health services for the purposes of the NHS. Regulation 120 provides that the LTR will only apply to the procurement (“commissioning”) of health services for the purposes of the NHS from 18 April 2016. The current Part B regime and NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 will continue to apply to the commissioning of those services until that date.

“Under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 the Contracting Authority must consider:

• (a)how what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and
• (b)how, in conducting the process of procurement, it might act with a view to securing that improvement

Accordingly, the subject matter of the contract has been scoped to take into account the priorities of the Contracting Authority relating to economic, social and environmental well-being”.