Provision of Any Qualified Provider (AQP) for Continuing Care Packages for Children and Young People across Nottinghamshire

NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS Nottingham City CCG acting as Lead Commissioner on behalf of the Nottinghamshire Clinical Commissioning Groups (Nottingham West, Nottingham North and East, Rushcliffe, Mansfield and Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood CCG's) is inviting suitably qualified providers to deliver Continuing Care Packages for Children and Young People across Nottinghamshire under an Any Qualified Provider (AQP) process.

Services are required for tailor made package of care needed over an extended period of time for children and young people with complex health needs which arise because of disability, accident or illness (including life limiting/ life threatening conditions or mental health illness) that cannot be met by existing local universal and specialist healthcare services alone.

The procurements main aims are:-

• To establish a list of approved providers, who can deliver high quality, outcome focused packages of care for children and young people living at home with their families.
• To develop a service which can meet the highly complex health needs of children and young people in Nottinghamshire in accordance with the principles of the National Framework for Children and Young People with Continuing Care guidance and the national personalisation agenda.

The contract period will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years.

Additional information: The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. The services described within this notice relate to the Light Touch Regime in the Public Procurement Regulations 2015. 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 Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations. Please see published documentation for further details. Suppliers instructions -How to Express Interest in this Tender: Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once). Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk 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 username/password - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). - Click on the relevant ITT 718 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 onscreen 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 eTendering help-desk.