Enhanced Clinical Support (Pilot) for Residential Care Homes

This is a Prior Information Notice published by NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS South Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Group (the CCG).

Expressions of interest are invited for the provision of a co-ordinated service for provision of enhanced clinical support to 20 Residential Care Homes in south Warwickshire for a pilot period of 12 months.

The contract will be let for a contract term of 1 year pilot with the option to extend for a further 6 months to enable full evaluation of the pilot to be completed. Estimated budget is £166,000.

The CCG would like to assess current market appetite to provide this service The outcomes of the event will then determine next steps.

To register your interest in supplying this service, please complete the form online through the GEM Bravo e-tendering portal -ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk.

To complete the form online:

• i)Register on the portal at: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk (registration and use of the website is free of charge).
• ii)Express interest by
• a)logging-in to the ARDEN GEMCSU e-Tendering portal
• b)selecting response to advert and PQQ,
• c)select Open Access PQQ,
• d)search for and access listing related to this contract and view details
• e)click on Express Interest link
• iii)Once you have expressed interest, access the My PQQs page where you can complete the questionnaire. Please note that this is not a PQQ, we are using this functionality within the Bravo portal to communicate with interested parties.

Closing date for registering interest is 18th March 2016 at 12 noon. Please note that after this deadline participation cannot be guaranteed.

The specification for this service is attached to this Prior Information Notice.

It should be noted that this is not a procurement exercise and participating organisations are responsible for their own costs.

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.