NHS Morecambe Bay CCG - Lymphoedema Services

NHS Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) is working on behalf of NHS Morecambe Bay CCG. This invitation to tender is for Lymphedema Services, in the Morecambe Bay area.

It is anticipated that CCGs will merge into Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Commissioning Board (ICB), part of the proposed Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Systems (ICS). It is anticipated this contract will novate to the ICB when it is formed.

The objective of this procurement is to identify a provider who will provide a high quality, evidence-based, effective, equitable and accessible service for people with Lymphoedema, regardless of aetiology, that ensures improved patient outcomes in relation to clinical needs, quality of life, health and well-being for the populations of North Lancashire and South Cumbria.

The service will be able to meet multiple needs and will offer a choice of care options including outpatient appointments and domiciliary care. The service will also provide direct and telephone/video advice to clinicians in inpatient areas at a number of acute hospital sites controlled by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust.

The overall objective of treatment is to achieve maximum improvement that empowers people with lymphoedema with the necessary skills to self-manage.

The maximum total value of the contract is £ 1,472,197 which includes a one off non-recurring staff development cost between £10,000 and £50,000 for year 1 only. The financial envelope for the delivery of the service is £1,422,197 over 7 years (5 years + 2 years optional extension at £203,171 per annum).

The contract length is for 5 years with an optional extension for 2 years until 31/3/2030.

The ITT will be live on Tuesday 28th June 2022 on the MLCSU Bravo portal (see below) & it will have a deadline for submissions on Friday 5th August 2022 at 12:00pm.

The deadline for submitting clarification questions on the tender is Monday 25th July.

A provider engagement event is to be held on Thursday 7th July 2022 at 11.00am via MS Teams to discuss the requirements of the contract.

If you wish to participate in the engagement event, please e-mail mlcsu.tendersnorth@nhs.net to arrange attendance by 12:00pm on Tuesday 5th July 2022.

Interested providers are guided to the MLCSU eProcurement portal Bravo at https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk to register their interest & gain access to this procurement's documents & more specific information.

The Commissioner reserves the right to reject bids that exceed the indicated budget.

Any other public-sector body detailed within this notice, wishing to access the contract may do so only with permission from the contracting NHS body.

Additional information: This procurement is for Social and other specific services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations ('Regulations') http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/3/made

Accordingly, the Contracting Authority is only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/part/2/chapter/3/made

The Contracting Authority is not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the Contracting Authority is following is set out in the procurement documents.

As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.

Right to Cancel: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract or contracts and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award a contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary.

The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender, irrespective of the outcome of the competition or if the competition is cancelled or postponed.

All dates, time periods and values specified in this notice are provisional and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change these.

Transparency: The Contracting Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and may be required to disclose information received in the course of this procurement under FOIA or the EIR.

In addition, and in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the contracting authority intends to publish procurement documentation and the text of any resulting contractual arrangements, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.

Any redactions, whether in relation to information requests under FOIA, the EIR or policies on transparency will be in accordance with those grounds prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act. If and when this requirement is offered to tender, this will be done via electronic means using the internet. Midlands and Lancashire CSU is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body for another NHS body with whom the successful bidder(s) will enter into contracts for the supply of the services.

Further details will be made available via documentation and information released during the tender process.''