Child Health Information Service (CHIS) in the South West

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU), on behalf of NHS England South (South West) (the Commissioner), is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to tender for delivery of a Child Health Information Service (CHIS) in the South West.

The Commissioner is seeking a single provider to deliver one CHIS with two distinct service delivery footprints - one serving the population of Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Somerset and one serving the population of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The development of strong stakeholder relationships within the two service delivery footprints is critical to the service. The annual contract value will be approximately £2.4 million (exclusive of VAT and CQUIN) over a term of five years.

There will be a staggered service delivery start, with the service within the Devon LA area starting on 1st April 2018 and the remainder of the service (across both service delivery footprints) starting on 1st July 2018.

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: 1. 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 PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ 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 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ 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 PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online 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 helpdesk.