NHS England South (South Central) - Procurement for Healthcare Services for HMP Isle of Wight

NHS England seeks to re-commission an outcome focused primary healthcare service, equivalent to that available to the local community, at HMP Isle of Wight.

The services being commissioned include (please see service specifications for further information and full lists of services required):

The key objectives of the service are:

NHS England may seek at a later date to commission consultant-led ADHD and Memory clinic services as part of this contract

The maximum total contract value for the service will be £25,588,000, inclusive of all specified service elements (including the integrated substance misuse service, BBV, GP out of hours and the dental service (the latter from 19/20 onwards)), but excluding escorts and bedwatches, which will be funded via a risk share arrangement (£640,000 per annum, prior to risk share mechanisms being applied). Please refer to the ITT documents for further information. (NB: the indicated maximum total funding levels elsewhere in this notice DO include escorts and bedwatches). The contract duration will be 5 years, due to commence on 01/04/18 (aside from Dental Services, which will commence on 1st April 2019)

Commissioners will not be liable for costs incurred by any interested party in participating in this process

Interested parties who wish to take part in the procurement are invited to take part in an Invitation To Tender (ITT) process, based on the Open procedure and designed to identify the Most Economically Advantageous Tender and therefore determine the incoming provider

The procurement will be conducted via the In-Tend portal & can be accessed via the 'current tenders' list on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home

In order to access the tender documentation, you will need to 'express an interest' and register on the system for full access. Bidders are required to respond to questions directly within In-Tend and attach any requested documents separately to the placeholders provided

Additional information: All ITT responses must be returned by 12 Noon on 11th October 2017.

In the interests of encouraging collaborative working, any organisations that do not wish to bid for the entire contract, but would like their details to be shared with potential bidders as subcontractors or consortium partners should send contact details to ashley.preece@nhs.net at their earliest convenience, and these will be circulated via the e-tendering portal.

This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

Interested providers will be able to view the tender opportunity via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home

In order to access the tender documentation you will need to 'express an interest' and register on the system. Bidders are required to respond to Selection & ITT questions directly within the system and attach any requested documents separately to the placeholders provided.

The services are healthcare services falling within Schedule 3 to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations") which are not subject to the full regime of the Regulations, but is instead governed by the "Light Touch Regime" contained within Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Regulations (Regulations 74 to 77).

The tendering process will be conducted in accordance with the requirements and flexibilities provided by Articles 74 to 76 of the Directive, and Regulations 74 to 76 of the Regulations. The Authority will run a transparent tender process, treating all Bidders equally. For the avoidance of doubt, the Authority will not be bound by the Regulations or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or any other regulations or legislation except for the specific parts or circumstances that apply to the procurement of these Services.

Neither the inclusion of a Bidder selection stage, nor the use of any language or terms found in the Directive or Regulations, nor the description of the procedure voluntarily adopted by the Authority ("Open", "Restricted", "Competitive Procedure with Negotiation", "Competitive Dialogue" or any other description), nor any other indication, shall be taken to mean that the Authority intends to hold itself bound by the Directive or Regulations, save by the provisions applicable to services coming within the scope of Annex XIV of the Directive / Schedule 3 of the Regulations.

The Contracting Authority intends to voluntarily observe the award decision notices provisions and 10 day standstill period described in Regulation 86 of the Regulations. Unsuccessful Bidders will receive scores and reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages of the winning bid and the reasons why the Bidder/application was unsuccessful. Deadline for lodging of appeals should be in accordance with Regulation 87 and Regulation 91 of the Regulations