3 LOTS High Consequence Infectious Diseases Adult and Child Interim Acute Inpatient Service

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) on behalf of NHS England - Specialised Commissioning (referred to as the Commissioner(s)) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver High Consequence Infectious Diseases Adult and Child Interim Acute Inpatient Service to serve the NHS England Specialised commissioning area: North, Midlands and East and London and the South.

The procurement will consist of three (3) lots covering:

Lot 1 North (one provider) - Adult services and Paediatric services;

Lot 2 Midlands and East (one provider) - Adult services and Paediatric services;

Lot 3 London and South (two providers) - Adult services and Paediatric services;

As a result of this procurement an agreement will be established with the successful bidders for a period of 2 years with the Commissioner with the option to extend the contract for up to a further 1 years. This is a new service and is expected to be fully operational, providing services from 1 May 2018.

It is anticipated that the service provision resultant of this procurement will have an annual agreement value (including any potential option to extend the contract) as below:

Therefore, the total value for Lot 1 for the entire duration of the contract (including the option to extend the contract) is £600k.

Therefore, the total value for Lot 2 for the entire duration of the contract (including the option to extend the contract) is £600k.

Therefore, the total value for Lot 3 for the entire duration of the contract (including the option to extend the contract) is £600k per contract (or 1.2million in total).

The maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer is one. Therefore, tenders may be submitted for one Lot only.

There is an option for a provider to be a network lead the value of which is £26k for the life of the contract for the paediatric part and £26k for the life of the contract for the adults part.

Additional information: NHS Arden and GEM CSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Light Touch regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (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 Light Touch regime services:

Suppliers Instructions: How to Apply:

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.Submit an application
• Login to the portal with the username/password.
• Click the 'ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (the ITT functionality of Bravo is open to any registered supplier).
• Click on the relevant ITT_915; ITT_916; ITT_917 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.