NHS South East London CCG - Learning Disability and Autism Health Ambassador Programme Support

NHS South East London CCG (SEL CCG) is seeking to identify a suitable service provider to support the delivery of the CCG's Learning Disability & Autism Health Ambassador Programme.

The provider will lead on the coordination, delivery, and evaluation of engagement events and will work with existing borough-based initiatives in South East London in support of people with diagnosed learning disabilities and/or autism.

This opportunity is a below-threshold contract and in line with PPN 11/20 the CCG intends to reserve participation in this procurement to the following categories of suppliers:

• Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) / Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) - this means only SMEs and VCSEs are eligible to bid
• suppliers within the South East London area; namely the boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. Suppliers based outside this area are not eligible to bid.

The CCG intends to award one contract as a result of this procurement exercise and would invite suppliers to form sub-contracting relationships and arrangements where required in order to cover the specified geography and service scope.

The total maximum funding for this pilot contract is £130,000.00 (inclusive of VAT). The CCG expects the start date of the contract to be no later than 1 November 2021; the contract will have a maximum duration of 12-months.

NEL is supporting the CCG in managing this procurement process and will be using the ProContract portal (link below). Interested organisations should ensure they register an account on the and access the procurement documentation via the portal.

Interested Bidders must access the Request for Quote (RfQ) documentation via the link provided and submit their bid response by completing the questionnaire template and submitting a completed copy on the e-Tendering portal 'ProContract' before the submission deadline stipulated. See the procurement documentation (RfQ Document 1 - Guidance Document) for more details, available for download via the portal.

All completed bids must be submitted by 17:00 on 13 September 2021 via the electronic tender portal (link below) - any changes to tender submission timelines will be communicated to interested providers via the tender portal. The RfQ reference for this procurement is PRJ1060.

Link to portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=b888368f-f1fe-eb11-810d-005056b64545

Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgment of potential service providers. In such circumstances, and in any event, NEL shall not be liable for any costs or loss of expenses whatsoever incurred by the respondent and company, agent, subsidiary or organisation may have contributed to any response submitted to this notice.