NHS Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group, Continuing Healthcare service (CHC) Market Sounding Questionnaire

NHS Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group is exploring options on how to re-commission Continuing Healthcare services (CHC), including but not limited to CHC, Funded Nursing Care (FNC) Assessment and Review and Case Management. The Commissioner is also exploring the inclusion of Brokerage as a possible future function within the service.

In order to inform the commissioning process, commissioners are looking to establish what interest there might be in providing such a service from suitably qualified, capable and competent organisations.

Interested parties are asked to complete and return the attached provider sounding questionnaire by the return date of 21st June 2017 at 12:00 midday to the following email address: scwcsu.procurement@nhs.net

Please note this Early Engagement Notice has been issued purely to gauge potential interest in the service, and does not currently form part of any formal procurement process.

Interested parties should note that a response to this Notice does not guarantee an automatic invitation to any subsequent formal procurement, which the commissioners will consider in due course.

Additional information: The Services are healthcare services within the meaning and scope of Annex XIV of Directive 2014/24/EU ("the Directive") and Schedule 3 to the Public Contract Regulations 2015 ("the Regulations"). 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.