Consultancy and Contracting Services Framework

NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (Arden & GEM CSU) is conducting this procurement exercise on behalf of Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group (LC CCG) to seek suitably qualified and experienced providers to become a member of a Consultancy & Contracting Services Framework (Reference LLR/CCSF/SP). The aim is to establish a framework for consultancy and contracting services that Leicester City CCG ('The Commissioners') can call-off to deliver specific projects or workstreams, as determined by The Commissioner. The Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation will be available from Wednesday 21st October 2015 and all bids submitted by the closing date of 17:00 on Friday 20th November 2015. All submissions will be evaluated using the scoring criteria which is contained within the ITT -Document 1. Clarifications may be asked during the procurement process, the deadline for clarification questions is 17:00 on Friday 13th November 2015. All correspondence relating to this procurement throughout all stages of the process must be managed through the Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (Arden & GEM CSU) eTendering Procurement Portal Bravosolutions only. Providers wishing to submit an ITT to deliver this service can do so by logging onto Arden & GEM CSUs procurement portal (Bravo) as soon as possible at: https://ardengemcsu.bravosolution.co.uk. To register on the portal: »From the portal Home Page, click the ‘Click Here to Register’ link »Accept the terms & conditions for using the portal »Complete your organisation & personal details »Choose a memorable username and submit »You will shortly be sent an email with your unique password, please treat this securely (if you lose it there is a ‘Forgot my Password’ link on the portal homepage) To Access the portal: »Login with your unique username & password »From the suppliers reserved area click ‘ITTs Open to All Suppliers’ –this is a repository of all ITT’s open to any registered supplier. »Browse the ITTs (there may be more than one page) and select “Consultancy & Contracting Services Framework - Leicester City CCG” by clicking on it »Note the Details buttons on the left for Navigation and the Actions below »Click the ‘Express Interest’ action –this will move the ITT from the ITTs Open to All Suppliers area to your ‘My ITTs’ area –this is a reserved area for ITTs that you have either been invited to or expressed interest in. NHS Arden & GEM CSU is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, PCR 2015 (the “Regulations”). The requirement for consultancy support is classified as a service under the 2015 regulations and NHS Arden & GEMCSU is procuring these services in accordance with the full 2015 Regulations.

Additional information: The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. These opportunities may be divided into lots. Please see published documentation for further detail. 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 user-name/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 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 helpdesk