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Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2016/S 157-285550/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Mixed global and partial bid

Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
Arden & GEM CSU
Kingston House, 438-450 High Street
West Bromwich
Postal code: B70 9LD
United Kingdom
For the attention of: Stephens Craig
Internet Address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
Address of the buyer profile:
Electronic access to information:
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate:
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2) Type of the contracting authority:
National or federal agency/office
I.3) Main activity: Public order and saftey,Health
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: Yes
Birmingham Cross City CCG
Bartholomew House, 142 Hagley Road
Birmingham
Postal code: B16 9PA
United Kingdom

Section II: Object of the contract:
II.1) Description:
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
GP Front Door to ED.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Birmingham.
Nuts code: UKG31
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS):
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement:
Duration of the framework agreement in months: 9
II.1.5) Short description of the specific contract:
Arden & GEM CSU is conducting an open procurement exercise on behalf of Birmingham Cross City Clinical Commissioning Group (BC CCG). ‘The Commissioners’, to seek suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver a GP Front Door to Emergency Department (ED) Service.
Attendance rates in A&E for the acute hospitals across the city (University Hospital Birmingham (UHB) and Good Hope) are increasingly rising to potentially unsustainable levels. Statistics estimate that circa 20 % of attendances to A&E are avoidable and should be seen and treated within Primary Care. The CCG aims to situate a GP, ANP and HCA at the front door to A&E on each of the 2 sites for 12 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year in an attempt to reduce attendance to A&E and instead be seen by a GP through correct streaming.
The procurement will be split into 2 lots: (1) University Hospital Birmingham; (2) Good Hope Hospital — each lot will run for a full 9 month period. Applicable activity data and information around each lot is provided in the ITT documentation. Providers can bid for 1 or both of the lots.
All submissions will be evaluated using the scoring criteria which is contained within the published tender documentation.
All correspondence relating to this procurement throughout all stages of the process must be managed through the Arden & GEM CSU eTendering Procurement Portal Bravo only. Bids are only accepted via the Arden & GEM CSU eTendering Procurement Portal Bravo. The deadline for clarification questions to be received on the procurement portal, Bravo, is 26.8.2016. The deadline for tenders to be received is 17:00, 8.9.2016. Details on how to register for the procurement portal and this opportunity are contained within ‘Additional Information’.
The contract will be for a period of 9 months with an option to extend for a further 3 months at the discretion of the CCG.
There is a financial threshold applicable to the procurement and this is 600 000 GBP per lot or 1 200 000 GBP total value — any bids over and above this financial threshold value will be disqualified.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 85100000
II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): YES
II.1.8) Lots:
The contract is divided into lots: Yes. Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: NO
II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract:
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:
The procurement will be split into 2 lots: (1) University Hospital Birmingham; (2) Good Hope Hospital — each lot will run for a full 9 month period. Applicable activity data and information around each lot is provided in the ITT documentation. Providers can bid for 1 or both of the lots.
The contract will be for a period of 9 months with an option to extend for a further 3 months at the discretion of the CCG.
There is a financial threshold applicable to the procurement and this is 600 000 GBP per lot or 1 200 000 GBP total value — any bids over and above this financial threshold value will be disqualified.
II.2.2) Information about options:
II.2.3) Information about renewals:
II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion:

Information about lots
Lot No: 1; Lot title: University Hospital Birmingham
1) Short description: GP Front Door to ED on UHB site for 9 month period starting 14.11.2016.
2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 85100000
3) Quantity or scope:
9 months starting 14.11.2016;Financial threshold applicable at 600 000 GBP.

4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion:
Duration in months: (from the award of the contract)
5) Additional information about lots:
There is a 3 month option to extend at the discretion of the CCG.The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.To register and view documentation:i) Register on the portal at: (registration and use of the website is free of charge);ii) Once registered, express interest by:a) Logging-in to the Arden & GEM CSU eTendering portal,b) Selecting response to advert and ITT (Project_441),c) Select Open Access ITT,d) Search for and access ITT (Project Name) (ITT reference_446) and view details,e) Click on Express Interest link;iii) Once you have expressed interest, access the My ITTs page where you can download documentation and construct your reply as instructed.If you require technical support in submitting your expression of interest, please contact the BravoSolution help desk on 0800 368 4850 or e-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
Lot No: 2; Lot title: Good Hope Hospital
1) Short description: GP Front Door to ED on Good Hope Hospital site.
2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 85100000
3) Quantity or scope:
9 month period starting 14.11.2016;There is a financial threshold applicable of 600 000 GBP.

4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion:
Duration in months: (from the award of the contract)
5) Additional information about lots:
There is a 3 month option to extend at the discretion of the CCG.The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.To register and view documentation:i) Register on the portal at: (registration and use of the website is free of charge);ii) Once registered, express interest by:a) Logging-in to the Arden & GEM CSU eTendering portal,b) Selecting response to advert and ITT (Project_441),c) Select Open Access ITT,d) Search for and access ITT (Project Name) (ITT reference_446) and view details,e) Click on Express Interest link;iii) Once you have expressed interest, access the My ITTs page where you can download documentation and construct your reply as instructed.If you require technical support in submitting your expression of interest, please contact the BravoSolution help desk on 0800 368 4850 or e-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract:
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:
See ITT Documentation.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
See ITT Documentation.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
See ITT Documentation.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions:
III.2) Conditions for participation:
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See ITT Documentation.
III.2.2) Economic and financial ability:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See ITT Documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See ITT Documentation.
III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See ITT Documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See ITT Documentation.
III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts:
III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts:
III.3.1) Information about a particular profession:
III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of procedure:
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:
IV.2) Award criteria:
IV.2.1) Award criteria:
IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction:
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3) Administrative information:
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity:
Project_441 / ITT_446
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
No
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:

IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
08.09.2016 – 17:00
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:
EN
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening of tenders:

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.
To register and view documentation:
i) Register on the portal at: (registration and use of the website is free of charge);
ii) Once registered, express interest by:
a) Logging-in to the Arden & GEM CSU eTendering portal,
b) Selecting response to advert and ITT (Project_441),
c) Select Open Access ITT,
d) Search for and access ITT (Project Name) (ITT reference_446) and view details,
e) Click on Express Interest link;
iii) Once you have expressed interest, access the My ITTs page where you can download documentation and construct your reply as instructed.
If you require technical support in submitting your expression of interest, please contact the BravoSolution help desk on 0800 368 4850 or e-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
VI.4) Procedures for appeal:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
11.08.2016