Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-021275/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable
Prior information notice without call for competition
Services
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Procurement and Logistics Service
Postal address: Pinewood Villa, Longstone Hospital, Loughgall Road
Town: Armagh
Postal code: BT61 7PR
Country: United Kingdom
Email: PaLSSocialcare.Sourcing@hscni.net
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Provision of Personal and Social Care at The Croft, Abbots Road, Newtownabbey for People Living with Dementia
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
Provision of Personal and Social Care at The Croft, Abbots Road, Newtownabbey for People Living with Dementia
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Personal and Social Care at The Croft, Abbots Road, Newtownabbey for People Living with Dementia
II.2.5) Award criteria
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2023-09-30
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
This Prior Information Notice (“PIN”) has been published by the Regional Business Services Organisation (“BSO”) Procurement and Logistics Service (“PaLS”) on behalf of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHSCT). This notice relates to the planned procurement of services classified as ‘Social and Other Specific Services’ under Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“the PCR”) which will be subject to the provisions of Chapter 3, section 7 of the PCR, otherwise known as the Light Touch Regime (“LTR”). It is anticipated that the tender will be advertised in early autumn 2023. The procurement exercise will be conducted in accordance with the information contained in any final published tender documentation. Interested providers are advised to ensure they are registered on the eTendersNI portal () where any tender opportunity will be advertised. There is no guarantee a procurement process will run. The NHSCT wishes to carry out pre tender market engagement with interested providers using a pre tender market engagement paper CfT reference 4923819. The purpose of this PIN and the paper is to raise awareness of an upcoming procurement; gauge the level of interest in the provision of such services; receive feedback from the market by outlining the Trusts proposals for the delivery of this service, its procurement plans and requirements, in advance of any formal tender process. The pre tender market engagement paper and questionnaire will be available on eTendersNI () under CfT reference 4923819. Interested providers are asked to submit their responses to the questionnaire on eTendersNI via the messaging area under CfT reference 4923819 by 15:00 on 14 August 2023. Any interest shown in the pre tender market engagement exercise does not constitute a commitment to participate in a procurement exercise. Non-participation in this pre tender market engagement exercise does not preclude any provider from participating in any future procurement exercise. Note: ‘Estimated date of publication of contract notice’ in Section II.3) of this notice is estimated and is subject to change.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2023-07-24
