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Type of document: Prior information notice with call for competition
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2018/S 174-395537/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Global bid

Prior information notice with call for competition
Services

This notice is a call for competition
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: NHS England, Specialised Commissioning, North Region
Postal address: The Old Exchange, Barnard Street, Darlington
Town: Durham
Postal code: DL3 7DR
Country: United Kingdom
Email: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
another address:Official name: North of England Commissioning Support
Postal address: Teesdale House, Westpoint Road
Town: Thronaby, Stockton on Tees
Postal code: TS17 6BL
Country: United Kingdom
Email: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
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 support and activities for older people in prison
Reference number: NHSE330
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services

II.1.4) Short Description:
NHS England, Specialised Commissioning for the North Region have direct responsibility for commissioning for Healthcare in prisons and secure settings. This is a Call for Competition as per Regulation 75 (i) (B (iv)) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2015. The Contracting Authority intends to award a public contract without further publication and invite who wish to bid for this contract to express their interest in writing via the e-tendering portal 24.9.2018.

II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)

II.2) Description:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 75231230

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKC
Main site or place of performance:The service will be delivered in HMP Frankland, HMP Holme House, HMP Northumberland and an advisory service for HMP Durham, HMP Kirklevington Grange and HMPYOI Low Newton.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NHS England, Specialised Commissioning for the North Region have direct commissioning responsibility for commissioning high quality and value for money healthcare services within prisons and secure settings. The service provision is for Support and activities for Older People in Prison. The service seeks to initiate a prison based service for those over the age of 50 to encourage service users to take an active role in improving both their physical and mental health. Providers are expected and encouraged to show innovation.
As per Regulation 75 (i) (B (iv)) of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015, the Contracting Authority intends to award a public
Contract without further publication and invite interested providers to express their interest in writing by 24.9.2018, 12:00 noon. If there are no further expressions of interest the Contracting Authority will start a direct award process for the contract term of 3 years with an optional extension of 12 months at the discretion of the Contracting Authority and subject to contractual and financial performance. To register an expression of interest please register at , once registered please navigate to NHSE330 (Call for Competition) and complete and submit the expression of interest question. It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day. Should you have any queries, or are having problems registering on the portal, you should contact the eTendering provider by Email: Suppliersupport@proactis.com or Website: (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm).

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 299608 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:2019-04-01
/ End:2023-03-31
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no
II.2.14) Additional information:
Expression of Interest (EOI) will be available on the PROACTIS Portal from 10.9.2018 and the deadline is 12:00 noon 24.9.2018.Please note that all communications and EOI submissions will be conducted via the Proactis portal.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Form of procedure:
Open procedure
IV.1.11) Main features of the award procedure:
As per Regulation 75 (i) (B (iv)) of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015, the Contracting Authority intends to award a public contract without further publication and invite interested providers to express their interest in writing by 24.9.2018, 12:00 noon. If there are no further expressions of interest the Contracting Authority will start a direct award process. Please express an interest via the e-tendering portal;

IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date:2018-09-24
Local time:12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures:2018-10-04

Section V: Award of contract

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
(MT Ref:213024)

VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Postal address: Teesdale House, Thornaby
Town: Stockton on Tees
Postal code: TS17 6BL
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net
Internet address:

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: North of England Commissioning Support Unit
Postal address: Tessdale House
Town: Stockton on Tees
Postal code: TS17 6BL
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Commissioner will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Part 3 Chapter 6 Regulation 88 to 104 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (PCR 2015). Part 3 of the PCR 2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: Royal Courts of Justice — The High Court
Postal address: Strand
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom
Internet address:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2018-09-07

Post written by: Andrew Perry