Defence Online

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: A Framework Agreement for a Specialist In Reach Palliative Care Service for West Midlands Prisons
2. Awarding Authority:
NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Cardinal Square

Derby
England
DE1 3QT
Contact: Balbir Samra
Email: balbir.samra@nhs.net
Phone:
URL:
3. Contract Type: Services
4. Description: Arden & GEM CSU acting on behalf of NHS England (Health and Justice North Midlands), is seeking suitably qualified and experienced providers to become approved providers on a Framework for the provision of A Specialist In Reach Palliative care in prisons in the West Midlands regions.
The Framework period will run from 1st February 2019 to 31st January 2023. The estimated total framework contract value is approximately �200,000 per annum.
The intention is to establish a Framework Agreement for NHS
England to perform ‘call- off for the delivery of Direct and Indirect care.
The aims of the service will be to:-
• Provide specialist in-reach palliative care services for prisons and give clinical leadership
• Deliver care directly to individual patients with the most complex needs
• Provide brief advice to prisoners
• Deliver care indirectly providing clinical support, advice and education to other professionals to deliver
core level palliative and end of life care.
• Provide care and ensure that services within the prison operate within the Gold Standards Framework
•Provide clinical advice/expertise for Death in Custody Reviews
5. CPV Codes:
85000000 – Health and social work services
6. NUTS Codes: UKF11
7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: West Midlands
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority:
H & J – North Midlands
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: £1
10. Start Date: 01/02/2019
11. End Date: 31/01/2023
12. Closing Date: 26/10/2018
13. Other Information:
Additional Text
The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Procurement Portal ‘Arden and GEM CSU Procurement Portal’
in this procurement exercise. To access (please see web link below).:
How to Apply: To register on the portal:
• From the 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 itt_1085 ‘Framework Agreement
for a Specialist In Reach Palliative Care Service’ 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. • Arden and GEM CSU is managing this Procurement in accordance
with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the “Regulations”). The Service is being procured under
For further information/documentation please visit: