Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust: Interim London Clinical Services Agreement

UK-London: Health services.
Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for Prior information notice: Yes
         This notice is a call for competition: Yes
   This notice is for Contract notice: No
   This notice is for Contract award notice: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
       St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 07342059105, Email: david.lawson@gstt.nhs.uk
       Contact: David Lawson
       Main Address: https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk, Address of the buyer profile: http://kingshealthpartners.g2b.info
       NUTS Code: UKI
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: Yes.
   In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law:       Not Provided
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .
I.3) Communication       
   The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:              
         https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-services./4K89H3BJW8
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address    
   Tenders or requests to participate must be sent:          
         to the abovementioned 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: Interim London Clinical Services Agreement          
         Reference number:          
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      85100000 - Health services.          
         LA07-1 - For diagnostic radiology         
         LA33-9 - For pathology         
         LA27-1 - For operating theatre
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICE

   II.1.4) Short description:
   Interim contracts for clinical services to support immediate efforts to reduce NHS waiting lists in the London Region.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 80,000,000 - Currency : GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.2) Lot Description    
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKI - LONDON
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      The Contracting Authorities intend to award contracts to providers for a range of services including: (1) NHS inpatient and outpatient services (including full supporting pathology and imaging) and urgent elective care and cancer treatment in line with nationally set criteria; (2) NHS inpatient non-elective care (either direct admission or transfer from an NHS organisation). The scope of the procurement is also intended to permit NHS England to commission specialised services. The purpose of the awards is to assist efforts to reduce NHS waiting list pressures that have increased as a result of Covid-19. It is the intention for each Contracting Authority named in this notice to enter into a separate contract with a successful provider, for the services required by that authority.    
   II.2.6) Estimate value
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 80,000,000 - currency : GBP        
   II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement                    
      Duration in months - 4    
   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          
      There is no limit on the number of contracts that may be awarded by an individual Contracting Authority.
It is expected that locations at which services will be provided will need to be easily accessible to patients of the Contracting Authorities although a strict geographical boundary is not being imposed.    
   
   
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information

III.1) Conditions for participation
   III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation    
      List and brief description of rules and criteria:
         Providers will be required to satisfy minimum levels of quality criteria and standards in addition to the mandatory and discretionary exclusion grounds under Regulation 57 Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Minimum requirements/ standards imposed may vary per service or group of services and the award processes for different services may take place consecutively and not concurrently. In principle price for all activity purchased will be based on National Tariff 2019/20 + MFF with no minimum payment or volume/ activity guarantee. Where existing contracts are varied, the services will be delivered according to the terms of the existing contract, subject to the relevant variation. Where new contracts are entered into, the terms will be based upon the generic NHS Standard Contract 2020/21 (full length) or the template sub-contract issued by NHS England for use with the NHS Standard Contract 2020/21 (as appropriate). Post award, activity may be purchased from any provider holding a contract for the relevant services on the basis of patient choice and/or at the discretion of the Contracting Authority in order to ensure quality, continuity, accessibility, availability and comprehensiveness of patient services. Contracts may be awarded as variations to existing contracts or as new contracts. Providers must be able to mobilise to ensure service provision from 8 September 2020.            

III.2) Conditions related to the contract
   III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
         Not Provided    
   III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided        
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure              
         Open procedure                               
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system                
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO                 
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:                
            Not Provided    
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
         An electronic auction will be used - Not Provided          
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - Not Provided
IV.2) Administrative information       
   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure    
   Notice number in OJEU: Not Provided    
   IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest          
         Date - 26/08/2020 Local Time - 17:30       
   IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:       
         English                           
   IV.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures: 08/09/2020

Section VI: Complementary Information       
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows                        
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   Contracts will be awarded by the Contracting Authorities without a further call for competition. If all tenderers are awarded contracts by a Contracting Authority, no standstill period will be observed in accordance with Regulation 86(5) PCR 2015.
The agreement can be accessed by NHS England and NHS bodies, including CCGs, NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts within the London Region. Lists of all of such NHS bodies at: http://www.nhs.uk/Servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx
Post award, activity may be purchased from any provider holding a contract for the relevant services on the basis of patient choice and/or at the discretion of the relevant Contracting Authority in order to ensure quality, continuity, accessibility, availability and comprehensiveness of patient services.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Health-services./4K89H3BJW8

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4K89H3BJW8
GO-2020813-PRO-16944275 TKR-2020813-PRO-16944274        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 13/08/2020

   
ANNEX A    
   
   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:          
      
      1: Contracting Authority
       Refer to Section VI. 3.
       Refer to Section VI. 3., London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
       Email: david.lawson@gstt.nhs.uk
       Main Address: http://www.nhs.uk/Servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx
       NUTS Code: UKI